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City seeks volunteers for advisory commissions and committees

Post Date:11/16/2021 1:44 p.m.

The City of Walla Walla is seeking applications from volunteers to fill openings on the following commissions and committees:

  • Arts Commission — one opening for a person working in the Walla Walla public education community, preferably in the field of arts education. Must be a city resident.
  • Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee — at least one opening for a city resident or a person living within the city’s Urban Growth Area.
  • Civil Service Commission — one opening; must be a U.S. citizen, city resident and a registered voter.
  • Infrastructure Improvement Committee — at least one opening; must be a city resident.
  • Parks, Recreation & Urban Forestry Advisory Board — at least one opening; must be a city resident.
  • Planning Commission — at least two openings; one must be a city resident and one may be filled by a person living within the city’s Urban Growth Area.
  • Sustainability Committee — two openings; must be a city resident.
  • Transportation Benefit District Improvement Committee — one opening; must be a city resident.
  • Water & Wastewater Advisory Committee — one opening for a city resident or a person living within the city’s designated water service area.

Additional information and application forms are available here.

Anyone with questions may contact the City Clerk’s Office at 509-527-4424 or khill@wallawallawa.gov.

The deadline for submitting applications is noon on Dec. 8, 2021.

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