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Barry County commissioners approve year-end transfers, 3% pay increase and health department contract
Summary
At a Dec. 16 special meeting, the Barry County Board of Commissioners authorized year-end transfers, approved a contract with the Barry Eaton Health Department to limit fee increases, and adopted a 3% wage increase for certain county employees effective Jan. 1, 2026. All motions passed with the chair absent.
The Barry County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 16 approved a series of year-end administrative actions including a contract with the Barry Eaton Health Department, a 3% pay increase for General Fund department heads and non-represented employees, and two resolutions authorizing auditor transfers of surplus funds.
County Administrator Eric Zuzga asked the board to authorize him to approve county claims on Dec. 30, 2025; Commissioner Catherine Getty moved the authorization, seconded by Bob Teunessen, and the board approved the request with all seven members present voting yes (Chair David Jackson was absent). The authorization allows routine processing of year-end claims before the board’s…
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