Board of Sanitary Commissioners

The Sanitary District of Hammond is a separate governmental unit with bonding powers and its own governing body of five Sanitary Commissioners – four appointed by the Mayor of Hammond and one by the Town Council of Munster.

The Board of Sanitary Commissioners meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 4 p.m. in the Lab Building at the Columbia Avenue plant. A public expression period is included during each meeting.

Questions to the Board of Sanitary Commissioners may be directed to: 5143 Columbia Avenue, Hammond, IN 46327

You can also contact the board at 219-853-6413, Ext. 500.

To join the public expression period via Zoom please click here @ 4pm on our meetings days listed below.

Please call or submit your request at least 24 hours in advance.

Thomas M. McDermott Jr.

Mayor

Board Members

President

Sam Dimopoulos

Term 01/01/24 - 12/31/27

Appointed by Mayor

Vice President

Michael Dye

Term 01/01/22 - 12/31/25

Appointed by Mayor

Member

Monica Rubio

Term 01/01/21 - 12/31/25

Appointed by Mayor

Member

Owana Miller

Term 01/01/24 - 12/31/27

Appointed by Mayor

Member

Michael R. Hawkins, Sr.

Term 01/01/25 - 12/31/28

Appointed by Munster

Secretary

Rachel Montes

Assistant Secretary

Kaleigh Boyle

Meeting Dates

Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Monday, June 23, 2025
Monday, July 14, 2025
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Monday, November 23, 2026
Tuesday, December 15, 2026**

** We will have only one meeting in the month of December.

Meeting Minutes

Board meetings are streamed live at gohammond.tv. Past meetings are archived at gohammond.tv.