City of Navasota seeking applications for boards, commissions, and committees

Are you interested in getting involved and contributing to the future of the City of Navasota? Consider applying to serve on one of the city’s many volunteer boards, commissions, and committees. By joining a city board, you can make a difference by having a say in how the City of Navasota grows and operates. Current openings include: 

Board of Adjustment- 2 full-time positions and 2 alternate positions

The Board of Adjustment addresses appeals filed with the City regarding application, interpretation, or reasonableness of certain ordinances of administrative decisions pertaining to zoning, variances for non-conforming uses of real property, appeals and variances regarding administration and provisions of flood damage control ordinances, etc.  The Board of Adjustment has five regular members and 2 alternates appointed for staggered two year terms.  Meetings are held on an “as required” basis.  All members and alternates shall be residents of the city or the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city. Removable for cause by the appointing authority upon written charges after public hearing.

Keep Navasota Beautiful- 2 full-time positions

The Keep Navasota Beautiful Commission is an advisory body to the City Council in establishing a city-wide policy for decreasing the amount of loose refuse in the city, enhancing and preserving the city’s natural beauty and encouraging the use of landscaping and the improvement of deteriorating features.  The Commission shall consist of seven or more members.  Terms of appointments are for two years. 

The commission shall consist of seven (7) or more members who shall be residents of the city and who shall serve without compensation. Any member who is absent for three (3) consecutive regularly scheduled monthly meetings of the commission without valid excuse, as determined by the chair of the commission, shall automatically be dismissed from membership.

For more information, please contact the City Secretary’s office at 936-825-6475 or via email at shomeyer@navasotatx.gov or msavensky@navasotatx.gov. Apply today here: https://navasotatx.rja.revize.com/forms/5777