The City of Brentwood is accepting applications from interested citizens for the following Commissions and Boards. Applicants must reside within the city limits.
Planning Commission: Applicants for this Commission must reside within the incorporated city
limits. This five-member Commission meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. The
Commission recommends plans for the regulation of future growth, development and design of the
city, and carries out the provisions of the General Plan and the Zoning Ordinance. Two vacancies due
to term expirations on 12/31/15. Application deadline: Friday, September 11, 2015.
Arts Commission: The Arts Commission is an advisory Commission to the City Council made up of
five (5) Brentwood citizens. Applicants for this Commission must reside within the city limits. This
Commission meets on the third Wednesday of each month. Arts Commissioners make
recommendations on arts. Commissioners should be knowledgeable about and represent a cross
section and distribution of membership among the major art and cultural fields which may include one
or more of the following art disciplines: architectural arts, dance, art education, fiber arts, literature,
music, painting, performing arts, photography, ceramics, sculpture, murals, visual, functional art, and
crafts. Three vacancies (two vacancies due to term expirations on 12/31/15 and one unexpired term
expiring on 12/31/16). Application deadline: Friday, September 11, 2015.
East Contra Costa Fire Protection Districts Board of Directors: The East Contra Costa Fire
Protection District was established in 2002 with the consolidation of the Bethel Island, East Diablo,
and Oakley-Knightsen Fire Protection Districts. The District serves the cities of Oakley and
Brentwood as well as the unincorporated areas of east Contra Costa County, including Bethel Island,
Byron, Discovery Bay and Knightsen. Pursuant to the Fire Protection District Law of 1987, the District
operates as an independent public agency and the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors initially
served as the District’s governing board. In late 2009, the Cities of Brentwood and Oakley, the
County and ECCFPD consented to local governance of the District. The Board of Directors includes
nine members: four from Brentwood, three from Oakley and two from the unincorporated County
area, each residing within the District. The ECCFPD Board meets the first Monday of each month in
the evening. There is no compensation provided for Board Members. Two citizen vacancies due to
term expirations, expiring on 12/31/15. Application deadline: Friday, September 11, 2015.
Park and Recreation Commission: The Park and Recreation Commission is an advisory
commission to the City Council made up of five (5) Brentwood citizens. Applicants for this
Commission must reside within the city limits. This Commission meets on the fourth Thursday of
each month. The Commission makes recommendations on park and recreation facility designs, use
of City parks and recreation facilities, and provides feedback and recommendations in regard to
program and facility rules, regulations, policies, and procedures. Three vacancies; one vacancy of an
unexpired term, expiring on 12/31/17 and one vacancy due to term expiration, expiring on 12/31/15.
Application deadline: Friday, September 11, 2015.
Brentwood Advisory Neighborhood Committee: The Brentwood Advisory Neighborhood
Committee (BANC) is an advisory committee made up of residents from the city’s 53 neighborhoods.
The committee serves on special task forces to study city issues and to work on projects such as the
committee’s “Home of the Season” program, National Night Out, and assists with the annual
Christmas tree lighting. Meetings take place at 6:00 pm on the second Wednesday of each month in
the Brentwood Community Center Meeting Room. BANC continually accepts applications for new
members and requires applicants to observe a BANC meeting before consideration for appointment.
Application deadline: Ongoing
Applications are available at City Hall, 150 City Park Way, or by calling 925.516.5400, or on our
website www.brentwoodca.gov. For additional information, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at
925.516.5400 or via e-mail at [email protected]
