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Boards and Commissions#

Inform Your Local Government: Join a Board or Commission

Applications to serve on one of the City’s boards and commissions are open until Jan. 10, 2025.

Two- and four-year terms are available, depending on the board or commission, and members must reside within the Fort Collins Growth Management Area throughout their term.

Community members may apply for up to three boards or commissions (a separate application must be submitted for each). If selected, applicants will only be appointed to serve on one board or commission.

Apply for a Board or Commission

Type 1 Advisory Boards

These boards make recommendations to the City Council and City staff on areas of particular knowledge or expertise. Recommendations made by advisory boards are formal opinions to the City Council on items and subjects that are on the boards' approved workplans. These recommendations are limited to advisement and are not decisive actions.

Active Modes Advisory Board

Affordable Housing Board

Air Quality Advisory Board

Disability Advisory Board

Economic Advisory Board

Energy Board

Land Conservation and Stewardship Board

Natural Resources Advisory Board

Parks and Recreation Board

Senior Advisory Board

Transportation Board

Women and Gender Equity Advisory Board

Youth Advisory Board

Type 2 Advisory Board

In addition to serving an advisory function to the City Council and City staff, type 2 advisory boards also have as part of their assigned functions the authority to make decisions on certain matters specified in the City Code, which then serve as formal recommendations to City Council or City staff for their consideration and adoption.

Art in Public Places Board

Citizen Review Board

Cultural Resources Board

Human Services and Housing Funding Board

Quasi-Judicial Commissions

Quasi-judicial commissions are non-judicial bodies that use formal procedures to objectively determine facts, interpret the law, and draw conclusions to provide the basis of an official action. Decisions of quasi-judicial commissions are subject to appeal to the City Council or the courts.

Building Review Commission

Historic Preservation Commission

Human Relations Commission

Land Use Review Commission

Planning and Zoning Commission

Water Commission