# Board of Commissioners 10/27/2026


**Body:** Barry County Michigan
**Date:** October 26, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Environment, Construction & Infrastructure, Grants & Funding, Physical Infrastructure


At its October 27, 2026 meeting, the Barry County Board of Commissioners approved several spending and contracting items. Commissioners authorized a $1,000 increase to the 2026 agreement with the Kalamazoo County Household Hazardous Waste Center, funded from the county’s hazardous-waste fund, and approved selling 22 APX 6000 portable radios and 23 APX 6500 mobile radios to Crouch Communications for $27,000, with proceeds returning to the equipment fund. The board also approved a 2027 grant application for $25,159 through Michigan’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency to support community education, outreach, media campaigns, and safe-storage containers. It approved a CDBG housing-improvement grant administration contract with Smith Housing Consulting (NDD-2023-769-CDBG); the presentation said grant funds would cover the work, up to the $54,000 administration allowance, with no county cost. The 2026-A budget amendment was also approved, though no total was stated.

The board approved the proposed 2027 employee health plans and dental and vision plans. The presentation cited a 10.9% health-premium increase and a 4.2% dental increase, while vision rates remain unchanged under the existing contract; commissioners discussed possible future changes to the county’s approach under PA 152. An RFP for the COA building was anticipated by Thanksgiving, following plans to survey the property, but no RFP approval or award occurred at this meeting. The transcript includes discussion of 2027 salaries for non-judicial elected officials but does not clearly establish a vote on that item.

**Source:** Barry County Michigan