Boards & Commissions

Getting involved in City government can be as simple as volunteering to serve on one of the many citizen committees that work with City Council and the various departments. The City's Ethics Handbook explains some of the specifics of serving on the Boards and Commissions. The links below give details on each of the City boards.

Administrative Boards

• airport board
• art museum board
• board of public utilities
• police officers' & fire fighters' retirement system
• springfield - greene county park board

Advisory Boards

• cable television advisory commission
• citizens advisory committee for community development
• citizens sales tax oversight committee
• landmarks board
• mayor's commission for children
• mayor's commission on human rights & community relations
• personnel board
• planning and zoning commission
• police civilian review board
• springfield - greene county environmental advisory board
• traffic advisory board
• tree city usa citizen advisory committee

Limited Not-for-Profit Corporations

• center city development corporation
• industrial development authority
• public building corporation
• springfield convention & visitors bureau, inc.

Others

• stormwater management task force

Quasi-Judicial Boards

• board of adjustment
• building trades examination & certification board

Special Purpose District or Board Provided for by State Laws

• board of equalization
• land clearance for redevelopment authority
• public housing authority
• springfield - greene county public library board
• university of missouri extension council

Others

• Commercial Street Task Force
• Watershed Committee of the Ozarks