Want to Help Shape Claremont's Future?

Claremont is looking for residents interested in taking an active role in the City's decision-making process.

They encourage residents to apply for appointment to a City commission. Applications are being accepted to fill potential end-of-term vacancies on a number of Claremont commissions, officials said.

The deadline to file is 6 p.m. June 10.

Claremont has five commissions, the Architectural, Community and Human Services, Planning, Police, Traffic and Transportation. The commissions advise and assist the City Council in addressing issues related to the commission's area of concern, city officials said.

“They do this by gathering pertinent information, hearing arguments, weighing values, and making recommendations to the Council,” officials wrote in an announcement. The specific powers and duties of each commission are attached to the application, staffers wrote.

Commissioners are appointed by the City Council. Qualifications include Claremont residency - with certain exceptions, a strong interest in the community and the work of the commission, and the ability to give generously of one's time while serving, officials wrote.

A personal interview with a two-member City Council sub-committee will be scheduled for all applicants, officials said.

Applications and information are available in the City Clerk's office, City Hall, 207 Harvard Avenue. They can be picked up 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday – Thursday. It can also be downloaded from the City's website.

Anyone with questions may call the City Clerk's office at (909) 399-5461 or (909) 399-5463.