Mayor McDermott Issues Executive Order 20-05 Concerning COVID-19 (Corona Virus)
EXECUTIVE ORDER 20-05WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020 the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee of World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak to be a pandemic; and on March 13, 2020 the President of the United States declared COVID-19 to be a national emergency; and WHEREAS, the State of Indiana Executive Orders 20-02 & 20-04 and the City of Hammond Executive …
Mayor McDermott Issues Executive Order 20-04 Concerning COVID-19 (Corona Virus)
EXECUTIVE ORDER 20-04WHEREAS, the City of Hammond along with the governments of the State of Indiana and the United States of America continue to implement all necessary precautionary measures to protect those most vulnerable to the COVID-19 virus and to prevent the spread of the virus; and WHEREAS, since my signing of Executive Order 20-03 announcing the COVID-19 Task Force …
Mayor McDermott Issues Executive Order 20-03 Concerning COVID-19 (Corona Virus)
EXECUTIVE ORDER 20-03WHEREAS, the City of Hammond, along with the State of Indiana, the United States, and the world are preparing for the spread of COVID-19 commonly known as the Corona Virus. It is imperative that as a city we take all necessary precautionary measures to protect those most vulnerable to the virus while still using common sense to make …
Mayor Proclaims February 16-22 Tri Kappa Week
Hammond Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. met with members of the Hammond Gamma Nu Chapter of Tri Kappa today to proclaim February 16 – 22, 2019 as Tri Kappa Week. Tri Kappa is a philanthropic organization located solely within the State of Indiana with the objective of bringing women into close, unselfish relationships for the promotion of charity, culture and …
Mayor Announces New Controller
Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. announces Megan Flores has been named Controller for the City of Hammond. Ms. Flores graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University in June of 2019 with a Master of Science in Accounting. She completed her undergraduate work at Indiana Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting. Megan is a lifelong resident of Hammond and is …
City Controller Departs for the Private Sector
Hammond Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. announces the departure of City Controller Heather Garay who is leaving the City to work in the private sector. “Although Heather didn’t have an accounting background at the time, we knew her legal training would help her in her new position and she’s done an amazing job for the City of Hammond”, stated Mayor …
Mayor McDermott reschedules January’s Mayor’s Night Out
Hammond Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. has rescheduled the Wednesday, January 22, 2020 Mayor’s Night Out in the 4th District due to a scheduling conflict. The new date will be Thursday, January 23, 2020 at the same location, O’Bannon Elementary School, 1317 – 173rd Street, in the Cafeteria from 6:30pm until 8:30pm. Please enter at Door A. Contact Mayor’s office …
Coach’s Corner Denied Renewal of Liquor License
The Lake County Liquor Board today unanimously denied the renewal of Coach’s Corner liquor license. The embattled Hessville bar faced remonstrators including the City of Hammond, the Hammond Police Department, Councilwoman Janet Venecz, 6th District Councilman Scott Rakos and others. Since a murder that occurred in the parking lot of the bar on November 24th, the bar has been under …