Board of Commissioners

The chief legislative and policy-making body of Barry County government is the seven-member Board of Commissioners. Commissioners are elected to 2-year terms from districts that are roughly equal in population. A chair and vice-chair are elected at the first meeting of each new year by the Commissioners.

Commissioners

Hoot Gibson District 1 City of Hastings Hastings Twp. (part)	Commissioner Howard “Hoot” Gibson (R) 1614 N. M-43 Highway Hastings, MI 49058 (269) 948-8325 Hgibson@barrycounty.org Committees: Department of Human Services Grievance Board Hastings LDFA Barry Community Resource Network Mental Health Authority Transit
Dan Parker District 2 Thornapple Twp. (part) Yankee Springs Twp. (part)	Commissioner Dan Parker (R) P.O. Box 261 Middleville, MI 49333 269-838-6057 dparker@barrycounty.org Committees: Broadband Expansion Committee Board of Health FEMA Grievance Board Middleville LDFA Mortgage Review Parks & Recreation
David Jackson District 3 Barry Twp. Hope Twp. Rutland Twp. (part)	Commissioner David Jackson (R) 5395 Guernsey Lake Rd. Delton, MI 49046 (616) 437-0296 djackson@barrycounty.org Committees: Animal Shelter Advisory Board Board of Health Board of Public Works Economic Development Alliance Joint Planning Alliance Grievance Board West Michigan Regional Planning
Jon Smelker District 4 Carlton Twp. (part) Irving Twp. Rutland Twp. (part) Thornapple Twp. (part)	Commissioner Jon Smelker (R) 7101 Buehler Rd. Freeport, MI 49325 (616) 765-8481 jsmelker@barrycounty.org Committees: Airport Commission Board of Public Works Central Dispatch Admin. Central Dispatch Tech. Judicial Council/Security Comm. (JEDI) Transit
Ben Geiger District 5 Carlton Twp. (part) Castleton Twp. Hastings Twp. (part) Woodland Twp. Village of Nasvhille	Commissioner Ben Geiger (R) 404 Middle St. Nashville, MI 49073 (517) 574-9100 bgeiger@barrycounty.org Committees: ACSET Board of Health Building Authority Jordan Lake Board Local Emergency Planning Committee Planning & Zoning Solid Waste Oversight SW MI Substance Abuse Advisory
Vivian Conner District 6 Orangeville Twp. Prairieville Twp. Yankee Springs Twp. (part)	Commissioner Vivian Conner (R) - Vice Chairperson 12563 Blue Lagoon Rd. Shelbyville, MI 49334 (269) 838-8740 vconner@barrycounty.org Committees: Area Agency on Aging, Region 3B Board of Public Works Commission on Aging Conservation District Gun Lake Board
Heather Wing District 7 Assyria Twp. Baltimore Twp. Maple Grove Twp. Johnstown Twp.	Commissioner Heather Wing (R) - Chairperson 202 W. Court St., Ste. 202 Hastings, MI 49058 (269 945-1404 hwing@barrycounty.org Committees: Agriculture Promotion Board Brownfield Redevelopment Charlton Park Community Action Agency Community Corrections Advisory Board MSU Extension Council