Standing Town Council Committees
Standing Town Council Committee Assignments
These are committees appointed by the Town Council President as municipal executive and are authorized by Merrillville Municipal Code Section 2-38. Standing committees shall consist of no less than three (3) council members appointed by the Town Council President subject to approval by the Town Council at the first meeting in January each year.
Budget and Finance Committee
Rhonda Neal (Chair)
Keesha Hardaway
Leona Chandler-Felton
Street Department Committee
Marge Uzelac (Chair)
Rhonda Neal
Shauna Haynes-Edwards
Council Affairs Committee
Shawn Pettit (Chair)
Keesha Hardaway
Leona Chandler-Felton
Personnel Policy & Employee Benefits Committee
Keesha Hardaway (Chair)
Margaret Uzelac
Shawn Pettit
Public Safety Committee
Keesha Hardaway (Chair)
Rhonda Neal
Leona Chandler-Felton
Parks, Recreation, & Community Center Committee
Shawn Pettit (Chair)
Shauna Haynes-Edwards
Margaret Uzelac
Keesha Hardaway
Environmental Affairs Committee
Shawn Pettit (Chair)
Shauna Haynes-Edwards
Rhonda Neal
Elections, Public Relations, & Town Beautification Committee
Rhonda Neal (Chair)
Shauna Haynes-Edwards
Leona Chandler-Felton
Special Project Committee
Rhonda Neal (Chair)
Shauna Haynes-Edwards
Leona Chandler-Felton
Shawn Pettit
Economic Development Committee
Shawn Pettit (Chair)
Marge Uzelac
Rhonda Neal
Deanna Patena, Crossroads Chamber President
John Jordan, Crossroads Chamber Chairman
Abandoned/Blighted Properties Committee
Shauna Haynes-Edwards (Co-Chair)
Leona Chandler-Felton (Co-Chair)
Rhonda Neal
Vickie Bunnell, Code Enforcement Officer
Utility Liaison Committee
Leona Chandler-Felton (Chair)
Shawn Pettit
Marge Uzelac
Semi-Quincentennial Committee
Shauna Haynes-Edwards (Chair)
Leona Chandler-Felton
Rhonda Neal
*Town Council President Rick Bella serves on all council committees as a quasi-member.
Lake County Solid Waste Representative
Rhonda Neal
Fire Territory Board Representatives
Rhonda Neal
Keesha Hardaway
NIRPC Representative
Keesha Hardaway