(La Porte, IN) - La Porte Mayor Tom Dermody will play a role in the administration of Indiana’s new governor. 

 

Dermody was appointed by governor-elect Mike Braun to his Local and Municipal Affairs Transition Council.  Input from members of the council will help the governor address key issues at the local level of government in areas like local tax and financing.

 

Dermody, a former 10 year member of the state legislature, said it was an honor to be chosen by the governor to have a voice downstate that can make a positive difference.

 

“I appreciate that he trusts my thoughts and ideas to continue to reform and improve local government and other topics that make life better for residents,” Demody said.

 

Dermody and Braun served together for one year in the legislature before the governor-elect took the seat that he still holds in the U.S. Senate until the end of the year.  Braun was also a recent guest at Dermody’s home.

 

Dermody said he plans to be most vocal about things such as looking at cutting bureaucracy at all levels of government to improve efficiency along with local control and finding new ways of doing things to maintain and improve services.

 

One idea worth exploring is having one county commissioner instead multiple commissioners as the administrative branch of county governments in the state to get more accomplished, he said.

 

Dermody said serving on the council will not require him to move to Indianapolis or prevent him from continuing as mayor. He’s nearly one-year into his second four year term.