Committees - Board committees may be structured in any way deemed best to serve the needs of the community. Different communities may require different committee structures in order to address their needs. Some possible structures are:

Functional Committees deal with the specific needs of the community or carry out specific Charter mandates. Such committees may be a Land Use Review Committee, Budget Committee, Education Committee, or Public Safety Committee.

Agency Committees relate to specific agencies. These might include: Police Committee, Sanitation Committee, Consumer Affairs Committee, etc. Sometimes one committee will cover several agencies, e.g., a Health, Hospitals and Social Services Committee. Such a committee structure is useful during budget and service consultations with the agencies.

Area Committees handle issues in a specific part of the Community District. This structure tends to spread a variety of work among the members.

Many Boards have adopted a mixture of the above styles. for example, using agency committees when close relationships must exist with specific agencies, such as during the budget process, but having a parallel structure of area committees, to ensure that all matters which come before the Board can be fully considered. However, Boards should take care not to create too many committees, which may require too much of the members' time and so be ineffective.

Non-Board Members on Committees - The Charter permits community residents who are not Board members to serve on Board committees. This is a good way of drawing on additional expertise and manpower. It is also a method of recruiting potential Board members. A Board member must chair each committee.