Board of Public Works and Safety

Board of Public Works and Safety

Goshen’s Board of Public Works & Safety ensures the city runs efficiently. The Board manages contracts, bids, street closures, and personnel matters. The Board of Public Works and Safety also controls the City’s stormwater facilities and the City’s municipally owned water and sewer utilities.

The Mayor presides over the five-member board and appoints the other four members. The Clerk-Treasurer serves as the clerk of the board. Members may hold other appointed or elected positions in City government during the member’s tenure. Terms are renewed annually.

When and where does the Board of Works meet?

Meetings occur most Thursdays at 4 p.m. inside Goshen’s Police & Courts building, at 111 E. Jefferson Street. Community members are encouraged to attend. Meetings are also recorded and live-streamed.

Who serves on the board?

• Goshen Mayor, Gina Leichty​
• Michael Landis
• Orv Myers
• Mary Nichols
• Barb Swartley

How to add an item to the agenda

To include an item on the Board of Works agenda, the members of the public are asked to contact Goshen’s Clerk-Treasurer’s Office via email at [email protected] or by phone at 574-533-8625. The deadline for submitting agenda items is 5 p.m. Monday ahead of that Thursday’s meeting. The public is also invited to speak during the time of the privilege of the floor.