Barry County commissioners approve routine claims, invoices, small grants and delegate appointments

At its July 14 meeting the Barry County Board of Commissioners approved a set of routine financial and governance items.

The board approved the consent agenda and adopted the minutes of the June 23, 2026 meeting. It then approved prepaid invoices totaling $7,812,657.08 and claims totaling $125,832.83 after motions and roll-call votes.

Commissioners also authorized commissioner mileage reimbursements totaling $421.95.

The board accepted a $1,500 Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Agreement Grant, authorized the chair to sign the agreement and approved a related training opportunity for staff. The grant will purchase two licenses (quoted at $250 each) to provide first responders access to tiered hazardous-materials reports for county and city sites.

Finally, the board approved appointing Eric Zuska as officer delegate and Tammy Price as alternate delegate to attend the 2026 Municipal Employees Retirement System annual meeting in Grand Rapids (Oct. 8–9) and approved payment of delegate expenses.

All motions passed by roll call with absences noted in the transcript; no items were tabled or referred for further study during this meeting.