Anyone employed by or under contract to the City is not eligible to serve on a board or commission. The staff liaison assigned to each board or commission provides technical assistance. You don't have to be a specialist in any field or even have any special experience. What is most important is that you are a Rockville resident willing to serve. Most boards and commissions meet monthly.
Ample parking is available.
Most meetings last approximately two hours, depending on the agenda. Sometimes the board or commission may hold a special meeting or sponsor an event that will take place in addition to the regularly scheduled monthly meeting. In order to ensure that the commission is most effective, it is important that all members attend as many meetings as possible. The official Policies and Procedures for boards and commissions states that three consecutive absences will be considered a resignation. I'm not involved in politics.