Best Practices Government
Membership in the Best Practices Committee (BPC)
Bainbridge Township Benton Charter Township Chikaming Township City of Benton Harbor City of Bridgman City of Buchanan City of Coloma
City of Niles City of New Buffalo City of St. Joseph City of Watervliet Hagar Township Lake Township Lincoln Township
New Buffalo Township Oronoko Township Royalton Township St. Joseph Township Village of Baroda Village of Shoreham Village of Stevensville
Village of Three Oaks Watervliet Township
Our goal.
Bringing municipal leaders together to share insights and support one another with common agenda items all while working in the spirit of “a win for one community is a win for Berrien County” .
What we’re working on.
Encouraging county wide participation from municipal leaders by acting as a central hub for collaboration.
What we’ve done.
Regular meetings, resource sharing, and joint petitions have proven very beneficial for community leaders and helped move forward projects that may have otherwise gone unfinished.
BPC Executive Board
Darwin Watson
New Buffalo City Manager
Michelle Heit
New Buffalo Township Supervisor
Juan Ganum
Bridgman City Manager
David Bunte
Chikaming Township Supervisor