Community Services Commissioner

About the Department

The Community Services Commission is seeking candidates to fill one vacancy for a four-year term commencing on July 1st, 2026, and concluding on June 30th, 2030.

The Community Services Commission is a five-member advisory body to the Sierra Madre City Council. The fundamental nature of the Community Services Commission is to improve and enhance the quality of life throughout the community. The Commission oversees the general use of parks, public facilities, and matters relating to the community’s recreational and service needs.

Commissioners serve as a communication link between the community, City Council and the Community Services Department regarding recreation and community service items assisting in formulating policies that govern the department, programs, and services; recommend rules and regulations to the City Council regarding the City’s parks, facilities and programs, make recommendations regarding department priorities.

1.     Act in an advisory capacity and be responsible to the City Council in all matters pertaining to parks, public recreation and community services;

2.     Act as a communications link between the residents, City Council, and Community Services Department, in all matters pertaining to parks, facilities, recreation, and community services, and cooperate with other governmental agencies and civic groups in the advancement of sound park, recreation, and community service planning and programming;

3.     Plan and recommend community service programs and evaluate community service programs and services designed to meet community needs in areas of youth, recreation, adults, seniors, parks, aquatics, and events, and transportation;

4.     Parks and facilities:

a. Act in an advisory capacity to the City Council in all matters pertaining to the acquisition, improvement, development, maintenance, and use of all public parks and facilities in the city;

b.   Recommend regulations, rules, and policies for City Council adoption including hours of operation, fees, programs, organizations and operational procedures,

c.    Review the items in subsection (b) of this section annually and provide recommendations to the City Council;

d.    Advise for long range capital improvements;

5.     Recreation and community services:

a.  Formulate policies on services and programs for approval by the City Council, including agreements with the Board of Education of the school district and the City Council for the best possible joint use of parks and recreation facilities and similar agreements with other civic groups,

b.  Interpret the policies and functions of the Community Services Department to the community,

c.  Make periodic inventories of community services that exist or may be needed, assess and communicate the needs of the community to the Community Services Manager and the City Council,

d.  Aid in the coordinating of community services with the programs of other governmental agencies and voluntary organizations;

6.     Advise in the preparation of the Community Services Department workplan and goals and budget and make recommendations to the City Council;

7.     PerformallotherdutiesreferredtoandrequestedoftheCommunityServicesCommissionby the City Council;

8.     Improve and enhance the quality of life throughout the community through people, parks, and programs;

9.     Be knowledgeable of and adhere to the Brown Act; and

10. Report regularly to the governing official and the general public.