Westwood Boards And Committees Seeking Members!

Press release from the Town of Westwood:

February 14, 2022

Interested in volunteering for a Town Board, Committee or Commission?

Are you interested in serving your community?

The Town of Westwood is looking for residents to volunteer to serve on many of its local Boards, Committees or Commissions. You can choose your area of expertise from Finance to Environmental to better serve your community. Resident participation results in a stronger and more responsive local government. The below listed Boards are currently seeking members, but the Town has many other Boards and Committees that do not have membership restrictions.

Please contact the Select Board’s Office if you would like to learn more about any board/committee.

The Westwood Select Board is looking for interested volunteers to fill the following vacancies:

Charter Review Committee – Select Board is seeking residents to serve on the Committee

The Town of Westwood is governed by Home Rule Charter. The Select Board appoints a committee to review the Charter and Town By-Laws not less than once every 10 years from the date of the last review undertaken. The committee shall be tasked to make recommendations to a subsequent town meeting to amend the existing Charter and Town By-Laws. The Select Board is seeking to appoint residents to assist with this objective and comprehensive review of the Town Charter and By-Laws. Committee members should be willing to serve for approximately two years, and be available to attend meetings once or twice a month through this review period.

Westwood Environmental Action Committee (WEAC)

Westwood Environmental Action Committee (WEAC) serves as an advisory committee to the Select Board. The Committee identifies environmental issues to the Board of Selectmen attention to work with them on solutions that benefit the town and its residents. The mission of WEAC is to promote energy and resource conservation, renewable energy, water conservation, green buildings, more efficient vehicles, tree planting, recycling and environmental education in the Town of Westwood.

If you are interested in serving, please send a copy of your resume and a statement of interest to describe how you could contribute to the mission of the board/committee.

Statement of Interest Application

If you would like to be considered for appointment, please send a copy of your resume and a completed statement of interest via email to the Select Board, or via mail to the Select Board Office at 580 High Street, Westwood MA, 02090.

This press release was produced by the Town of Westwood. The views expressed here are the author’s own.