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Boards and commissions
Search and find information about the City's boards and commissions.
Boards and commissions are an important part of Boston’s government. Each board or commission works with internal departments, City Councilors, and the public to serve the City. Learn more about how Boston’s government works.
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- (BERDO) Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure OrdinanceEnergy, Environment, and Open Space
- Aberdeen Architectural Conservation District CommissionEnergy, Environment, and Open Space
- Air Pollution Control CommissionEnergy, Environment, and Open Space
- Animal Control CommissionHealth and Human Services
- Archives and Records Advisory CommissionAdministration and Finance
- Audit Committee of the City of BostonAdministration and Finance
- Back Bay Architectural CommissionEnergy, Environment, and Open Space
- Back Bay West / Bay State Road Architectural Conservation District CommissionEnergy, Environment, and Open Space
- Bay Village Historic District CommissionEnergy, Environment, and Open Space
- Beacon Hill Architectural CommissionEnergy, Environment, and Open Space
- Board of ExaminersHousing and Economic Development
- Board of Review - AssessingAdministration and Finance
- Boston Art CommissionArts and Culture
- Boston Cannabis Board
- Boston Civic Design CommissionHousing and Economic Development
- Boston Commemoration CommissionArts and Culture
- Boston Compensation Advisory BoardAdministration and Finance
- Boston Conservation CommissionEnergy, Environment, and Open Space
- Boston Cultural CouncilArts and Culture
- Boston Disability Advisory CommissionHealth and Human Services
- Boston Elections CommissionAdministration and Finance
- Boston Employment CommissionHousing and Economic Development
- Boston Fair Housing CommissionHousing and Economic Development
- Boston Groundwater TrustEnergy, Environment, and Open Space
- Boston Housing Authority Monitoring CommitteeHousing and Economic Development
- Boston Human Rights CommissionHealth and Human Services
- Boston Industrial Development Financing AuthorityHousing and Economic Development
- Boston Landmarks CommissionEnergy, Environment, and Open Space
- Boston Public Health CommissionHealth and Human Services
- Boston Public Library Board of TrusteesHealth and Human Services
- Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) / Economic Development Industrial Corp (EDIC)Housing and Economic Development
- Boston Retirement BoardAdministration and Finance
- Boston School CommitteeEducation
- Boston School Committee Nominating PanelEducation
- Boston Water and Sewer CommissionTransportation and Public Works
- City of Boston Scholarship FundEducation
- City of Boston School Trust FundEducation
- Civilian Review Board
- Community Preservation CommitteeAdministration and Finance
- Fort Point Channel Landmark District CommissionEnergy, Environment, and Open Space
- Freedom Trail CommissionTransportation and Public Works
- Fund for Boston Neighborhoods, Inc.Arts and Culture
- Fund for Parks and Recreation in BostonEnergy, Environment, and Open Space
- George Robert White Fund
- Highland Park Architectural Conservation District CommissionEnergy, Environment, and Open Space
- Internal Affairs Oversight PanelAdministration and Finance
- Licensing Board for the City of Boston
- Living Wage Advisory Committee
- Mission Hill Triangle Architectural Conservation District CommissionEnergy, Environment, and Open Space
- Municipal Lobbying Compliance Commission
- Neighborhood Housing Trust FundAdministration and Finance
- Neighborhood Jobs TrustHousing and Economic Development
- Off-Street Parking Facilities BoardTransportation and Public Works
- Office of Participatory Budgeting
- Office of Police Accountability and Transparency (OPAT) CommissionAdministration and Finance
- Parks & Recreation CommissionEnergy, Environment, and Open Space
- Public Facilities CommissionTransportation and Public Works
- Public Improvement CommissionTransportation and Public Works
- Residency Compliance CommissionAdministration and Finance
- Resident Advisory BoardHousing and Economic Development
- South End Landmark District CommissionEnergy, Environment, and Open Space
- St. Botolph Architectural Conservation District CommissionEnergy, Environment, and Open Space
- Surveillance Oversight Advisory BoardAdministration and Finance
- Task Force on ReparationsAdministration and Finance
- Task Force to Address Literacy Rates in the City of BostonEducation
- Trustee of the Copley Square Charitable TrustEnergy, Environment, and Open Space
- Trustee of the Local 1952 Housing Trust FundAdministration and Finance
- Trustee of the Make Boston Shine Trust FundAdministration and Finance
- Trustees of Charitable Donations for Inhabitants of Boston
- Zoning Board of AppealsHousing and Economic Development
- Zoning CommissionHousing and Economic Development