Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of
Redlands encourages residents to apply for a position on the
following commissions and/or boards:
A special note about the Citizens’ Measure T Committee (Oversight
Committee)
We do not anticipate accepting applications for the Citizens’
Measure T Committee (Oversite Committee) until Spring 2021 as the
city will be establishing the application process in
early 2021. Please note that the application will be a
different form than the current Commission application found
online. Once it is opened, the application process will be
promoted in the local newspapers, on the City’s website, on the
City’s Facebook page and on Redlands TV.
Commissions with Openings
Cultural Arts Commission
Historic and Scenic Preservation Commission
Library Board of Trustees
Planning Commission
Cultural Arts Commission
The Cultural Arts Commission promotes public interest in arts,
recommends new arts programs and sources of funding for those
programs, assists the City Council by recommending policies to
encourage, develop and support the arts in Redlands, and advises
the City Council in the administration of the City’s “Art in
Public Places” program.
The Cultural Arts Commission meets bi-monthly on the second
Monday of odd-numbered months at 4:00 p.m. Residents
interested in applying for the non-salaried position on this
commission may request application forms from the Office of the
City Manager, City Hall, 35 Cajon Street, Suite 200, or by phone
798-7510, or click the link below for the Commission/Board
application.
Deadline for filing applications is December 8, 2020.
Historic and Scenic Preservation Commission
The Historic and Scenic
Preservation Commission promotes public interest in and
understanding of historical and scenic properties and their
preservation.
The Historic and Scenic Preservation Commission meets on the
first Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m. Residents
interested in applying for the non-salaried position on this
commission may request application forms from the Office of the
City Manager, City Hall, 35 Cajon Street, Suite 200, or by phone
798-7510, or click the link below for the Commission/Board
application.
Deadline for filing applications is December 8, 2020.
Library Board of Trustees
The Board consists of five
members, appointed by the Mayor with the consent of the City
Council. The trustees hold office for three-year
terms. One member of the board is selected as
President of the board.
The State Education Code mandates that “the public library shall
be managed by a board of library trustees.” The
Library Board meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 5:00
p.m.
The Board may make and enforce all rules, regulations and bylaws
necessary for the administration, government and protection of
the library and all property belonging thereto. The Board
may administer trusts created for the Library and receive gifts
by devise or bequests, hold property in trust in California or
elsewhere, and dispose of property for the benefit of the
Library. Since 1922, the Trustees have managed an Endowment
Fund, income from which supplements and enriches the Library’s
programs, acquisitions and well-being.
By City Council resolution in 1932 affirming Robert Watchorn’s
Deed of Gift, the Library Trustees administer the Lincoln
Memorial Shrine. In 2001, by City Council resolution, the
Trustees also administer the Redlands Municipal Museum.
Residents interested in applying for the non-salaried position on
this board may request application forms from the Office of the
City Manager, City Hall, 35 Cajon Street, Suite 200, or by phone
798-7510, or click the link below for the Commission/Board
application.
Deadline for filing applications is December 8, 2020.
Planning Commission
The Planning Commission prepares a comprehensive long term
general plan for the physical development of the City and makes
recommendations to the City Council relating to the maintenance
of the General Plan, zoning administration, environmental
assessments, site plan and architectural review, subdivision
planning, sign, parking and landscaping regulations, housing and
historic preservation.
The Planning Commission meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of
each month at 4:00 p.m. Residents interested in applying
for the non-salaried position on this commission may request
application forms from the Office of the City Manager, City Hall,
35 Cajon Street, Suite 200, or by phone 798-7510, or click the
link below for the Commission/Board application.
Deadline for filing applications is December 8, 2020.
