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Schererville council confirms slate of board appointments and liaisons for 2025
Summary
The Town Council approved multiple appointments Dec. 30, naming officers for council, utility and redevelopment bodies, board members for stormwater, waterworks, planning, safety and park boards, and a set of external liaisons for 2025.
The Schererville Town Council on Dec. 30 confirmed a comprehensive slate of appointments and officer elections for 2025, covering town council officers, utility and redevelopment leadership, board memberships, attorneys and external liaisons.
Why it matters: The appointments set leadership and staff liaisons for municipal boards and commissions, shaping local governance, permitting, planning and intergovernmental coordination for the year ahead.
The appointments read into the record included council president Rob Getzloff and vice president Robin Arvanaitis; utility board president Tom Schmidt and vice president Rob Getzloff; redevelopment commission president Kevin Conley with Tom Schmidt as vice president; and Storm Water Management Board members Caleb Johnson, Tom Schmidt and Robin Arvanaitis, with Johnson named board president. The waterworks board appointment for a three-year term was Tom Schmidt, with Robin Arvanaitis as president of the waterworks board and Tom Schmidt as vice president.
Legal counsel appointments included David Austin of Austin, Kuyper & Geosotis as attorney for multiple town boards and Alfreda (Alfredo/Alfreda in transcript) Estrada of Burke, Costanza & Carberry as attorney for the plan commission, board of zoning appeals and park board. The town engineer appointment named Neil Simstead of Neese Engineering. Plan commission staff members appointed for one-year terms were Tom Anderson, Chris Rack and Miles Long. Other board and liaison appointments were read; the full slate was moved and approved by voice vote, recorded 5-0.
The council also named liaisons to external entities including the Northwest Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC) and the Lake County Solid Waste Management District, and designated clerk-treasurer staff as liaisons to the Lake Central School Board and the Sherrill Chamber of Commerce. The full list of appointments was incorporated into meeting minutes and will govern 2025 board membership and liaison duties.
