Menlo Park welcomes and encourages residents' active participation through serving on a City-appointed commission or committee. Commissions examine issues of community interest and make recommendations to the City Council on policy matters. Each commission reviews specific subjects and carries out assignments as directed by the City Council or as prescribed by law.

New opportunities to serve on the Parks and Recreation Commission and Planning Commission are now available. 

For an application and more information, visit the Advisory commissions and committees webpage. Applications are due to the City Clerk’s Office on August 29, 2019, by 5 p.m.