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
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NAME
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TITLE
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TERM EXPIRES
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Cathy Bottema (3)
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12/31/2021
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Tom Coleman (1)
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12/31/2019
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Kerwin Keen (2)
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12/31/2020
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James Koslosky (1)
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12/31/2021
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Karl Koster (2)
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12/31/2019
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John Walsh (1)
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12/31/2020
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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
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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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12/31/2020
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David Ridout (3)
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12/31/2021
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Brian Justema (1)
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12/31/2019
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Art Spalding
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Alternate
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12/31/2019
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Ben Greene
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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
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NAME
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TERM EXPIRES
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TERM EXPIRES
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David W. Deverman
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12/31/2020
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Brian Crum
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12/31/2020
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Doug Carnevale
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12/31/2020
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Tim Dyer
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Alternate
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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
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NAME
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TERM EXPIRES
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Larry Feist
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12/31/2019
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Bill Roersma
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12/31/2019
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Thomas Schichtel
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12/31/2020
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*Term office 2 years. *
Cemetery Advisory Committee
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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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12/31/2021
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Mike Hart
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12/31/2021
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Al McAvoy
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12/31/2020
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Fran Roberts
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12/31/2019
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Arthur Spalding
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12/31/2019 | |
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Johanna Vander Wall
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12/31/2020
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Bill Brinkman
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Comstock Park Downtown Development Authority (DDA)
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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 | 12/31/2021 | |
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David Washburn
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7/31/2021
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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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Robert Homan
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Board Representative
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Indefinite
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* Term of office 4 years. Officers - (2 year term) Board Meetings occur on the 3rd Wednesday of every month 8:00 a.m.*
Historical PreservationFor Open House and Meeting schedules click here.
Historical PreservationFor Open House and Meeting schedules click here.
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NAME
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TITLE
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TERM EXPIRES
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Donna Briggs
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I12/31/2019
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Louann Briggs Larsen
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12/31/2021
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Brian DeVries
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12/31/2019
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Deborah Havens
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12/31/2020
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Suzanne Carpenter
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12/31/2019
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Frank Hoekstra
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12/31/2020
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Sue Irvine
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12/31/2021
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Dave Steiner
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12/31/2020
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Norm VanSoest
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Sharon Wells
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12/31/2021
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Frank Pfaff
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Board Representative
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* Term of office 3 years. *
Parks and Recreation
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NAME
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TITLE
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TERM EXPIRES
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Vacant
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12/31/2020
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Dennis Cole
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12/31/2021
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Dale Hecksel
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12/31/2019
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Dave Heyboer
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12/31/2020
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Kyle Jenkins
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12/31/2019
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Bill Mast
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12/31/2021
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David Meyerholtz
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12/31/2019
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Vacant
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12/31/2019
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Sally Wesorick
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12/31/2020
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Thomas Wiarda
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12/31/2020
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Robert Homan
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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
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NAME
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TITLE
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TERM EXPIRES
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Catherine Bottema
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12/31/2021
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Vacant
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12/31/2020
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Tom Coleman
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12/31/2021
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Tom Hendershot
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12/31/2021
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Dale Pomeroy
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12/31/2020
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Dan Karnes
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12/31/2019
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Robert Anaya
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12/3120/19
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Robert Homan
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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 ex-officio member of all committees
Election Commission: Morrow, Brinkman, Postmus
Infrastructure: Homan, Pfaff, Postmus
Governance: Homan, Greene, Morrow