Your Government » Appointees » City Clerk » Your City, Your Voice

Board and Commission Application Process

“Infographic titled ‘How to Apply for a Board or Commission’ showing a 9-step process from visiting the City Clerk website and submitting an application through City Council review, candidate selection, notification, and one-year application retention.

 Infographic descriptive text:

  1. Visit the City Clerk Website and click to boards and commissions button to apply: https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/appointees/city-clerk/boards-commissions/-fsiteid-1#!/
  2. Fill out the application in full.Incomplete applications may not proceed to the next step.
  3. Submit your application.
  4. When the application deadline ends, the City Clerk will pull the applications and provide them to the City Council for their review.This may take a few weeks as we need to redact personal information from each application.
  5. Some applications are sent to the attorney for conflict of interest checks.
  6. The City Council selects their candidates.
  7. The City Clerk notifies the selected candidates when their appointment will be agendized at the City Council meeting for approval.Unselected candidates are not notified.
  8. The applications of candidates who were not selected will remain on file for one year after the date of their application submission.
  9. If you are not selected within one year of your application submission, you are invited to submit a new application to remain eligible for appointment.