Boards and Commissions
| PAWTUCKET BOARDS & COMMISSIONS — EXPIRED TERMS & VACANCIES — 2025 | ||
| Pursuant to Sec. 9-105 of the Pawtucket City Charter, below is a list of all terms expiring in 2025 and all current vacancies on Boards/Commissions in Pawtucket. |
| BOARD/COMMISSION | DATES TERMS EXPIRING IN 2025 | NUMBER OF TERMS EXPIRING IN 2025 / VACANCIES (PUBLIC MEMBERS) |
| Arts & Culture Advisory Commission | 1st Monday in October | Three, plus four vacancies* |
| Arts Panel Review Committee | June 1, 2025 | Two (City Council), plus one vacancy (School Officials) |
| Board of Appeals | 1st Monday in January | Two (One being an Alternate Member) |
| Board of Canvassers | 1st Monday in March | One, plus two vacancies (Both Alternate Members)** |
| Charter Review Commission | April 23, 2025 | None |
| Historic District Commission | 1st Monday in February | Two, plus two vacancies |
| Pawtucket Housing Authority | July 14, 2025 | One, plus one vacancy |
| Juvenile Hearing Board | 1st Monday in December | Three, plus one vacancy*** |
| Mayor's Community Board | One year from date of appointment | Five, plus ten vacancies |
| Parks/Tree Commission | 1st Monday in August | Three |
| Pawtucket Business Development Corp. | January 1, 2025 | Three, plus two vacancies**** |
| Pawtucket Hall of Fame Committee | December 2025 | Four, plus one vacancy***** |
| Pawtucket Redevelopment Agency | September 12, 2025 | One |
| Pension Board (Mayor Appoints) | 1st Monday in January | None, plus one vacancy |
| Pension Board (Council Appoints) | 1st Monday in January | None, plus one vacancy |
| Personnel Board | 1st Monday in January | One |
| City Planning Commission | 1st Monday in January | One, plus two vacancies (Both Alternate Members) |
| Public Art Fund Committee | 1st Monday in June | One, plus three vacancies****** |
| Public Library Trustees | 1st Monday in January | Three, plus one vacancy |
| Purchasing Board | 1st Monday in January | One |
| Riverfront Commission (Mayor Appoints) | 1st Monday in June | Three, plus one vacancy |
| Riverfront Commission (Council Appoints) | 1st Monday in June | Two, plus one vacancy |
| Water Supply Board | 1st Monday in January | One |
| * The Advisory Commission on Arts and Culture currently has five members. Three will expire in October. The Mayor needs to make enough appointments to ensure that the Commission has the required minimum of five members, but not more than nine members. |
| ** Board of Canvassers expiring term must be filled by a Republican. The alternate members must be filled by one Democrat and one Republican. |
| *** The Juvenile Hearing Board currently has six members. Three will expire this December. The Mayor needs to make enough appointments to ensure that the Board has the required minimum of seven members, with at least one being from each of the six councilmanic districts and one being under the age of twenty-five. |
| **** The Pawtucket Business Development Corporation currently has fifteen members. Three will expire in January. The Mayor needs to make enough appointments to ensure that the Board has the required minimum of seventeen members, but not more than nineteen members. |
| ***** The Pawtucket Hall of Fame Committee currently has eight members. Four will expire next December. The Mayor needs to make enough appointments to ensure that the Committee has the required minimum of nine members, but not more than fifteen members. |
| ****** The Public Art Fund Committee currently has two members. One will expire in June, who must be filled by a member of the Pawtucket Foundation. One of the vacancies must be filled by an artist, one must be an architect/designer and one must be a member of the Advisory Commission on Arts & Culture. |
| Anyone interested in serving on a board or commission should send a letter and resume to Grace Voll in the Mayor's Office, 137 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02860, or an e-mail to [email protected] |
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The Advisory Commission on Arts and Culture is focused on the identification, expansion, and promotion of the arts, culture, and artistic features throughout the City of Pawtucket.
City Hall Art Gallery
The City Hall Art Gallery was established by the Commission in 2015 with the goal of the bringing artwork into publically owned spaces. Shows are rotated three to four times a year and receptions for each show are hosted by the Commission.
The mission of the Public Art Program is to reflect the city’s identity, improve the quality of life for residents and visitor’s, stimulate city pride, attract economic development, and to engage artists and the community in the life of the city by acquiring and maintaining high-quality public art that is funded partially or fully with public monies and/or located on public property.
Meeting Dates
The Pawtucket Advisory Commission on Arts and Culture generally meets bi-monthly on the last Monday of the month at 5:00pm in the Planning/ Zoning Conference Room, located on the main floor of Pawtucket City Hall.
Staff
Rob Runge, [email protected]
Applications, Forms, and Brochures
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Established in 1993, as an independent non-profit corporation, Pawtucket’s Business Development Corporation (PBDC) provides loan funding to businesses expanding in or relocating to Pawtucket and will be creating jobs.
News
Pawtucket Announces Expanded Loan Program for Small Businesses
Pawtucket’s Business Development Corporation generally meets on the last Wednesday of the month at 4:00 p.m., on the second floor of Slater Mill at 67 Roosevelt Avenue.
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The Pawtucket Planning Commission regulates land and building development in the City of Pawtucket.
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The Mayor’s Community Board meets every first Tuesday after the first Saturday of each month.
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The meeting for 1/4 at 6:00PM has been canceled due to not meeting quorum. Meetings will resume for the month of January.
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