Boards and Commissions
Board/Commission |
Date Terms Expiring in 2024 |
Numer Terms Expiring in 2024 / Vacancies (Public Members) |
Arts & Culture Advisory Commission | 1st Monday in October | Four* |
Arts Panel Review Committee | June 1, 2024 | One (Superintendent/School Committee Appointment) |
Board of Appeals | 1st Monday in January | None |
Board of Canvassers | 1st Monday in March | None |
Charter Review Commission | March 23, 2024 | None |
Historic District Commission | 1st Monday in February | Two |
Pawtucket Housing Authority | July 14, 2024 | One |
Juvenile Hearing Board | 1st Monday in December | Six** |
Mayor's Community Board | One year from the date of the appointment | Fifteen, plus one vacancy |
Parks/Tree Commission | 1st Monday in August | Three |
Pawtucket Business Development Corp. | January 1, 2024 | None, plus seven vacancies*** |
Pawtucket Hall of Fame Committee | December 2024 | Four**** |
Pawtucket Redevelopment Agency | September 12, 2024 | One, plus one vacancy |
Pension Board (Mayor Appoints) | 1st Monday in January | None, plus one vacancy |
Pension Board (Council Appoints) | 1st Monday in January | None |
Personnel Board | 1st Monday in January | None |
City Planning Commission | 1st Monday in January | None, plus one vacancy |
Public Arts Committee | 1st Monday in June | Two, plus one vacancy***** |
Public Library Trustees | 1st Monday in January | One |
Purchasing Board | 1st Monday in January | None |
Riverfront Commission (Mayor Appoints) | 1st Monday in June | One |
Riverfront Commission (Council Appoints) | 1st Monday in June | One |
Water Supply Board | 1st Monday in January | None |
Note:
*The Advisory Commission on Arts and Culture currently has nine members. Four will expire in October. The Mayor needs to make enough appointments to ensure that the Commission has the required minimum of five members, but not more than nine members.
** The Juvenile Hearing Board currently has eight members. Six will expire this December. The Mayor needs to make enough appointments to ensure that the Board has the required minimum of seven members, with at least one being from each of the six councilmanic districts and one being under the age of twenty-five.
*** The Pawtucket Business Development Corporation currently has twelve members. The Mayor needs to make enough appointments to ensure that the Board has the required minimum of seventeen members, but not more than nineteen members.
**** The Pawtucket Hall of Fame Committee currently has twelve members. Four will expire next December. The Mayor needs to make enough appointments to ensure that the Committee has the required minimum of nine members, but not more than fifteen members.
***** The Public Arts Committee currently has four members. Two will expire in June. One must be filled by an artist and one must be an architect/designer. The current vacancy must be filled by a member of the Arts & Culture Advisory Commission.
Anyone interested in serving on a board or commission should send a letter and resume to Sandra Perez in the Mayor’s Office, 137 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02860, or an e-mail to sperez@pawtucketri.gov.
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Upcoming Meeting Dates
The Advisory Commission on Arts and Culture is focused on the identification, expansion, and promotion of the arts, culture, and artistic features throughout the City of Pawtucket.
City Hall Art Gallery
The City Hall Art Gallery was established by the Commission in 2015 with the goal of the bringing artwork into publically owned spaces. Shows are rotated three to four times a year and receptions for each show are hosted by the Commission.
The mission of the Public Art Program is to reflect the city’s identity, improve the quality of life for residents and visitor’s, stimulate city pride, attract economic development, and to engage artists and the community in the life of the city by acquiring and maintaining high-quality public art that is funded partially or fully with public monies and/or located on public property.
Meeting Dates
The Pawtucket Advisory Commission on Arts and Culture generally meets bi-monthly on the last Monday of the month at 5:00pm in the Planning/ Zoning Conference Room, located on the main floor of Pawtucket City Hall.
Staff
Rob Runge, rrunge@pawtucketri.com
Applications, Forms, and Brochures
Pawtucket Paintbox Application
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Established in 1993, as an independent non-profit corporation, Pawtucket’s Business Development Corporation (PBDC) provides loan funding to businesses expanding in or relocating to Pawtucket and will be creating jobs.
News
Pawtucket Announces Expanded Loan Program for Small Businesses
Pawtucket’s Business Development Corporation generally meets on the last Wednesday of the month at 4:00 p.m., on the second floor of Slater Mill at 67 Roosevelt Avenue.
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The Pawtucket Planning Commission regulates land and building development in the City of Pawtucket.
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Meeting Dates
The Mayor’s Community Board meets every first Tuesday after the first Saturday of each month.
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The meeting for 1/4 at 6:00PM has been canceled due to not meeting quorum. Meetings will resume for the month of January.
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