BOARDS & COMMISSIONS
Board of Public Works and Safety
The Board of Public Works and Safety consists of three total members with two appointed by the mayor. The mayor serves as one of the three members. Board members must be residents of the city but may hold other municipal appointed or elected offices. The Clerk-Treasurer is the clerk of the board. The Board oversees various public works projects, the city’s water utility, the city’s wastewater utility, and the public safety work of the police and fire departments. The powers of the board are outlined in various sections of Title 36 of the Indiana Code.
The Board of Public Works and Safety meets the third Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m., at City Hall. Special meetings may be called from time to time.
Board of Zoning Appeals
Of the five members of the Board of Zoning Appeals, the mayor appoints two at large members and one from the Plan Commission, one member is appointed by the Plan Commission from between its two members from the unincorporated area around the city, and one member is appointed by the Common Council. The board hears requests for development standards variances, use variances, special exception uses and flood hazard area standards variances..
The Board of Zoning Appeals meets as needed on the first ###### of the month at ###### p.m., at City Hall.
Redevelopment Commission
Mayor appoints three members and a nonvoting adviser from South Vermillion Community Schools Corporation Board of Trustees, City Council appoints two.
Meets fourth #######of each month, ###### at City Hall.
Parks and Recreation Board
The Park Board is a board made up of 4 total members, not including the Mayor, that are appointed by the Mayor that include Jennifer Stevens, Lisa Strohm, Peggie Parsons Parker, and Paulina Young.
Meetings are the third Monday of the month at 7PM at Jack Gilfoy Jr. Community Center