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Highland Town Council

Highland Town Council Members

30TH HIGHLAND TOWN COUNCIL

 

Elected officials serve from noon January 1, 2024 through before noon January 1, 2028 and until a successor is elected and qualified. Town Council liaisons for 2024 will be determined during the council's first meeting on January 8.

GEORGE GEORGEFF     

Councilman - Ward 1

[email protected]

(219) 545-8530

LIAISON TO:    

Chamber of Commerce

Fire Department

Police Commission

Waterworks Board

Executive appointment:

Highland Redevelopment Commission

DOUG TURICH    

Vice President - Ward 2

[email protected]

(219) 516-9649

LIAISON TO:    

Board of Zoning Appeals

Parks and Recreation

Plan Commission

Legislative appointment:

Highland Redevelopment Commission

ALEX ROBERTSON

Councilman - Ward 3

[email protected]

(219) 230-6116

LIAISON TO:    

Events Commission

Highland Main Street

Highlland Neighbors for Sustainability

Public Works

Sanitary Board

Tree Board

Executive appointment:

Highland Redevelopment Commission

TOM BLACK        

Councilman - Ward 4

[email protected] 

(219) 301-2077

LIAISON TO:    

Lake County Solid Waste Management District

Northwest Indiana Regional Planning Commission

Shared Ethics Interlocal Cooperation Entity, Joint Board of Delegates

Legislative appointment:

Highland Redevelopment Commission

PHILIP SCHEERINGA      

President - Ward 5

[email protected]

(219) 741-2841

LIAISON TO:    

Budget Committee

Building and Inspection

Fire Department

Inofrmation Technology

Police Commission

Legislative appointment:

Highland Redevelopment Commission

MARK HERAK     

Clerk-Treasurer

[email protected]

(219) 838-1080

Council Meetings

The Highland Town Council meets at 6:30 p.m. the first and third Mondays for its study session and at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Mondays for its regular plenary meetings. The public is welcome to attend.

About open meetings

Highland Municipal Code

2.05.060 Open meetings

 

(A) Except as provided in HMC 2.05.070, all meetings of the town council must be open at all times for the purpose of permitting members of the public to observe and record them.

 

(B) A secret ballot vote may not be taken at a meeting. (IC 5-14-1.5-3(a) and (b)) [Code 2000 § 30.20].

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