MAYOR GLENN MILLER

Glenn A. Miller is the Mayor  of the City of Indio, the largest city in the Coachella Valley.  Miller is a well-known community leader and businessman who has called the desert home for over thirty years. 

In his current duties for the City of Indio, Miller presently serves as on the Indio Water Authority; Public Financing Authority; the Successor Agency to the City of Indio’s Redevelopment Agency; the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority Board of Directors; the Coachella Valley Water District Joint Policy Advisory Committee; League of California Cities Revenue and Taxation Policy Committee; 2X2 CVUSD Committee; and the SunLine Transit Board of Director, Alternate.

Miller’s passion is his long-standing involvement with local and regional civic and non-profit organizations, including: Board member for The Boys & Girls Club of the Coachella Valley; Vice Chairman of the ABC Recovery Center; Board member of Desert ARC; Advisory Committee member to the Dr. Carreon Foundation; College of the Desert Presidents Club; Indio Chamber of Commerce, Member; Indio Elks Lodge #1643, Member; Indio Planning Commissioner from 2003-2008; and the Salvation Army Veteran’s Easy Access Program (VEAP). 

In addition to Glenn’s duties on the Indio City Council, he has been a Certified Golf Course Superintendent (CGCS) for over thirty years. He has built and maintained such prestigious golf courses as the Indian Wells Golf Resort and the Mountain and Dunes courses at the La Quinta Hotel and Resort along with the maintenance of many homeowner associations. Glenn is a certified Landscape Irrigation and Golf Course Irrigation Auditor. He is a certified Dust Control Specialist, as well as being a well-known expert in the use of reclaimed and recycled water. Glenn also holds certified Pesticide Application Licenses in Landscape Maintenance, Right-of-Way, and Aquatics. Glenn attended the University of California-Riverside for Turfgrass Management and Landscape Management. 

At least one weekend per month, Miller is a MEMS (Military Emergency Management Systems) Instructor in the California State Military Reserve. He has received many FEMA Certificates in Emergency Management and his MEMS Certification from the United States Guard Association. 

Glenn is the proud father of three grown children, Jennifer, Zachary and Nathan, and two grandsons Ethan and Christopher Miller.