The City of Tyler is accepting applications for City Boards and Commissions until Friday, Aug. 5. Appointments will be made by the City Council at the Wednesday, Aug. 24 meeting. Those appointed will serve voluntarily and without pay for two-year terms. The boards and commissions include:

Regular Boards (Boards that meet monthly or bi-monthly)

Airport Advisory Board

Historic Preservation Board

Keep Tyler Beautiful Board

Library Board

Half-Cent Sales Tax Board 

Parks Board

Planning and Zoning Commission

North East Texas Public Health District Board

Traffic Safety Board

Periodic Boards (Boards that meet only as needed)

Animal Care Advisory Board

Board of Adjustment (Zoning)

Civil Service Commission

Construction Board of Adjustments

Disabilities Issue Review Board

Industrial Development Corp.

Neighborhood Revitalization Board

Main Street Board

Members of a City Board should generally be City of Tyler residents. Except as otherwise set forth herein, the City Council retains the discretion to appoint any person that it deems to be qualified to serve on a particular City Board if the appointee is either a City of Tyler resident or is a resident of Smith County, Texas. There may be additional requirements for some board positions.

“Boards and Commissions fulfill an important role in City government by evaluating issues which affect our community and making recommendations to the Council for needed action,” said City Clerk Cassandra Brager. “It is important that we get vacancies on the boards filled.”

Anyone interested in serving can complete an application online at CityofTyler.org. Applications can also be picked up at the City Clerk’s Office in City Hall, or you can call the City Clerk at (903) 531-1106 and have an application faxed or mailed to you.