Boards & Committees Roster
Are you interested in serving on one of Plainfield Township's boards, committees or commissions?
The Plainfield Township Board of Trustees is always searching for citizens who are interested in serving on Township boards, committees and commissions. Commitments are typically for three years. Click the links below for a description of Township committees and to download an application to participate in one.
COMMITTEE DESCRIPTIONS
The Plainfield Township Board of Trustees is always searching for citizens who are interested in serving on Township boards, committees and commissions. Commitments are typically for three years. Click the links below for a description of Township committees and to download an application to participate in one.
COMMITTEE DESCRIPTIONS
Planning Commission
NAME
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TITLE
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TERM EXPIRES
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Dennis Cardosa
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12/31/2024
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Marie Kessler
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12/31/2023
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Brian Justema
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12/31/2023
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Kerwin Keen
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12/31/2022
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James Koslosky
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12/31/2024
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Karl Koster
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12/31/2022
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Jack Hagedorn
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Board Representative
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*Term of office is 3 years. The Planning Commission meets the 4th Tuesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. Parenthesis denotes term.*
Zoning Board of Appeals
Zoning Board of Appeals
NAME
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TITLE
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Karl Koster
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PC Representative
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Vacant
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Vacant
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Mike Tarwater | 12/31/2022 | |
Art Spalding
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Alternate
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12/31/2022
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Marie Kessler
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Alternate
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12/31/2023
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Tom Coleman
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Board Representative
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*Term of office 3 years. The Board of Appeals meets the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. Parenthesis denotes term*
Board of Review
Board of Review
NAME
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TERM EXPIRES
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TERM EXPIRES
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David W. Deverman
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12/31/2022
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Brian Crum
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12/31/2022
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Doug Carnevale
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12/31/2022
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Tim Dyer
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Alternate
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12/31/2022
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*Term of office 2 years. Swear-in within 10 days of appointment. Parenthesis denotes term*
construction Board of Appeals
construction Board of Appeals
NAME
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TERM EXPIRES
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Larry Feist
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12/31/2023
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Bill Roersma
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12/31/2023
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Thomas Schichtel
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12/31/2022
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*Term of office 2 years. Swear-in within 10 days of appointment. Parenthesis denotes term*
brownfield redevelopment authority
brownfield redevelopment authority
NAME
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TERM EXPIRES
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Robin Ellerthorpe
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12/31/2022
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Nancy Woods
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12/31/2022
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Andrew Engelbert
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12/31/2023
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Walter "Wally" Gorak
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12/31/2023
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Ed Ryan
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12/31/2024
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Bob Chapla
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12/31/2024
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Chris Pelton
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12/31/2024
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Cemetery Advisory Committee
NAME
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TITLE
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TERM EXPIRES
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Brenda Carson
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Chair
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12/31/2024
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Mike Hart
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12/31/2024
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Al McAvoy
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12/31/2023
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Fran Roberts
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12/31/2022
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Arthur Spalding
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12/31/2022 | |
Johanna Vander Wall
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12/31/2023
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Bill Brinkman
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Board Representative |
Comstock Park Downtown Development Authority (DDA)
NAME
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TITLE
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TERM EXPIRES
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Holly del Rosario
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7/31/2023
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Ed Hood | 12/31/2025 | |
David Washburn
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12/31/2025
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Richard Frey
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12/31/2022
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R. John Stephan
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12/31/2022
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Jim Jarecki
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7/31/2023
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Nick Purwin
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12/31/2022
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Janis Vander Kooy
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12/31/2022
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Tom Coleman
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Board Representative
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* Term of office 4 years. Officers - (two-year term) Board Meetings occur on the 3rd Wednesday of every month 8:00 a.m.*
Historical Preservation ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Historical Preservation ADVISORY COMMITTEE
NAME
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TITLE
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TERM EXPIRES
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Louann Briggs Larsen
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12/31/2024
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Suzanne Carpenter
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12/31/2022
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Brian DeVries
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12/31/2022
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Deborah Havens
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12/31/2023
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Sue Irvine
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12/31/2024
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Dominic Sorenson
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12/31/2022
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Norm VanSoest
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12/31/2024 | |
Sharon Wells
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12/31/2024
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Frank Pfaff
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Board Representative
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* Term of office 3 years. *
Parks and Recreation
NAME
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TITLE
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TERM EXPIRES
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Dennis Cole
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12/31/2024
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Dale Hecksel
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12/31/2022
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Dave Heyboer
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12/31/2023
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Kyle Jenkins
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12/31/2022
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Jen Keith
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12/31/2023
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Bill Mast
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12/31/2024
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David Meyerholtz
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12/31/2022
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Stephanie Calverley
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12/31/2022
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Sally Wesorick
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12/31/2023
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Thomas Wiarda
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12/31/2023
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Kathey Batey
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Board Representative
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Karl Koster
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Planning Commission Representative
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Public Safety
NAME
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TITLE
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TERM EXPIRES
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Robert Anaya
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12/31/2022
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Vacant | ||
Tom Hendershot
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12/31/2024
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Dan Karnes
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12/31/2022
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Dale Pomeroy
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12/31/2023
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Aaron Sweeney
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12/31/2023
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Tom Coleman
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Board Representative
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Bill Brinkman
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Board Representative
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Frank Pfaff
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Board Representative
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STANDING COMMITTEEs (Township Board Members only)The Superintendent serves as an ex-officio member of all committees
Election Commission: Morrow, Brinkman, Postmus
Infrastructure: Morrow, Pfaff, Postmus
Governance: Batey, Coleman, Morrow