Boards, Commissions & Committees

Appointment Opportunities

Application for Boards & Commissions

Arts Commission

Board of Assessment Review

Five member board to review grieved assessments.

Charter Commission

Review of city charter for updates and changes.

City Center Authority

Civil Service Commission

The function of the Municipal Civil Service Commission is to provide an orderly and uniform system for the administration of civil service in the City of Saratoga Springs on the basis of merit and fitness as provided in the Civil Service Law of the State of New York.

Climate Smart Task Force

Community Development CAC

Complete Streets Advisory Board

"A Complete Street is a roadway planned and designed to consider the safe, convenient access and mobility of all roadway users of all ages and abilities. This includes pedestrians, bicyclists, public transportation riders, and motorists; it includes children, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Complete Street roadway design features include sidewalks, lane striping, bicycle lanes, paved shoulders suitable for use by bicyclists, signage, crosswalks, pedestrian control signals, bus pull-outs, curb cuts, raised crosswalks, ramps and traffic calming measures." New York State Department of Transportation The City of Saratoga Springs Complete Streets Advisory Board will encourage the development of a complete streets network throughout the city to create a more balanced transportation system.

Design Review Commission

The City Council gives the Design Review Commission independent authority for Historic and Architectural reviews of exterior modifications within the City's designated districts.

Downtown Special Assessment District Board

Ethics Board

The Ethics Board's job is to interpret the ethics code, to educate city officers and employees about the code, and to help enforce the code.

Infrastructure Task Force

Open Space Advisory Committee

Planning Board

The City Council gives the Planning Board specified independent authority to review development activities within city boundaries.

Poet Laureate Committee

Police Reform Task Force

Recreation Commission

Senior Advisory Committee

The Saratoga Springs Senior Advisory Committee is a nonpolitical committee representative of a diverse group of senior citizens from all areas of Saratoga Springs.

Smart City Commission

Connectivity is key. Internet access at globally competitive speeds is no longer an optional luxury. In other words, broadband has become an essential resource— no different than any other utility—for residents, businesses, service providers, and government. For Saratoga Springs to become a smarter city, we must do more to make the internet accessible at faster speeds throughout the city. And we must work together so that individual smart city projects act in concert, with the goal of empowering all citizens to succeed. Becoming a smarter city will promote efficiency, economic development, and equality.

Zoning Board of Appeals

State regulations require communities to have a Zoning Board of Appeals to review specific types of requests for waivers from any of the regulations in the zoning ordinance.