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Review the various webpages below for information or attend a meeting of the committee/board in which you have an interest.
- Complete Committee List and Membership as of 11/19/2019 (PDF)
- Vacancies as of 11/19/2019 (PDF)
The information will be made available to the appointing authorities for consideration, which may include Town Manager or Town Council. Submit a CAF today!
Have questions? Email the Community Participation Officers at getinvolved@amherstma.gov
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Related Documents
NEW
- Open Meeting Law 2019 Presentation (PDF)
- Remote Participation Policy and Regulation
- Remote Participation Policy and Regulation Checklist
- Remote Participation Policy and Regulation Request Form
- Remote Participation Policy and Regulation Request Form (fillable pdf format)
- Appointed committee handbook (PDF) Revised 09/14/2011
- Board / Committees calendar contains all board / committee meetings at least 48 hours in advance.
Boards & Committees
- Agricultural Commission
- Amherst Affordable Housing Trust Fund
- Amherst Center Recreation Working Group
- Amherst Cultural Council
- Amherst Housing Authority
- Amherst Pelham Regional School Committee
- Amherst School Committee
- Board of Assessors
- Board of Health
- NEW Board of License Commissioners
- Budget Coordinating Group
- NEW Bylaw Review Committee
- Community Dev. Block Grant Advisory Committee
- Community Preservation Act Committee
- Conservation Commission
- Council on Aging
- DPW Fire Station Advisory Committee
- Design Review Board
- Disability Access Advisory Committee
- Dog Park Task Force
- Downtown Parking Working Group
- NEW Energy & Climate Action Committee
- NEW Finance Committee
- Fort River School Building Committee
- Historical Commission
- Human Rights Commission
- Joint Capital Planning Committee
- Jones Library Board of Trustees
- Kanegasaki Sister City Committee
- Kendrick Park Design Advisory Committee
- La Paz Centro Nicaragua Sister City Committee
- Local Historic District Commission
- LSSE Commission
- Lincoln Sunset Local Historic District Study Committee
- Munson Memorial Building Trustees
- Participatory Budgeting Commission
- Personnel Board
- Planning Board
- Public Art Commission
- Public Shade Tree Committee
- Ranked Choice Voting Commission
- Recycling and Refuse Management Committee
- Redevelopment Authority
- Registrars of Voters
- NEW Residents' Advisory Committee
- Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC)
- Water Supply Protection Committee
- Zoning Board of Appeals
Other Resources for Members
NEW
- Remote Participation Policy and Regulation 1/23/2017
- Remote Participation Policy and Regulation Checklist
- Remote Participation Policy and Regulation Request Form
- Remote Participation Policy and Regulation Request Form (fillable pdf format)
- Online Training Program from MA State Ethics Commission
- Open Meeting Law G.L. c. 30A, §§ 18-25 (Effective July 1, 2010)
- Open Meeting Law Guide from MA State Attorney General's Office
- Open Meeting Law Guide (PDF)
- Open Meeting Law Presentation 2019 (PDF)
- Agendas and Minutes Archive
Archived Boards & Committees
The following boards & committees are no longer active. Their pages remain available as sources of archived records.
- Audit Committee
- Bylaw Review Committee (previous)
- Cable Advisory Committee
- Charter Commission
- Finance Committee
- Hampshire Regional Emerg Planning Comm
- Joint Capital Planning Committee (previous)
- Norwottuck Rail Trail Advisory Committee
- Public Works Committee (replaced by the Transportation Advisory Committee)
- Public Transportation, Bicycle & Pedestrian Committee (replaced by the Transportation Advisory Committee)
- Select Board
- Town Meeting Advisory Committee (TMAC)
- Town Meeting Coordinating Committee