Menlo Park City Commissions

Menlo Park residents encouraged to serve on city commissions

by Contributed Content on December 28, 2018

Menlo Park welcomes and encourages residents’ active participation through serving on a City-appointed Commission or Committee.

Commissions:

  • Examine issues of community interest and make recommendations to the City Council on policy matters
  • Review specific subjects and carrys out assignments as directed by the City Council or as prescribed by law.
  • Establish two-year work plans that are in line with the City Council’s goals, guiding the commissions’ activities and projects.

Current vacancies with partial term limits: Environmental Quality Commission – exp. 04/30/2019, Planning Commission – exp. 04/30/2022, Sister City Committee – exp. 04/30/2020 and Complete Streets Commission – expires 4/30/2022.

Applications are due by January 11, 2019

Find out more here.

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