Meetings

Current & Past Meeting Agendas/Minutes

Current and past agendas, meeting recordings, and minutes can be viewed at the following link:

About the Board

The Board of Public Works is the contracting agency for most City business and approves various matters such as:

• Construction Bids and Quotations
• Purchases of Vehicles and Miscellaneous Items
• Sale of Abandoned Vehicles
• Contracts, Agreements, Proposals and Addenda
• Vacation of Public Rights-of-Ways
• Use of the Public Rights-of-Way
• Resolutions
• Leases
• Easements and Encroachments
• Public Hearings for Transient Merchant Licenses, Scrap Metal Dealers and Massage Establishments

The Board is comprised of five members and the Clerk. Each Board member is appointed by the Mayor, and serves an indefinite term.

Board of Public Works Members:

• Elizabeth A. Maradik, President (appointed April 14, 2025)
• Joseph R. Molnar, Vice President (appointed January 8, 2020)
• Murray L. Miller, Member ( appointed March 26, 2021)
• Breana N. Micou, Member ( appointed November 21, 2023
• Hillary R. Horvath, Clerk

Forms and Documents

Board of Public Works Documents

Board of Public Works Forms

The following forms may be submitted to the Board of Public Works for approval. Following an internal City recommendations process, the item will be placed on a Board meeting agenda.

Block Parties (Residential, Non-Residential) and Parades – See Special Event Committee

Community Garden Program Agreement: Use to start a community garden on property owned by the City of South Bend.

Encroachment Revocable Permit and Application:  Use for building canopies, signs and awnings, brick mailboxes, planters, and other types of encroachments in the public right-of-way.

Handicap/Handicapped Accessible Parking Space Sign Application: Use to apply for a handicap accessible parking space sign in front of your residential home.

Residential Parking Application (Established): For individuals who live on a residential zoned street.

Residential Parking Zone Petition: Use to establish a residential parking zone open to residents of the street only. Please see also Municipal Code Article 10 Section 20-114.

Sidewalk Cafe Application: For businesses in the City of South Bend downtown area to place an outdoor café on the public right-of-way.

Sidewalk Sale Application: For a business in the City of South Bend downtown area to hold a sale using the public right-of-way.

Triple Trailer/Special Trucking Permit: To operate a triple trailer within the City of South Bend limits

Vacate/Vacations – Alley and Street: The vacation of a right-of-way requires an Ordinance by the Common Council. The process begins with an application to the Board of Public Works for a favorable recommendation to the Common Council. A radius map of the location will be created by the Permit Department and attached to the application before it is circulated for review by City departments. The Board of Public Works will review the application, map, and department recommendations, and send a letter to the applicant with their recommendation. After receipt of the letter from the Board of Public Works,  the applicant must take the radius map and recommendation packet to the City Clerk’s Office, 4th Floor, County-City Building, where they may pick up a Vacation Packet. Additional steps include a presentation to the Common Council, approval and certification of an ordinance transferring property ownership, and recording of the property with the Recorder’s Office. If you have any questions about how an alley vacation will affect your property taxes, please contact the Auditor’s Office.

• Public Right of Way Vacation Procedures
• Board of Public Works Alley/Street Vacation Application
• Cross Access Agreement Template