VCU Board of Directors

The VCU Board of Directors will meet in an Executive Session beginning at 4:15 p.m on November 12, 2024, to discuss the following topics: 

IC 5-14-1.5-6.1(b) 2D - The purchase or lease of real property by the governing body up to the time a contract or option to purchase or lease is executed by the parties;

IC 5-14-1.5-6.1(b) 2B Initiation of litigation or litigation that is either pending or has been threatened specifically in writing.

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Utilities Board Meetings are currently open to the public.  VCU will continue to follow Governor Holcomb's Executive Order 20-02 (as amended) and Indiana Code § 5-14-1.5-3.5 as it relates to virtual meetings.  
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The Valparaiso City Utilities Board of Directors is comprised of a panel of five Valparaiso residents appointed by the Mayor to serve four-year terms of office.  Each term runs from July 1st through June 30th.  This board is responsible to oversee operations, policy, and finances for the Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Divisions.

Meetings are held: 

• 5:00 P.M. CST
• Second and Fourth Tuesdays of Each Month
• Valparaiso City Utilities, 205 Billings Street, Valparaiso, IN 46383

The Board is governed by the Open Door Policy as adopted by the State of Indiana, requiring board business be conducted in public and required to adhere to the City of Valparaiso Ethics Ordinance No. 37-2005.  

Current Board Members:  

• John S. Walsh, President
  • Appointed by Mayor J. Costas
  • Term 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2028
• Kari Bennett, Vice-President
  • Appointed by Mayor J. Costas
  • Term 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2028
• Rod Gayda, Secretary
  • Appointed by Mayor M. Murphy
  • Term 07/01/2023 – 06/30/2027
• Tom Gooding, Treasurer
  • Appointed by Mayor M. Murphy
  • Term 11/01/2023 – 06/30/2025
• Jeff Lamb, Assistant Secretary
  • Appointed by Mayor M. Murphy
  • Term 07/01/2023 – 06/30/2027
• Mike Langer, Board Attorney