Boards and Commissions Voting Members by District
Attachment 2
This table provides a breakdown of current Boards and Commissions voting members by district. Counts reflect voting members only and do not include youth or ex officio (i.e., non-voting) seats. An asterisk (*) indicates categories that also include additional non-voting seats.
Board/Commission Voting
Seats
Appointment Type Special Qualifications Current Makeup (Voting Members)
Vacancies Applications
(Previous 12 months)
D1 D2 D3 D4 D1 D2 D3 D4
Boards/Commissions Without District-Based Seats
Board of Appeals &
Advisors
3 – 5 General Appointment
Process
Relevant training and
experience in building
construction and applicable
codes and regulations.
0 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 0
Board of Ethics 7 Panel of Members of
Board of Ethics and
Charter Review
Specified disqualifiers related
to recent felony or moral
turpitude convictions,
violations of the Fair Political
Practices Act, or conflicts of
interest.
2 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1
Board of Library
Trustees
5* General Appointment
Process
N/A 2 3 0* 0 0 0 0 0 0
Charter Review
Commission
7 General Appointment
Process
N/A 2 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 0
Board/Commission Voting
Seats
Appointment Type Special Qualifications Current Makeup (Voting Members)
Vacancies Applications
(Previous 12 months)
D1 D2 D3 D4 D1 D2 D3 D4
Civil Service
Commission
5 Charter-mandated seat
designations:
2 seats – General
Appointment Process
2 seats – Nomination by
Classified Employees
1 seat – Nomination by
Commission
N/A 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 2 2
Cultural Arts
Commission
9* General Appointment
Process
3 seats – At Large (General
arts experience)
6 seats – Specified
qualifications related to
professional experience in
arts and cultural disciplines,
including performing, fine,
culinary, media, or related
arts.
2 3* 1 2 1 2 2 1 0
Housing and
Homelessness
Advisory
Commission
7* General Appointment
Process
2 seats – At large
3 seats – Specified
qualifications related to
expertise in lending, urban
planning, real estate
development, or brokerage.
1 seat – Specified eligibility for
tenant representatives
residing in assisted or Section
8 housing.
1 seat – Specified eligibility
requiring that one tenant
representative be age 62 or
older.
2* 0 2* 0 3 3 4 4 2
Board/Commission Voting
Seats
Appointment Type Special Qualifications Current Makeup (Voting Members)
Vacancies Applications
(Previous 12 months)
D1 D2 D3 D4 D1 D2 D3 D4
Planning
Commission
7 Full City Council Interview
Process
4 seats – At large
3 seats - Specified
qualifications related to
design expertise, including
architecture, planning,
engineering, or similar
professional experience.
3 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 1
Redistricting
Commission
7 Charter-mandated
selection procedures:
Selection process
intended to achieve, to
the extent possible,
geographic diversity and
balanced community
representation.
Charter-mandated eligibility
restrictions: Specified
disqualifiers related to holding
elected office, close familial
ties to officials, recent service
as an elected official or
lobbyist, current City
employment or union
representation, political party
leadership, or recent paid
campaign work.
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Sustainability
Commission
7* General Appointment
Process
N/A 2 1 3* 0* 1 1 3 0 3
Traffic Safety
Commission
7 General Appointment
Process
N/A 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 1
Veterans Advisory
Commission
7 General Appointment
Process
N/A 1 2 2 0 2 2 1 3 3
Subtotal Commissions without District-Based Seats 20* 18* 18* 3* 14 13 15 17 13
Board/Commission Voting
Seats
Appointment Type Special Qualifications Current Makeup (Voting Members)
Vacancies Applications
(Previous 12 months)
D1 D2 D3 D4 D1 D2 D3 D4
Commissions with District-Based Seats
Health, Wellness,
and Aging Comm
9* General Appointment
Process (5)
District-Based (4)
3* 1 3 1 1 1 2 3
1 Human Relations
Commission
11* General Appointment
Process (3)
District-Based (8)
4 3* 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Measure A Citizens
Oversight
Committee
11 District-Based (4)
Other (7)
5 1 2 2 1 1 3 1 0
Measure P Citizens
Oversight
Committee
9 General Appointment
Process (1)
District-Based (4)
Other (5)
2 2 2 1 2 0 3 0 0
Parks and
Recreation
Commission
7* General Appointment
Process (3)
District-Based (4)
2 2 1 1 2* 2 1 0 1
Privacy Protection
and Technology
Advisory
Commission
7* General Appointment
Process (3)
District-Based (4)
1 4 0* 2 0 1 0 1 0
Subtotal Commissions with
District-Based Seats
17* 13 11* 9 6* 5 9 5 2
Grand Total All Commissions 37* 31* 29* 12* 20 18 24 22 15