General Information:

The Board of Supervisors has established advisory boards, committees and commissions to which it appoints Marin residents to serve. Commissioners serve on a volunteer basis. There is a great range of program and policy covered by commissions. Marin residents are encouraged to apply for vacancies. An application must be completed and the applicant must represent the constituency for the commission opening. For information about commissions go to the boards and commissions search page.

Vacancies are posted on the bulletin board outside Room 329, the Supervisors Chambers. The list of openings to boards, committees and commissions is posted here based on information which available from official notices commencing January 1, 1996. The list is incomplete to the extent that unfilled vacancies occurring before January 1, 1996 are not shown.

The appointments list is maintained by the Office of the Board of Supervisors. If you have an interest in a specific board, committee or commission and no vacancy is shown, please contact the Board of Supervisors, email: BOS@co.marin.ca.us, telephone: (415) 499-7331 to verify the existence of a vacancy.

Notice Date:

Notice of unscheduled vacancies and vacancies occurring as a result of term expirations are posted as prescribed by California Statute.

Commission:

The Commission description can be found at its website which can be accessed through the index. Some commissions and boards have only a portion of their members appointed by the Board of Supervisors.

Constituency:

Generally, there are three sorts of constituencies associated with each member position.

Supervisorial District Appointments:

Many of the Boards and Commissions have positions based on residency in a specific supervisorial district. Applications for such appointments are reviewed and recommendations made by the Supervisor representing that district.

At Large Appointments:

Many positions are open to applicants without regard to residency in a specific supervisorial district. When more than one application has been received for such a vacancy, the entire Board of Supervisors selects a list of applicants to be interviewed. Interviews are scheduled, to be conducted during a Board of Supervisors meeting, for the selected candidates.

Community Based Appointments:

Certain appointments are based upon specific affiliation with a group or community. The Board of Supervisors receive and generally accept the recommendations from the specific constituency to be represented when making these appointments. The following commissions are examples: The Emergency Medical Care Committee has specific positions for individuals representing Marin General Hospital, Fire Chiefs, Policy Chiefs etc. Applicants for the Kentfield Planning Advisory Board must be from the Kentfield area.

Current or Retiring Member:

The name of the individual who last occupied the position.

Applications Due By:

This date represents the deadline for applications to be received by the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors. Applications are due in room 329 of the Civic Center by 5:00 p.m. In the event that no applications are received, the "applications due by" status is replaced by "open".

Appointment Date:

The date initially set by the Board of Supervisors for appointing or reappointing to the open position.

Continued To:

In some circumstances, when no applications for vacant positions have been received, or if an overwhelming number of applications are received, the appointment date may be continued by the Supervisors. If the appointment has not been continued to a date certain, the vacancy is indicated as "open".