Meetings
- 6:00 pm CT
- Fourth Tuesday of each month
- Forest Park Golf Course clubhouse
Welter Room
1155 Sheffield Dr.
Valparaiso, IN 46385
Members
- Kay Magnetti, President
- Mark Hardwick, Vice-President
- Martin Sonnenberg
- Tim Warner
- Kevin Cornett
- Don Clark
- John Seibert, Director of Parks & Recreation
Responsibilities
Overall policy and management direction of the Valparaiso Parks and Recreation Department is provided by a four-member bipartisan board of park and recreation commissioners appointed by the mayor for staggered four-year terms. Following provisions of Indiana statutes, the board:
- Acquires and improves property
- Adopts new programs
- Approves budget revenues and expenditures
- Establishes management policy and regulations
- Passes bond issues
- Provides a public venue for community debate and input