The Credit River City Council may appoint residents to advisory committees to make recommendations on specific topics. 

Advisory committees are composed of citizen volunteers appointed by the City Council, or a combination of citizen volunteers, appointed City Council Members, and City staff.

Advisory committees are limited to making recommendations to the City Council or City staff and have no authority to make decisions on behalf of the City Council. Advisory committees may meet with the City Council in a public workshop to discuss goals and objectives, mutual concerns or questions and other business as appropriate.

Annually, the City Council shall appoint at least one council member to serve as a liaison to the Advisory Committees. The role of the liaison is to act as a conduit and resource for information by and between the Council and the Planning Commission or Committee. The liaison shall make periodic reports to the Council on the activities of the Planning Commission or committee.

VACANCIES FOR ADVISORY COMMITTEES: When the term of an individual serving on an Advisory Committee identified above expires, the individual may apply to be reappointed if they have not exceeded their term limits and they have met or exceeded the performance standards. An individual seeking reappointment or an individual seeking to be newly appointed by the Council must follow the steps set forth below for filling a vacancy.

A vacant position shall be filled following the procedures set forth below:

Applications are solicited. A notice of the vacancy is made public, and individuals may be encouraged to consider the position. The notice shall state the deadline for submitting applications.

Screening Committee. The City Administrator or designee, the City Council liaison, and two members of the committee shall serve as the Screening Committee. An individual subject to re-appointment may not sit on the screening committee.

The Screening Committee shall screen all candidates who have applied for appointment or reappointment and make a recommendation to the City Council. The recommendation of the Screening Committee will be presented to the City Council. The Council may accept or reject the recommendation. If the recommendation is rejected, the City Council may appoint another individual or reopen the application period and invite new candidates to apply. 

Current Advisory Committees

Currently the City Council is solicitating applications for the following Advisory Committees:

1. Government Center Advisory Committee
2. Mission/Vision Advisory Committee

Please use the form below to apply for one of the two committees. Applications must be received by July 22nd, 2024, to be considered.