Openings on City Zoning Commission, Board of Adjustment and Helena Citizens Council. Applications due December 26th!

DATE:  December 11, 2012

CONTACT: Debbie Havens, Clerk of the Commission, 447-8410

NEWS RELEASE - PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 

The City of Helena is seeking interested citizens to serve on the following boards:

Board of Adjustment (click here or see following)
One citizen to serve as the alternate member on the Board of Adjustment.  Term will begin upon appointment and expire October 1, 2015.

The five-member board acts on applications for variances in the zoning ordinance. 

Zoning Commission (click here or see following)

One citizen to serve as the alternate member on the City Zoning Commission.  The term will begin upon appointment and expired September 30, 2015.
This board shall perform zoning functions for the city and shall be the sole Zoning Commission for the City of Helena.





Helena Citizens Council (click here)

There are currently vacancies in Districts 2, 3, 4 and 6 of the Helena Citizens Council.  If you are interested in finding out what district you live in or serving on the HCC please visit their web page at helenacitizenscouncil.com or call HCC Coordinator at 447-8493.

Applications are available at www.ci.helena.mt.us /commission/boards or by calling 447-8410 and can be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office, 316 N. Park Avenue, Room 323, Helena, MT 59623 or to dhavens (at) ci.helena.mt.us.

The deadline for applications is 4:00 p.m., Thursday, December 26, 2012.

CITY ZONING COMMISSION

The Zoning Commission shall have 5 members and 1 alternate, all of whom must be residents of the City of Helena.  Members’ terms shall be three-years. The alternate will serve only in the event that a regular member is unable to attend a meeting.  Three members constitute a quorum.  Meetings are the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m., Commission Chambers, City-County Building. 

BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

This 5-member board acts on applications for variances in Zoning Ordinances. This Board was established by Ordinance 1766 and amended by Ordinance 2384 revising the membership to include a member of the City Commission. Members’ terms shall be three-years. Meetings are the 1^st Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. in 7:00 p.m. in Room 326, City-County Building.