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This site provides current and newly appointed board and commission members with the resources they need to succeed in their service to our community. You can find and sign up for upcoming trainings, review important resource guides, and learn about the work of other boards on this site. 

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Interested in applying to become a board or commission member?

Please visit the City Boards and Commissions webpage to learn more about our many boards and commissions, current vacancies, and how to apply. If you're interested in a specific board or commission, be sure to check out its webpage! You can learn more about their work, watch past meetings, and find out when the next meeting is scheduled. For general information about boards and commissions, review our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

Please contact the Clerk’s Office at boards@ashevillenc.gov with any questions.

Current Events and Updates:

Advisory Board and Commission Meeting Suspension Update

NOTICE: All regular meetings of the following 13 advisory boards will remain meeting as-needed until June 30, 2027, unless noticed otherwise:

Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
African American Heritage Committee
Asheville-Buncombe Riverfront Commission
Asheville Downtown Commission
Audit Committee
Community Entertainment Facilities Commission
Human Relations Commission
Multimodal Transportation Commission
Neighborhood Advisory Committee
Noise Advisory Board
Public Art & Culture Commission
Sustainable Advisory Committee
Urban Forestry Commission

Members of boards that are meeting on an as-needed basis have the following pathways to propose new tasks that have not been directed by City Council:

• Ask their board’s representative on the Helene Recovery Boards to present the idea to their respective Recovery Board.
• Communicate the idea to a Council Committee.
• Communicate the idea to City Council.
• Ask their board chair to present the idea to the department director who provides support to their board (e.g., Urban Forestry Master Plan, Arts & Culture Plan, Home Repair, Resilience Hubs, etc.).

For more information regarding this continued pause, please refer to the City-wide news posting, updated June 24, 2025.

Report an Issue Form

The "Report an Issue Form" is now available on every Board, Commission, and Council Committee landing page. Developed in collaboration with Code with Asheville, this form serves as a dedicated platform for community members to report any challenges encountered while accessing or participating in City public meetings.

On each Committee page, you will find the following prompt:

Have an issue with participating in a board or commission meeting, in person or virtually? Use this form to let us know!

If a community member experiences an issue accessing or participating in a public board meeting, they can complete the Report an Issue Form on the City's webpage(s). Communication and Public Engagement (CAPE) will promptly receive a notification and investigate the reported issue. Updates and responses to the concern will be shared on the dynamic spreadsheet that is accessible through the form. Please note that the form exclusively pertains to public board meetings managed by the City of Asheville and does not encompass subcommittees, engagement events, and/or ad hoc meetings at this time. Your feedback is invaluable in enhancing the accessibility and inclusivity of our public meetings.