Boards, Commissions & Committees

Newton residents participate in local government as members of more than one hundred Boards, Commissions, Committees and Advisory Councils serving the City of Newton. Such broad citizen involvement helps our government remain open and responsive to the people of Newton. Residents play a critical role in the work required to address a wide variety of needs in the City.

Appointments to the City's boards and commissions are made by the Mayor, the Board of Aldermen and the School Committee. If you have an interest and would like to volunteer to serve, please  click here.

Listed below are the links to information on each Board, Commission, Committee or Advisory Council.

Committees with Mayoral Appointments

Election Commission

• Visit the Elections webpage

Health and Human Services

• Childcare Commission
• Health Advisory Council
• Hoarding Task Force
• Human Rights Commission
• Institutional Biotechnology Committee
• Youth Commission

Inspectional Services

• Zoning Board of Appeals

Licensing Board

• Licensing webpage

Mayor's Office

• Crime Prevention Commission
• Women's Commission

Parks & Recreation

• Community Education Commission
• Off-Leash Area Working Group 
• Parks & Recreation Commission
• Urban Tree Commission

Planning & Development

• Angino Farm
• Austin St. Joint Advisory Planning Group
• Boston College Neighborhood Council
• Commission on Disabilities
• Community Preservation Committee
• Comprehensive Planning Advisory Committee (Final Report)
• Conservation Commission
• Economic Development Commission
• Fair Housing Committee
• Historic Preservation  
• Human Service Advisory Committee  
• Lasell Neighborhood Council
• Newton Corner Advisory Committee
• Newton Centre Task Force (Final Report)
• Newton Housing Partnership
• Newtonville Advisory Committee
• Nonantum Advisory Committee
• Planning & Development Board
• Real Property Reuse
• Recreation and Open Space Advisory Committee
• Transportation Advisory Group
• Urban Design Commission
• West Newton Advisory Committee
• Zoning Reform

Public Buildings

• Design Review Committee
• Designer Selection Committee
• Energy Commission
• Green Energy Newton
• Newton North High School Liaison Committee
• Sustainable Newton Committee

Public Works

• Solid Waste Commission

Retirement Board

• Visit the Retirement webpage

Other

• Friends of Hemlock Gorge
• Lasell Neighborhood Council

Committees of Elected Officials

Board of Aldermen

Volunteer for an Aldermanic Board, Committee, Commission or Advisory Council HERE

• Community Preservation
• Finance
• Land Use
• Long Range Planning
• Post Audit and Oversight
• Programs & Services
• Public Facilities
• Public Safety & Transportation
• Real Property
• Traffic Council
• Zoning & Planning

Newton School Committee

• Visit the Newton School Commitee webpage

Area Councils

• Newton Highlands
• Newton Upper Falls

Archives

• Blue Ribbon Commission
• Comprehensive Planning Advisory Committee
• Citizen Advisory Group
• Undergrounding Task Force
• Newton Centre Task Force