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City of Kalamazoo

  • Kalamazoo City Commission: 7 Members; 2 year terms
  • Board of Canvassers (City Elections): 4 Members; 4 year terms
  • Board of Review for Assessments: 7 Members; 3 year terms
  • Brownfield Redevelopment Authority: Not less than 9 and not more than 13 Members; 6 year terms
  • Building Board of Appeals: 7 Members; 3 year terms
  • Civil Service Board: 3 Members; 6 year terms
  • Community Development Act Advisory Committee: 15 members; 3 year terms
  • Dangerous Building Board: 7 Members; 3 year terms
  • Downtown Architecture and Urban Design Review Commission: 9 Members; 3 year terms
  • Downtown Development Authority: 11 Members; 4 year terms
  • Economic Development Corporation: 7 Members; 6 year terms
  • Electrical Board: 7 Members plus one member from Public Safety; 3 year terms
  • Employee Retirement System Board of Trustees: 3 Members plus 2 Members from City Commission; 3 year terms
  • Environmental Concerns Committee: 11 Members; 3 year terms
  • Housing Board of Appeals: 7 Members plus 2 ex officio Members; 3 year terms
  • Investment Committee of the Retirement System: no less than 3 and no more than 7 Members; 3 year terms
  • Kalamazoo Historic Preservation Commission: 7 Members; 3 year terms
  • Kalamazoo Historic District Commission: 7 Members; 3 year terms
  • City of Kalamazoo Hospital Finance Authority: 2 Members plus City manager; 3 year terms . Members are appointed by the City Commission.
  • Kalamazoo Municipal Golf Association: 7 Members plus 2 minority or women appointees; 3 year terms
  • Local Officers Compensation Commission: 7 Members; 7 year terms
  • Mechanical Board of Appeals: 8 Members; 3 year terms
  • Parks and Recreation Advisory Board: 7 Members; 3 year terms
  • Pesticide/Herbicide Policy Advisory Committee: 9Members; 3 year terms
  • Planning Commission: 9 Members; 3 year terms
  • Rehabilitation Appeal Board: 6 Members; 3 year terms
  • Traffic Committee: 5 Members; appointed by virtue of office
  • Tree Committee: 5 Members
  • Zoning Board of Appeals: 6 Members and 2 alternates; 3 year terms


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