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Commissioner (Resident Volunteer)
Los Angeles County – Various Cities / Various Cities
Posted on: July 20, 2019
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
23 of LA County’s 88 cities currently have vacancies on various commissions!
Commissions typically meet once or twice a month, and some positions pay a modest stipend. Review development applications and proposed policy documents. Receive staff reports and public comment. Serve as an advisor on various issues.
Make a difference in your community by applying your professional planning skills!
Required Experience / Skills / Education
Typically a commissioner must be a City resident. Each City will have its own criteria; see website for details.
Application Instructions
Listed by City; Commission Type; and Website
Avalon; Planning; http://www.cityofavalon.com/content/3180/3342/default.aspx
Azusa; Parks & Recreation; https://www.ci.azusa.ca.us/76/Boards-Commissions
Bell; Community Services; http://www.cityofbell.org/?NavID=2519
Carson; Various; http://ci.carson.ca.us/Government/CCBoard.aspx
Covina; Traffic and Parking; https://covinaca.gov/bc/page/covina-commissions
El Monte; Planning; https://www.ci.el-monte.ca.us/163/Boards-Commissions
Glendale; Design Review; https://www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/city-clerk/boards-and-commissions
Hawthorne; Planning, Other; http://www.cityofhawthorne.org/commissions-home/
Huntington Park; Planning; https://www.hpca.gov/60/Commissions
La Habra Heights; Planning; https://www.lhhcity.org/200/Commissions-Committees
La Puente; Planning, Others; https://www.lapuente.org/government/departments/committees-commissions
Lancaster; Healthy Community; https://www.cityoflancasterca.org/about-us/commissions-and-appointments
Lynwood; Planning; http://lynwood.ca.us/city-clerk/commissions_and_boards/
Manhattan Beach; Parks and Recreation, Others; https://www.citymb.info/departments/boards-and-commissions
Monterey Park; Aging; https://www.montereypark.ca.gov/636/Boards-Commissions
Paramount; Senior Services; http://www.paramountcity.com/government/commissions
Pasadena; Historic Preservation, Others; https://www.cityofpasadena.net/commissions/
Redondo Beach; Recreation and Parks, Others; https://www.redondo.org/depts/boards_n_commissions/default.asp
San Marino; Public Safety; https://www.cityofsanmarino.org/125/Boards-Commissions
Sierra Madre; Planning; http://www.cityofsierramadre.com/cms/one.aspx?pageId=235185
South Pasadena; Cultural Heritage, Others; https://www.southpasadenaca.gov/government/boards-commissions
Torrance; Historic Preservation; https://www.torranceca.gov/government/commissions
West Covina; Community and Senior Services; https://www.westcovina.org/departments/city-clerk/boards-and-commissions
