City Accepting Applications To Serve On City’s Boards And Commissions

The City of Bloomington is accepting applications from community members who would like to serve on one of the following City boards or commissions:

 

Animal Control Commission

Seat(s) available: 2

Appointed by: Mayor

For more information visit, bloomington.in.gov/onboard/applicants/apply?committee_id=3

 

Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Commission 

Seat(s) available: 3

Appointed by: Bloomington Common Council and Mayor

For more information visit, 

bloomington.in.gov/onboard/applicants/apply?committee_id=6 

 

Bloomington Arts Commission 

Seat(s) available: 3

Appointed by: Bloomington Common Council and Mayor

For more information visit, 

bloomington.in.gov/onboard/applicants/apply?committee_id=5 

 

Bloomington/Monroe County Human Rights Commission

Seat(s) available: 2

Appointed by: Mayor

For more information visit, 

bloomington.in.gov/onboard/applicants/apply?committee_id=20 

 

Board of Public Safety

Seat(s) available: 1

Appointed by: Mayor

For more information visit, 

bloomington.in.gov/onboard/applicants/apply?committee_id=25 

 

City of Bloomington Capital Improvement (CBCI)

Seat(s) available: 2

Appointed by: Mayor

For more information visit, 

bloomington.in.gov/onboard/applicants/apply?committee_id=75 

 

Commission on Aging 

Seat(s) available: 5

Appointed by: Bloomington Common Council and Mayor

For more information visit, 

bloomington.in.gov/onboard/applicants/apply?committee_id=36 

 

Commission on Hispanic and Latino Affairs

Seat(s) available: 6 (two advisory seats and 4 voting seats)

Appointed by: Bloomington Common Council and Mayor

For more information visit, 

bloomington.in.gov/onboard/applicants/apply?committee_id=15 

 

Commission on Sustainability

Seat(s) available: 6 

Appointed by: Bloomington Common Council and Mayor

For more information visit, 

bloomington.in.gov/onboard/applicants/apply?committee_id=29 

 

Commission on the Status of Black Males

Seat(s) available: 2

Appointed by: Bloomington Common Council and Mayor

For more information visit, 

bloomington.in.gov/onboard/applicants/apply?committee_id=12 

 

Commission on the Status of Children & Youth

Seat(s) available: 4

Appointed by: Bloomington Common Council and Mayor

For more information visit, 

bloomington.in.gov/onboard/applicants/apply?committee_id=38 

 

Commission on the Status of Women 

Seat(s) available: 6

Appointed by: Bloomington Common Council and Mayor

For more information visit, 

bloomington.in.gov/onboard/applicants/apply?committee_id=8

 

Community Advisory on Public Safety Commission

Seat(s) available: 5

Appointed by: Bloomington Common Council

For more information visit, bloomington.in.gov/onboard/committees/info?committee_id=73.

 

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Commission

Seat(s) available: 4

Appointed by: Bloomington Common Council and Mayor

For more information visit, bloomington.in.gov/onboard/committees/info?committee_id=21.

 

Economic Development Commission

Seat(s) available: 1

Appointed by: Mayor

For more information visit, 

bloomington.in.gov/onboard/applicants/apply?committee_id=13 

 

Environmental Commission 

Seat(s) available: 8

Appointed by: Bloomington Common Council and Mayor

For more information visit, 

bloomington.in.gov/onboard/applicants/apply?committee_id=14

 

Historic Preservation Commission

Seat(s) available: 1

Appointed by: Bloomington City Council 

For more information visit, 

bloomington.in.gov/onboard/applicants/apply?committee_id=35 

 

Housing Authority Board

Seat(s) available: 1

Appointed by: Mayor

For more information visit, 

bloomington.in.gov/onboard/applicants/apply?committee_id=17 

 

Housing Quality Appeals Board

Seat(s) available: 3

Appointed by: Bloomington City Council and Mayor

For more information visit, 

bloomington.in.gov/onboard/applicants/apply?committee_id=16 

 

Parking Commission

Seat(s) available: 6

Appointed by: Bloomington Common Council and Mayor

For more information visit, bloomington.in.gov/onboard/applicants/apply?committee_id=56 

 

Redevelopment Commission

Seat(s) available: 2

Appointed by: Bloomington Common Council

For more information visit, 

bloomington.in.gov/onboard/applicants/apply?committee_id=28 

 

Tree Commission 

Seat(s) available: 1

Appointed by: Mayor

For more information visit, 

bloomington.in.gov/onboard/applicants/apply?committee_id=32 

 

Urban Enterprise Association 

Seat(s) available: 3

Appointed by: Bloomington Common Council and Mayor

For more information visit, 

bloomington.in.gov/onboard/applicants/apply?committee_id=33 

 

 

More information about each board and commission, including mission statements, membership requirements, current membership listings, and term lengths, is available at the links listed above.

 

The application is available at bloomington.in.gov/onboard/applicants/apply. After applying, members must be appointed to each board or commission by the Bloomington Common Council or Mayor Kerry Thomson. Please note: city residency is required for membership on most but not all of the boards and commissions.    

 

Prospective applicants are urged to attend a meeting of the board or commission of their choosing before applying. Meeting schedules for each body may be accessed by clicking on the links above. All meetings of the City’s boards and commissions are open to the public. 

 

Notice is given pursuant to Bloomington Municipal Code 2.02.020.

 

About Boards and Commissions

There are currently more than 45 boards and commissions that advise the mayor and city council on a vast array of issues. In addition to their advisory function, these bodies may work cooperatively with City departments to contribute to policy, approve resolutions, and fund projects, among other responsibilities. Learn more about all of the different boards and commissions at bloomington.in.gov/boards.