The Dakota Communications Center (DCC) is headed by the Board of Directors, a 12-member board consisting of an elected official from each jurisdiction. Each Member of the DCC will have one seat on the Board of Directors and is entitled to one vote. The Chair is Inver Grove Heights Mayor, George Tourville and the Vice-Chair is Lakeville Councilmember, Laurie Rieb.
| MEMBER | REP. | POSITION | ALTERNATE | POSITION |
| Apple Valley | John Bergman | Councilmember | Clint Hooppaw | Councilmember |
| Burnsville | Bill Coughlin | Councilmember | Mary Sherry | Councilmember |
| Dakota County | Mike Slavik | Commissioner | Chris Gerlach | Commissioner |
| Eagan | Gary Hansen | Councilmember | Cyndee Fields | Councilmember |
| Farmington | Jay Bartholomay | Councilmember | Christy Fogarty | Councilmember |
| Hastings | Joe Balsanek | Councilmember | Paul Hicks | Mayor |
| Inver Grove Heights | George Tourville | Mayor | Dennis Madden | Councilmember |
| Lakeville | Kerrin Swecker | Councilmember | Bart Davis | Councilmember |
| Mendota Heights | Ultan Duggan | Councilmember | Mike Povolny | Councilmember |
| Rosemount | Jeff Weisensel | Councilmember | Bill Droste | Mayor |
| South St. Paul | Beth Baumann | Mayor | Tom Seaberg | Councilmember |
| West St. Paul | Dick Vitelli | Councilmember | Ed Iago | Councilmember |
The Board of Directors has many functions and duties including:
- Provide policy leadership and approve the general policies of DCC relating to budget, finance, and legal matters;
- Approve annual operating and capital budgets of DCC;
- Hire, discipline, terminate, and set the compensation for the Executive Director; and much more.