Boards and Commissions

The Boards, Commissions, and Committees listed below are made up of citizen volunteers. We are always looking for new volunteers willing to give back to their community. 

• Advisory Board of Health
• Audit and Finance Committee
• Board of Adjustment 
• Board of Building and Engineering Appeals
• Board of Ethics
• Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) HOME Advisory Committee
• Charter Review Commission
• Economic Development & Incentive Commission
• Emergency Medical Services Committee
• Employee Advisory Committee (Councilmembers Only)
• FIFA World Cup Advisory Committee
• General Obligation (GO) Bond Committee
• Harry S Truman Award Commission 
• Heritage Commission
• Housing Authority Commissioners
• Human Relations Commission 
• Independence Square Advisory Board
• Industrial Development Authority
• Jackson County Animal Welfare Committee 
• Jackson County Board of Equalization 
• Japanese Sister City Committee 
• Judicial Commission
• Land Trust of Jackson County
• Mayor’s Advisory Commission on Ethics Reform
• Park Commission 
• Personnel Board 
• Planning Commission
• Public Safety Tax Oversight Committee
• Public Utilities Advisory Board 
• Slovak Sister City Committee
• Storm Water Control Oversight Committee
• Street Improvement Oversight Committee
• Southwest Independence 353 Tax Abatement Board
• StayWell Committee
• Sustainability Commission
• Tax Increment Financing Commission
• Tourism Commission
• Tree Commission 
• Truman Memorial Scholarship Fund Candidate Selection Committee
• University of Missouri Extension Council