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Boards & Commissions

Boards and commissions advise the City Council on a wide variety of subjects by making recommendations on important policy matters.

The Berkeley City Council appoints a wide variety of boards and commissions to advise them on key policy issues. The City has many commissions that discuss issues ranging from Civic Arts to Disaster and Fire Safety. View membership and vacancies on the commission roster. Eligible Berkeley residents can apply to serve on a commission. 

Commissions regularly hold public meetings. You can find information about upcoming meetings on individual commission pages or on our event calendar.

  • Board of Library Trustees
  • Cannabis Commission
  • Civic Arts Commission
  • Commission on Aging
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  • Peace and Justice Commission
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  • Reimagining Public Safety Task Force
  • Solano Avenue Business Improvement District Advisory Board
  • Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Product Panel of Experts
  • Transportation and Infrastructure Commission
  • Youth Commission
  • Zero Waste Commission
  • Zoning Adjustments Board

Dissolved commissions

Commissions listed here are no longer meeting.

  • Homeless Commission
  • Public Works Commission
  • Transportation Commission
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