The district is governed by a 27 member board pursuant to Indiana Code 13-21 et al. The business and affairs of the district are managed by persons listed below representing the Board of Directors. The Board is represented by one member appointed by the county executive from its membership; two members appointed from the county fiscal body appointed by its membership; the executive of each second or third class city; one member of the fiscal body of each town appointed by the fiscal body; one member of the legislative body of that municipality; and if a local government unit in the county has an operating final disposal facility located within the unit's jurisdiction, one member of the unit's board of public works is appointed by the board of public works.
The board holds bi-monthly meetings generally on the third Thursday at the Lake County Government Center Auditorium, 2293 North Main Street, Crown Point at 6:00PM. The Board is responsible for approving all financial matters, creating policy and ordinances as needed to carry out the district's programs.
THE BOARD
| Chairwoman |
Chrissy Barron, Merrillville |
| Vice-Chairman |
Jerry Herzog, Hobart
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| Attorney |
Clifford Duggan, Jr. |
| Controller |
John Petalas |
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Board Members
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| Cedar Lake - Robert Carnahan |
Lake County Council - Christine Cid |
| Crown Point - Mayor David Uran / Robert Clemons |
Lake County Council - David Hamm |
| Dyer - Mary Tanis |
Lake Station - Mayor Christopher Anderson / Rick Long |
| East Chicago - Mayor Anthony Copeland / Lenny Franciski |
Lowell – Edgar Corns |
| East Chicago - William Allen |
Merrillville - Chrissy Barron |
| Gary - Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson/Mary Brown |
Munster - David Nellans |
| Gary - La’Kisha Girder |
Munster - Lee Ann Mellon |
| Griffith - Rick Ryfa |
New Chicago - Sue Pelfrey |
| Griffith - George Jerome |
St. John - Christian Jorgensen, Esq. |
| Hammond - Mayor Thomas McDermott, Jr. / Dan Spitale |
Schererville - Michael Troxell |
| Hammond - Mike Opinker |
Schneider - Stephen Wilson |
| Highland - Steve Wagner |
Whiting - Mayor Stahura / Tom Michniewicz |
| Hobart - Mayor Snedecor / Jerry Herzog |
Winfield - Jim Simmons |
| Lake County - Commissioner Jerry Tippy |
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