City of Salina Seeks Volunteers for Citizen Boards and Commissions

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The City of Salina is currently accepting expression-of-interest forms for various vacancies on citizen boards, commissions, and committees. These positions offer an opportunity for residents to get involved in community decisions and development. Openings include:

  • Animal Control Advisory & Appeals Board: Two Citizens-at-Large, Two Youth Members
  • Arts & Humanities Commission: One Citizen-at-Large, Two Youth Members
  • Board of Zoning Appeals: Two Youth Members
  • Building Advisory Board: Design Professional (Architect or Engineer), Two Youth Members
  • Business Improvement District Design Review: Design Professional
  • Heritage Commission: One Citizen-at-Large (Preferred: Real Estate/Legal Professional, Historian, Urban Planner, Architect, Archaeologist), Two Youth Members
  • Housing Authority: Citizen-at-Large within City Limits
  • Human Relations Commission: Two members of an ethnic/minority group
  • Parks & Recreation Advisory Board: One Citizen-at-Large, Two Youth Members
  • Planning Commission: One Youth Member
  • Solid Waste Management Committee: One Citizen-at-Large nominated by Saline County, Resident of a 3rd Class City (Smolan, Gypsum, Brookville, Assaria, or New Cambria), One Youth Member
  • Tree Advisory Board: Two Youth Members

The Youth on Board program allows individuals between ages 15-20 who are attending secondary or post-secondary schools to serve a one-year term on select boards.

If interested, you can fill out an expression-of-interest form, available on the City of Salina’s website or at the City Clerk’s Office, 300 W. Ash, Room 206. For more information, call (785) 309-5735.