Highland Boards & Commissions – Tree Board

Chairperson: James Colias – Term expires January 2026

Vice Chairperson: Ron Jackowski – Term expires January 2026

Secretary: Richard Underkofler – Term expires January 2025

Member: Mary Ann Brunt – Term expires January 2026

Member: Blane Roberts – Term expires January 2025

Member: Joan Roback – Term expires January 2024

Town Council Liaison: Bernie Zemen – Term expires January 2024

Notes:

1. The members of the tree board shall serve for a term of three years expiring on the first Monday in January of the third year after appointment, and until a successor is appointed, subject to the limitation in IC 36-1-8-10. [Highland Municipal Code 8.25.040.A]
2. The tree board shall be composed of up to seven members, appointed by the town council president and who shall be nominated by the town council. The members shall serve without pay and shall reside within the town of Highland. [Highland Municipal Code 8.25.030(B)]
3. The chairperson of the board shall be selected by the town council president from the membership of the board, serving at the town council president’s pleasure for a term coextensive with the member’s term on the board, subject to HMC 8.25.070. [Highland Municipal Code 8.25.030(C)]
4. The chairperson appoints the vice chairperson and secretary with approval of the board.
5. Up to two members of the board may be members of the Highland High School Sustainability Club in their junior and senior years.