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2023 Committee Openings
The Select Board is accepting applications for annual committee appointments. Interested individuals may obtain a “Committee Interest Form” by clicking here. Completed applications can be mailed to Town Administration, 16 Broad Street, Nantucket, MA 02554 or emailed to emooney@nantucket-ma.gov. Information on the responsibilities of the various committees may also be obtained by visiting the Boards, Commissions and Committees webpage. All appointments will be made by the Select Board at its June 28, 2023 meeting.
Applications for all committee vacancies must be submitted by 12:00 PM on Friday, May 19, 2023.
Agricultural Commission # | 2 Seats | Terms End 2026 |
Airport Commission * | 2 Seats | Terms End 2026 |
Board of Health | 2 Seats | Terms End 2026 |
Capital Program Committee | 2 Seats | Terms End 2026 |
Cemetery Commission | 2 Seats | Terms End 2026 |
Coastal Resiliency Advisory Committee | 1 Seat | Terms End 2026 |
Conservation Commission | 2 Seats | Terms End 2026 |
Contract Review Committee, Human Services | 1 Seat | Terms End 2026 |
Council for Human Services | 3 Seats | Terms End 2026 |
Council on Aging ^ | 1 Seat | Terms End 2025 |
Council on Aging ^ | 3 Seats | Terms End 2026 |
Cultural Council | 2 Seats | Terms End 2025 |
Cultural Council | 2 Seats | Terms End 2026 |
Finance Committee | 3 Seats | Terms End 2026 |
Historic District Commission Associate | 1 Seat | Terms End 2026 |
Nantucket Affordable Housing Trust, at-large | 1 Seat | Term Ends 2025 |
Nantucket Historical Commission | 2 Seats | Terms End 2026 |
Planning Board Alternate | 1 Seat | Terms End 2026 |
Real Estate Assessment Committee | 2 Seats | Terms End 2026 |
Roads and Right of Way Committee | 3 Seats | Terms End 2026 |
Scholarship Committee | 2 Seats | Terms End 2026 |
Steamship Authority Port Council | 1 Seat | Terms End 2025 |
Tree Advisory Committee | 1 Seat | Term ends 2025 |
Tree Advisory Committee | 2 Seats | Term ends 2026 |
Zoning Board of Appeals | 1 Seat | Term ends 2028 |
Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate | 1 Seat | Term ends 2024 |
Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate | 1 Seat | Term ends 2026 |
# Pursuant to Article 65 passed by 2022 Annual Town Meeting, “To the extent available and willing to serve, the [Agricultural] Commission shall consist of a minimum of three members whose prime source of income is derived from farming or agricultural-based enterprises in Nantucket and another two who are interested in farming. If the foregoing are neither available nor willing to serve, then any member may be appointed from the community who has an interest in agriculture.”
* Pursuant to MGL Chapter 90, Section 51E, “Of the members appointed [to the Airport Commission] at least one shall be a person having experience in aeronautics.”
^ Pursuant to the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s Local Cultural Council Program Guidelines, “The term of membership for a council member is three years; members can serve a maximum of two consecutive terms, or a total of six years, unless the appointing authority removes a member before the expiration of a term. Members must remain off the council for a one-year interval before serving additional terms.”
May 24, 2023 – The names of applicants who have submitted applications will be read aloud and applications will be included in the Board’s packet.
June 7, 2023 – Meeting for the applicants who applied to the following committees to introduce themselves and review their applications:
- Agricultural Commission
- Airport Commission
- Board of Health
- Capital Program Committee
- Cemetery Commission
- Coastal Resiliency Advisory Committee
- Conservation Commission
- Contract Review Committee, Human Services
- Council for Human Services
- Council on Aging
- Cultural Council
- Finance Committee
June 14, 2023 – Meeting for the applicants who applied to the following committees to introduce themselves and review their applications:
- Historic District Commission Associate
- Nantucket Affordable Housing Trust
- Nantucket Historical Commission
- Planning Board Alternate
- Real Estate Assessment Committee
- Roads and Right-of-Way Committee
- Scholarship Committee
- Steamship Authority Port Council
- Tree Advisory Committee
- Zoning Board of Appeals
- Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate
June 28, 2023 – Committee appointments.