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Board of Public Works & Safety

The board that sits at the intersection of contracts, public works, public safety and city-facility approvals.

ACTIVE BODY3 MEMBERS LISTED56 CAPTURED RECORDS
Board profile

Public works, public safety and city contracts meet here.

The city’s own Board of Public Works & Safety page describes a three-member board with broad public-works and safety responsibilities.

3current members listed by the city
56captured board records
49items labeled minutes
7items labeled agendas
Current board

The mayor plus two appointed members.

The City of North Vernon currently names these members on its Board of Public Works & Safety page.

Shawn GerkinMayor · board member
Baron WilderCouncil member · board member
Pat KirchnerCouncil member · board member
What reaches this board

The board is not just another meeting calendar.

The city page identifies concrete categories of business that require board approval.

Contracts

Agreements that bind the city

The city says contractual agreements that bind North Vernon require majority approval at a public board meeting.

Public ways

Street closures

Foot races, parades, block parties and other street-closure requests are listed among board approval items.

City property

Facility use

Use of city facilities for meetings or events is another listed approval category.

Meeting location: Carnegie Government Center, 143 E Walnut Street. The city says Board of Works meetings are advertised, open to the public and scheduled as needed.
Meeting evidence

A 56-record captured board file.

The capture is minutes-heavy and visibly uneven by year, so this page presents it as a footprint, not as a completeness certificate.