Dakota 911 is headed by the Board of Directors, a 12-member board consisting of an elected official from each jurisdiction. Each Member of Dakota 911 will have one seat on the Board of Directors and is entitled to one vote. The Chair is Dakota County Commissioner Mike Slavik and the Vice Chair is Lakeville Councilmember John Bermel.
Member
Primary Rep
Position
Alternate Rep
Position
Apple Valley
John Bergman
Councilmember
Clint Hooppaw
Mayor
Burnsville
Cara Schulz
Councilmember
Dan Gustafson
Councilmember
Dakota County
Mike Slavik
Commissioner
Bill Droste
Commissioner
Eagan
Mike Supina
Councilmember
Gary Hansen
Councilmember
Farmington
Nick Lien
Councilmember
Steve Wilson
Councilmember
Hastings
Dave Pemble
Councilmember
Mary Fasbender
Mayor
Inver Grove Heights
Tony Scales
Councilmember
John Murphy
Councilmember
Lakeville
John Bermel
Councilmember
Dan Wolter
Councilmember
Mendota Heights
John Maczko
Councilmember
Stephanie Levine
Mayor
Rosemount
Paul Theisen
Councilmember
TBD
TBD
South St. Paul
Lori Hansen
Councilmember
Todd Podgorski
Councilmember
West St. Paul
Pat Armon
Councilmember
Doug Fromm
Councilmember
The Board of Directors has many functions and duties including:
- Provide policy leadership and approve the general policies of Dakota 911 relating to budget, finance, and legal matters;
- Approve annual operating and capital budgets of Dakota 911;
- Hire, discipline, terminate, and set the compensation for the Executive Director; and much more.