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Volunteer Boards and Commissions

If you aren’t ready yet for the commitment of running for office and seeing your name on yard signs, consider joining a community board or commission. Most of these positions aren’t elected, but appointed based on who applies… and more often than not, they’re desperate for passionate people to get involved. These local boards and commissions can play a big role in helping our community run smoothly. Here’s a list of local boards and commissions in Warren County.

Warren County

Mental Health Recovery Board (MHRBWCC)

  • Contact: 513-695-1695
  • Members: 6
  • Term: 2 terms of 4 years
  • Meeting: 2nd Wednesday of each month- 5:30 pm
  • Address: 212 Cook Rd., Lebanon, OH
  • Application: Mail the application form to the Mental Health Recovery Board Serving Warren & Clinton Counties at 201 Reading Rd. Mason, OH 45040

Warren County Community Center Board of Trustees

Warren County Board of Developmental Disabilities

  • Contact: 513-228-6400
  • Members: 7
  • Term: 2 terms of 4 years
  • Meeting: 3rd Thursday of every month- 6pm

Area of Progress Council

Butlerville

Contact: Village of Butlerville | Facebook

Butlerville Board of Trustees

Carlisle

Contact:
Email: jharover@carlisleoh.org
Phone: 937-746-0555 ext. 210
Please submit a letter of interest and a resume/ summary of qualifications.

Area Progress Council of Warren

  • Members: 1 council member & 1 alternative member
  • Term: 1 year
  • Meets: as needed

Recreation & Events Committee

  • Members: 3 council members, 2 resident representatives
  • Term: 1 year
  • Meets: as needed

Housing Reinvestment Board

  • Members: 2 council representatives, 2 staff representatives, 1 planning commission representative, 2 resident representatives
  • Term: 3 year
  • Meet: 1 time a year

Franklin Regional Wastewater Board

  • Members: 1 staff representative

Joint Emergency Medical Services (JEMS) Board Appointment

  • Members: 1 Council Representative

Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission

  • Members: I council representative, 1 alternate representative
  • Term: 1 year term
  • Meet: as needed

Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission- Tech Advisory

  • Members: 1 municipal representative, 1 alternate representative
  • Term: 1 year
  • Meet: as needed

National League of Cities- Voting Delegate

  • Members: 1 council representative, 1 alternate representative
  • Term: 1 year
  • Meet: as needed

Ohio Records Commission

  • Members: 1 chair, 4 members
  • Term: indefinite term
  • Meet: as needed, at least once per year

Parks & Recreation Board

  • Members: 5 members
  • Term: 2 years
  • Meet: first Monday of each month- 7pm

Personnel Board

  • Members: 3 resident representatives
  • Term: 3 years
  • Meet: as needed

Planning Commission Board

  • Members: 1 chairman, 2 council representatives, 4 members
  • Term: 4 years
  • Meet: first Thursday of each month- 7pm

Property Maintenance Review Board

  • Members: 5 members
  • Term: 4 years
  • Meet: as needed

Tax Incentive Review Enterprise Zone

  • Members: 2 municipal representatives

Tax Review Board

  • Members: 3 members
  • Term: indefinite term
  • Meet: as needed

Volunteer Police Dependents Board

  • Members: 2 council representatives, 2 police department representatives, 1 resident representatives
  • Term: 1 year
  • Meet: as needed

Volunteer Fireman’s Dependents Fund Board

  • Members: 2 council representatives, 1 fire department representatives, 1 resident representatives
  • Term: 1 year
  • Meet: as needed

Warren County Health District Advisory Council

  • Members: 1 council representative, 1 alternate representative
  • Term: 1 year
  • Meet: as needed

Warren County Municipal League

  • Members: 1 council representative, 1 alternative representative
  • Term: 1 year
  • Meet: as needed

Warren County Planning Commission- Executive Board

  • Members: 1 municipal representative, 1 alternative representative
  • Term: 1 year
  • Meet: as needed

Warren County Regional Planning Commission

  • Members: 1 municipal representative, 1 alternative representative
  • Term: 1 year
  • Meet: as needed

Zoning Board of Appeals

  • Members: 1 chairman, 6 members
  • Term: 4 years
  • Meet: as needed

Clearcreek Township

Contact:
Phone: 937-748-1267
Email: info@ClearcreekTownship.com

Board of Zoning Appeals

  • Members: 5 full members, 2 alternative members
  • Term: full members for 5 years and alternative members for 2 years
  • Meet: first Thursday of the month- 7pm

Zoning Commission

  • Members: 5 full members, 2 alternative members
  • Term: full members for 5 years and alternative members for 2 years
  • Meet: first Tuesday of the month- 7pm

Corwin

Contact: 937-557-1116

Corwin Council Meetings

  • Members: 6 members
  • Meet: 2nd Monday of the month- 7pm

Deerfield Township

Contact:
Email: ahamann@deerfieldtwp.com
Phone: 513-701-6968

Board of Zoning Appeals

Zoning Commission

Deerfield Regional Stormwater District

Community Improvement Corporation Board

Franklin

Contact: 937-746-9921
Application: City of Franklin, Ohio (franklinohio.org)

Board of Zoning Appeals

  • Members: 5 members
  • Term: 4 years
  • Meeting: as needed

Charter Review Commission

  • Members: 6 members
  • Term: 5 years a review is performed
  • Meeting: as needed

The Civil Service Commission

  • Members: 5 members
  • Term: 6 years
  • Meeting: 4th Monday of each month- 6pm

Franklin Homeowners’ Association

  • Members: 7 members
  • Term: 4 years
  • Meeting: as needed

Historic District Review Boards

  • Members: 6 members
  • Term: 4 years
  • Meeting: as needed

Parks & Recreation Commission

  • Members: 6 members
  • Term: 4 years
  • Meeting: once a month

The Planning Commission

  • Members: 7 members
  • Term: 4 years
  • Meeting: 2nd Monday every month- 5:30pm

Special Events Committee

  • Members: 5 members
  • Term: 4 years
  • Meeting: as needed

City Council

  • Members: 7 members
  • Term: 4 years
  • Meeting: first and third Monday of each month- 6pm

Franklin Township

Contact:
Email: traci.stivers@franklintownshipohio.us
Phone: 937-746-2852

Warren County Regional Planning Commission FULL Board

  • Members: 3 representatives and 3 alternative representatives
  • Meeting: quarterly- evenings

Warren County Regional Planning Commission Executive Board

  • Members: 1 representative and 1 alternative representative
  • Meeting: monthly- daytime

Warren County Township Association

  • Members: 1 representative

Joint Emergency Services Board

  • Members: 1 representative

Warren County Combined Health District Advisory Council

  • Members: 1 representative and 1 alternative representative
  • Meeting: 1st Tuesday of the month- 6pm

Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission Board of Directors

  • Members: 1 representative and 1 alternative representative

Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission- Tech Advisory Committee

  • Members: 1 representative and 1 alternative representative

Records Commission

  • Members: 1 representative and 1 alternative representative

Franklin City Parks and Recreation

  • Members: 1 representative

Media Liaison

  • Members: 1 representative

Harlan Township

Contact: 513-877-2727

Trustee Meeting

  • Members: 3 representatives
  • Term: 4 years
  • Meet: 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month- 7pm

Lebanon

Contact: 513-932-3060
Application: Boards Commissions Application 03-20.pdf 

Festivals & Tourism

  • Members: 7 members
  • Term: 4 years
  • Meet: second Thursday of each month- 5pm

Board of Zoning Appeals

  • Members: 3 members
  • Term: 4 years
  • Meet: first Wednesday of the month- 5:30pm

City Council

  • Members: 7 members
  • Term: 4 years
  • Meet: second and fourth Tuesday of each month- 7pm

Recreation Board

  • Members: 9 members
  • Term: 2 years
  • Meet: first Wednesday of each month- 7pm

Planning Commission

  • Members: 5 members
  • Term: 4 years
  • Meet: third Thursday of each month- 7pm
  • Requirement: pre-application meeting
  • Contact: 513-228-3171

Shade Tree Commission

  • Members: 7 members
  • Term: 4 years
  • Meet: first Wednesday of each month- 5pm

Loveland

Contact: 513-683-0150
Application: Form Center • Loveland, OH • CivicEngage 

Board of Zoning Appeals

  • Members: 3 members
  • Meet: meets as needed

Recreation Board

  • Members: 5 members
  • Term: 4 years
  • Meet: meets as needed

Arts Commission

  • Members: 6 members
  • Meet: as needed

Beautification Committee

  • Members: 8 members
  • Term: 2 years
  • Meet: third Monday of the month- 6:30pm

Board of Tax Review

  • Members: 3 members
  • Meet: meets as needed

City Record Commission

  • Members: 4 members
  • Meet: as needed

Civil Service Commission

  • Members: 3 members
  • Meet: as needed

Community Improvement Corporation

  • Members: 7 committee members, 3 staff representatives
  • Meet: as needed

Finance Commission

  • Members: 5 members
  • Meet: meetings held quarterly with weekly meetings during the budget season

Historic Preservation and Planning Commission

  • Members: 7 members
  • Meet: third Thursday of each month

Law & Ordinance

  • Members: 8 members
  • Meet: first Wednesday of each month- 5pm

Planning & Zoning Commission

  • Members: 5 members
  • Meet: first Tuesday of each month

Public Relations & Communications Committee

  • Members: 8 members
  • Term: 2 years
  • Meet: first Thursday of the month- 7pm

Storm Water Committee

  • Members: 3 members
  • Meet: as needed

Tree & Environment Committee

  • Members: 6 members
  • Term: 2 years
  • Meet: second Thursday of the month- 7:30pm

Veterans’ Memorial Committee

  • Members: 7 members
  • Term: 2 years
  • Meet: third Thursday every month- 6:30pm

Tax Incentive Review Council

  • Members: 5 members
  • Meet: at least once a year

Comprehensive Master Planning Committee

Lighting District Equalization Board

Treasury Investment Board

Maineville

Contact: 513-678-0833

Finance Committee

Planning Commission

  • Members: 6
  • Meeting: 4th Thursday- 7pm

Event Committee

  • Members: 3
  • Meeting: to be determined

The Village of Maineville Council

  • Members: 6
  • Term: 4 years

Massie Township

Contact: 513-897-5039

Board of Trustees

  • Members: 3
  • Meeting: first Tuesday of the month

Mason

Contact:
Phone: 513-229-8500
Email: administration@masonoh.org

Community Improvement Corporation

  • Members: 3
  • Term: 1 year
  • Meeting: as needed

Mason Parks and Recreation Advisory Board

  • Members: 5
  • Term: 3 years
  • Meeting: as needed

Mason Planning Commission

  • Members: 5
  • Term: 3 years
  • Meeting: as needed

Mason Port Authority

  • Members: 5
  • Term: 4 years
  • Meeting: as needed

Mason Zoning Board of Appeals

  • Members: 5
  • Term: 3 years
  • Meeting: as needed

Personnel Review Board

  • Members: 5
  • Term: 3 years
  • Meeting: as needed

Tax Board of Review

  • Members: 3
  • Term: 3 years
  • Meeting: as needed

Middletown

Contact:
Phone: 513-425-7766,
Email: website@cityofmiddletown.org
Application: https://secure.cityofmiddletown.org/council/boards/application.aspx
Airport Commission

  • Members: 7
  • Term: 4 years
  • Meeting: 3rd Monday of each month- 6pm

Architectural Review Board

  • Members: 3
  • Term: 4 years
  • Meeting: as needed

Board of Zoning Appeals

  • Members: 7
  • Term: 4 years
  • Meeting: 1st Wednesday of the month- 5:30pm

Citizen Advisory Board

  • Members: 20 electors
  • Meeting: 3rd Wednesday of the month- 5:30pm

City Income Tax Review Board

  • Members: 3
  • Meeting: as needed

Civil Service Commission

  • Members: 3
  • Meeting: 3rd Thursday of every month- 8am

Middletown Visitors Bureau Board of Trustees

  • Members: minimum 7 members
  • Meeting: third Monday of every other month- 6pm

Health & Environment Board

  • Members: 7
  • Meeting: 2nd Tuesday of each month- 7:30am

Historic Commission

  • Members: 7
  • Term: 4 years
  • Meeting: third Thursday of the month- 5:30pm

Library Trustees

  • Members: 9
  • Meeting: 3rd Thursday of the month- 4pm

Middletown Cemetery Board

  • Members: 6
  • Term: 1 year term
  • Meeting: 3rd Wednesday of every 3rd month- 5pm

Park Board

  • Members: 5
  • Meeting: Thursday of every month- 6pm

Planning Commission

  • Members: 6
  • Term: 4 years
  • Meeting: 2nd Wednesday of every month- 6pm

Tax Incentive Review Council

  • Members: 7
  • Meeting- meet annually

Monroe

Contact: 513-539-7374

Planning Commission

  • Members: 5
  • Term: 4 years
  • Meeting: third Tuesday at the month
  • Contact: Kameryn Jones at 513-539-7374 extension 1020.

Board of Zoning Appeals

  • Members: 5
  • Term: 5 years
  • Meeting: as needed
  • Contact: Kameryn Jones at 513-539-7374 extension 1020.

Park & Recreation Board

  • Members: 5
  • Term: 5 years
  • Meeting: second Wednesday of each month- 5:30pm
  • Contact: For additional information contact Donna Turman at 513-727-8953.

Park Board

  • Members: 6
  • Term: 5 years
  • Meeting: second Wednesday of the month- 5:30pm
  • Contact: For additional information contact Donna Turman at 513-727-8953.

Personnel Board

  • Members: 5
  • Term: 5 years
  • Meeting: as needed
  • Contact: Kacey Waggaman at 513-539-7374 extension 1025.

Local Board of Tax Review

  • Members: 3
  • Meeting: as needed
  • Contact: Karen Ervin at 513-539-7374 extension 1005.

Audit Committee

  • Members: 5
  • Term: 3 years
  • Meeting: as needed
  • Contact: Deborah Armitage at 513-539-7374 extension 1005

Morrow

Contact: 513-899-2821

Business and Finance Committee

  • Term: 1 years
  • Meeting: as needed

Citizens Housing Committee Purpose

  • Meeting: as needed

Community Reinvestment Housing Council

  • Meeting: as needed

Health & Safety Committee

  • Term: 1 year
  • Meeting: as needed

Neighborhood Watch

Parks and Recreation Board

Planning Commission Purpose

  • Members: 5
  • Term: 4 years
  • Meeting: first Tuesday of each month- 6:30pm

Records Commission

  • Members: 4
  • Meeting: 1 every six months

Tax Incentive Review Council

  • Meeting: as needed

Tree Board

  • Members: 3
  • Term: 4 years
  • Meeting: first Thursday every month- 9am

Zoning Board of Appeals

  • Members: 3
  • Term: 6 years
  • Meeting: 3rd Tuesday every month- 6:30pm

Pleasant Plain

Contact: pleasantplainvillage@yahoo.com

Pleasant Plain Council

  • Members: 3

Salem Township

Contact: Salem Township – Warren County – Contact

Salem Township Council

  • Meeting: 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month

South Lebanon

Contact: 513-494-2296

Planning Commission

  • Meeting: second Thursday of the month- 6:30pm

Springboro

Contact:
Phone: 937-748-4356,
Email: lori@cityofspringboro.com
Application: Springboro Board-Commission App CMYK.ai 

Architectural Review Board

  • Members: 7
  • Term: 2 years
  • Meeting: 2nd Monday of each month- 6pm

Audit Committee

  • Members: 4
  • Term: 1 years
  • Meeting: as needed

Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee

  • Members: 5
  • Meeting: 4th Monday of each month- 6 pm

Board of Tax Review

  • Members: 3
  • Term: 2 years
  • Meeting: as needed

Board of Zoning Appeals

  • Members: 7
  • Term: 4 years
  • Meeting: as needed

Housing Council

  • Members: 7
  • Meeting: as needed

Park Board

  • Members: 5
  • Term: 2 years
  • Meeting:1st Wednesday of every month- 7pm

Planning Commission

  • Members: 7
  • Term: 4 years
  • Meeting: second Wednesday of every month- 6pm

Tree Authority

  • Members: 5
  • Term: 3 years
  • Meeting: 3rd Tuesday of every month- 5:30pm

Turtlecreek Township

Contact:
Phone: 513-932-4902
Email: info@turtlecreektownship.org

Turtlecreek Township Council Meeting

  • Members: 4
  • Term: 4 year
  • Meeting: second Monday of the month- 7pm

Union Township

Contact: 513-752-1741

Board of Trustees

  • Members: 3
  • Term: 4 years
  • Meeting: second and fourth Thursday- 7pm

Zoning Commission

  • Members: 5 full, 2 alternate members
  • Term: 5 years
  • Meeting: 4th Wednesday of every month

Board of Zoning Appeals

  • Members: 5 full, 2 alternate members
  • Term: 5 years
  • Meeting: 1st Thursday of the month

Union Township Community Improvement Corporation (CIC)

Washington Township

Contact: 937-433-0152

Zoning Commission

  • Members: 5
  • Term: 5 years
  • Meeting: every third Tuesday- 7pm

Board of Zoning Appeals

  • Term: 5 years
  • Meeting: second and fourth Monday- 7pm

The Visual Improvement Program Committee

  • Term: 4 years
  • Meeting: second Wednesday- 3:30pm

Recreation Advisory Board

  • Term: 4 years
  • Meeting: third Thursday of odd months- 5:30pm

Wayne Township

Contact: 330-287-5400

Trustee Meeting

Waynesville

Contact: Contact Us – The Village of Waynesville
Application: Application for Appointment to Board and Commissions.pdf (waynesville-ohio.org)

Board of Zoning & Appeals

  • Meeting: as needed

Historic Preservation

  • Meeting: as needed

Parks & Rec

  • Meeting: as needed

Planning Commission

  • Meeting: as needed

Records Commission

  • Meeting: as needed

Tree Board

  • Meeting: as needed

Finance Committee

  • Meeting: Thursday after 2nd council meeting- 5pm

Public Works Committee

  • Meeting: 1st Monday- 6pm

Police Committee

  • Meeting: as needed

Community Event Committee

  • Meeting: as needed

Personal Committee