City of Bloomington accepting applications to serve on the City’s Boards and Commissions

BLOOMINGTON– 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 

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.