Thank you for your interest in our volunteer citizen advisory boards.
If the City is seeking applications for a particular board, the name of the board in the list below will be hyperlinked.
ADA Advisory Committee
Arts, Culture and Historic Preservation Commission
Parks and Recreation Commission
Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee
Planning and Zoning Commission
Urban Forestry Commission
Each Board's specific duties and responsibilities and membership requirements can be found in Title 2 of Sandpoint City Code.
General Information
Sandpoint’s citizen advisory boards, formed to provide research, study, discussion and recommendations on specific issues or a scope of issues at the direction of the Mayor and City Council, add great value to the City’s efforts to provide efficient and effective governance and provide an opportunity for citizens to actively participate in the decision-making process, which is a critical element for an open and responsive government. City Code provides the duties and responsibilities for the City’s citizen advisory boards, where the boards are asked to: assist and consult in the creation of and updates to the city’s codes, policies, and master plans and the values and strategic objectives they contain; evaluate and provide advice on development applications, as requested and appropriate, as well as city infrastructure improvements to meet the community’s needs; collect and analyze data and study other communities’ programs and suggest how they may be applied in Sandpoint; coordinate with other citizen advisory boards, as requested and appropriate; advise on programs to improve public awareness of and participation; evaluate and communicate community needs; assist in facilitating citizen outreach through events and other engagement efforts to raise awareness about and foster community support for city programs; suggest studies or analysis to inform City policy and actions; make funding suggestions for the annual City budget; and maintain regular communication with the board’s staff liaison and Council liaison on matters impacting the board’s work. Click here for a copy of the Sandpoint Citizen Advisory Committee Handbook.
