Boards & Commissions

Overview

In addition to the City Council, the City of Nixa has other public boards & commissions which serve specific purposes, in addition to any special committees which may be formed by the City Council.

Planning & Zoning Commission:

The Planning and Zoning Commission serves as a recommendation body to the City Council on matters relating to development activity in the City.

Home Rule Charter Review Commission:

The Home Rule Charter Review Commission serves as a recommendation body to the City Council regarding potential amendments to the city’s charter which the Commission deems advantageous.

Board of Adjustments:

The Board of Adjustments hears and decides variance cases and appeals to decisions made by the Planning & Zoning Commission.

Filling Vacancies:

From time to time, these boards, commissions, and committees have vacancies that need to be filled by volunteers, who will be appointed by the Mayor and/or Council.

Learn more about these Boards & Commissions, or complete our online fillable form under the Volunteer to Serve tab to register your interest in serving on one of these boards or commissions.

Volunteer to Serve

Board/Commission Volunteer Interest Form

Occasionally the City of Nixa has openings on any of its boards, commissions, or committees. All such roles are voluntary and some come with particular requirements such as an even distribution of members across the city's three council districts. In order to be considered to fill any such vacancies, please complete the following form. Upon submission, your name will be added to a list of potential candidates to be considered for voluntary public service on whichever board, commission, or committee may have a vacancy.
Name
Address
Which council district do you currently reside in?
Most of our board/committee meetings are held in the evenings once or twice each month. Some special committees may need to meet on a weekly basis over a short period of time in a temporary capacity.
Are you related to any current or former employee of the City of Nixa or are you related to any current or former Nixa elected official?
If you answered Yes, who are they?
This may disqualify you from serving on certain boards/commissions/committees, but relatives of employees and former elected officials may be allowed to serve on other committees.
If there is a particular board/commission/committee on which you are hoping for an opportunity to serve, enter the name of that board/commission/committee below
Willingness to serve in other positions
If your preferred board/commission/committee does not currently have open seats, or if you are not selected to fill whichever seat is currently available, are you willing to serve in a different capacity or be considered again in the future?
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.