Board of Commissioners

The chief legislative and policy-making body of Barry County government is the eight-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

Bob Teunessen District 1	Commissioner Bob Teunessen (R) BTeunessen@barrycounty.org Committees: Board of Health, Board of Public Works, Airport Commission, MSU Extension District 7 Advisory Council
Catherine Getty District 2	Commissioner Catherine Getty (R) (269) 953-3151 cgetty@barrycounty.org Committees: Broadband Expansion Committee, Grievance Board, Board of Health, Middleville LDFA, Parks and Recreation Board, Solid Waste Oversite Committee
David W. Jackson - Chair District 3	Commissioner David W. Jackson (R) 5395 Guernsey Lake Rd. Delton, MI 49046 (616) 437-0296 djackson@barrycounty.org Committees: Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, Economic Development Alliance, Grievance Board, Local Emergency Planning Committee, Tax Allocation Board
Jon Smelker District 4	Commissioner Jon Smelker (R) 7101 Buehler Rd. Freeport, MI 49325 (616) 765-8481 jsmelker@barrycounty.org Committees: Airport Commission, Central Dispatch Administration Board, Community Corrections Advisory Board, Judicial/Security Committee, Transit Board
Mike Callton District 5	Commissioner Mike Callton (R) MCallton@barrycounty.org Committees: Barry County Resource Network, Broadband Expansion Committee, Commission on Aging Board, Grievance Board, Jordan Lake Improvement Board, Transit Board
Mark A. Doster District 6	Commissioner Mark A. Doster (R) MDoster@barrycounty.org Committees: Area Agency on Aging -3B Board, Board of Public Works, Conservation District Board, Gun Lake Improvement Board, Mental Health Authority, Southwest Michigan Behavioral Health Board
Bruce Campbell District 7	Commissioner Bruce Campbell (R) 5131 S Broadway Rd Hastings MI 49058 (269) 838-7350 bcampbell@barrycounty.org Committees: Board of Health, Board of Public Works, Community Action Agency, Conservation Easement Board, Department of Human Services
David Hatfield - Vice Chair District 8	Commissioner David Hatfield (R) dhatfield@barrycounty.org Committees: Area Community Service Employment & Training Council, Hastings LDFA, Joint Planning Alliance, Planning and Zoning Board, West Michigan Planning