All commissioners are encouraged to participate in a City-sponsored mediation training workshop. This Commission provides advice and guidance to the Mayor and Council on human service needs in Rockville and how best to address them. The Commission monitors changes in human needs in the city, assists the Mayor and Council in deciding appropriate City roles and priorities concerning human services, and participates in oversight and evaluation to ensure accountability and cost-effectiveness of City and outside providers of human services. The Mayor and Council may also ask the Commission to study specific human service-related problems and complaints that have been brought to their attention. The Commission is composed of nine individuals representing social service consumers, service providers and residents of the Rockville community.
Meetings are closed to the public unless requested to be open by all employees concerned.
Members serve for overlapping four-year terms. Terms of members are overlapping and run for five years. The body elects its own chair. This is a nine member body whose members are appointed by the Mayor with the confirmation of the Council. Members serve for overlapping two year terms.