Looking for a volunteer opportunity that also directly serves your community? Serve on one of our many citizen volunteer boards or commissions. Those who serve as volunteers on these boards or commissions provide input to the County’s decision-making process in many areas of subject expertise. The County and its citizens, in turn, benefit from your service.

If you are interested in applying, please complete the online application by clicking the button below. It will be submitted to staff for review.

Board Vacancies at a Glance

The information below lists available board member positions.

Board NameVacanciesPosition (If Applicable)
Community Corrections Board1 Vacancy1 Mental Health Representative
Community Development Advisory Board2 VacanciesDistrict 3 Representative
Calhan Representative
Community Services Block Grant3 VacanciesPublic Elected Official Sector Representative
2 Low-Income Sector Representatives
CSU Extension Advisory Committee3 Vacancies1 Family and Consumer Science Representative
2 Horticultural/Natural Resources Representatives
El Paso County Fair Advisory Board2 VacanciesMembers
El Paso County Fairgrounds Corporation1 VacancyMember
El Paso County Planning Commission3 Vacancies1 Regular Member
2 Associate Members
Noxious Weed Advisory Commission1 VacancyCitizen At-Large (must meet requirements)
Pioneer Village Roads Advisory Committee2 VacanciesMembers

Active Governance and Advisory Board Volunteer Opportunities

The El Paso County Volunteer Program is a wonderful opportunity for citizens to learn about the various functions of county government as well as give back to the community. The County’s numerous boards and commissions need your experience, talents, and time.

Governance Board
A governance board is an official, legally established body with decision-making authority over operations and policy. This may include voting to adopt a budget or hiring and overseeing a senior executive.

Advisory Board
An advisory board is a formally or informally created group that provides recommendations to the governance board or staff but does not have authority to act. This can include gathering community input or offering technical expertise.

Active Governance Boards

911 Emergency Response Center Authority Board

The El Paso / Teller County 911 Authority Board was established as a separate governmental entity in 1990. Two counties, 11 cities, three military installations and 23 fire protection districts have signed the intergovernmental agreement creating the Authority Board. This board is the governing body responsible for the organization, administration and operation of the emergency telephone system (911).

Board of Health

The El Paso County Board of Health is the governing body for El Paso County Public Health. The Board of Health is responsible for developing public health policies, approving a local public health improvement plan, providing advice to the Public Health Director, and overseeing Public Health financial matters, among other responsibilities.

Board of Retirement

The purpose of the Board of Retirement is to oversee the retirement plan and manage all matters related to its administration. This includes supervising the plan’s operations, setting policies, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and acting in the best interests of plan members and beneficiaries. The Board is responsible for the overall governance and management of the Plan.

Community Corrections Board

The Community Corrections Board determines which offenders can safely be placed in the community, who can operate a community corrections program; under what conditions an offender can participate in a program, and the standards by which a service provider can operate a facility. The board also monitors programs in the Fourth Judicial District, oversees compliance with state and local standards, recommends contracts and reception of grants, and advises the El Paso County Board of Commissioners on work release and other community corrections matters in the Fourth Judicial District.

El Paso County Fairgrounds Corporation

The Fairgrounds Corporation is a non-profit corporation established by the Board of El Paso County Commissioners to acquire, manage, and/or hold a liquor license assigned to the El Paso County Fairgrounds, to coordinate the use of the Fairgrounds for special events that desire consumption of alcohol, including racing events and other large special events; and through its operation, to provide funding to support the El Paso County Fair, El Paso County Fair and Events Center, and El Paso County 4H program.

El Paso County Housing Authority

The El Paso County Housing Authority was established to help promote the availability of decent, safe, and affordable dwelling accommodations in the county for persons of low-to-moderate income. The Housing Authority advises the Board of County Commissioners on matters regarding the issuance of bonds for the acquisition, construction, and rehabilitation of single and multi-family residential housing to provide more affordable housing opportunities for residents. In addition, the Housing Authority manages the Housing Trust Fund, which was established to provide funding to agencies with experience in the design and administration of innovative programs that address local housing needs.

Facilities Corporation

The El Paso County Facilities Corporation, a Colorado Nonprofit Corporation, was established in 1995 to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire real estate and personal property (facilities) within the boundaries of El Paso County for the use and benefit of the county utilizing the certificates of participation (COPs) funding instrument.

Pikes Peak Library District Board

The Pikes Peak Library District Board of Trustees acts as the governing body of the library. Its responsibilities include, but are not limited to, setting policy, which is responsive and appropriate for the operation of the library district, hiring the director, evaluating the director, and approving the annual budget.

Joint Initiatives Reach Committee

El Paso County is one of more than 40 counties in Colorado which participates in the House Bill 04-1451 Collaborative Management Program (CMP). This statute recognizes the need for a collective community approach to serving children/youth with complex needs through a tailored integrated approach and with child, youth and family engagement in planning, services, and solutions. The work of the initiative is funded through statutory incentive funds and grants, and its purpose is to:

  1. Reduce duplication and eliminate fragmentation of services provided to children, youth and families who would benefit from integrated multi-agency services.
  2. Increase the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of services delivered to children and families who would benefit from multi-agency services, to achieve better outcomes;
  3. Encourage cost sharing among service providers.
Pikes Peak Regional Building Department Board of Review

The Pikes Peak Regional Building Department (PPRBD) Board of Review is authorized to propose standards and interpretations of the building code; to grant or deny minor variances to code; to grant, suspend or revoke contractor licenses; and impose restrictions or requirements on contractors. The board is comprised of an architect, citizen-at-large, building contractor (A or B license), building contractor (A, B or C license), and engineer (structural, electrical or mechanical).

Active Advisory Boards

City/County Drainage Board

The City/County Drainage Board acts as an advisory board to the Colorado Springs City Council and the Board of El Paso County Commissioners regarding (1) subdivision codes and regulations relating to the drainage and control of flood and surface waters and (2) administration of the Subdivision Storm Drainage funds. The board also works closely with the City Engineer and the County Engineer to make recommendations on new drainage studies and fees.

Community Development Advisory Board

On April 1, 2009, El Paso County became an “entitlement community” and was awarded a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a wide range of community development activities directed toward revitalizing neighborhoods, economic development, and providing improved community facilities and services.

The Community Development Advisory Board (CDAB) reviews matters of importance regarding the CDBG program and makes recommendations to the Board of El Paso County Commissioners concerning community development issues and use of CDBG funds.

Citizen Outreach Group

The County of El Paso through the El Paso County Board of County Commissioners has created the El Paso County Citizen Outreach Group to educate residents of the work and services provided by El Paso County, serve as citizen ambassadors on behalf of the organization to the public as requested by appropriately designated staff, and assess the progress or efforts of County strategic initiatives, such as the County Strategic Plan, the County’s Budget, and the activity of the public Safety tax.

Community Services Block Grant Advisory Board

The role of the El Paso County Community Services Block Grant Advisory Board is to participate actively in the development, planning, implementation and evaluation of the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program in El Paso County, serving low-income communities and making recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners.

CSU Extension Advisory Committee

The mission of the El Paso County Extension Advisory Committee is to promote, advocate, and support the Colorado State University’s Extension program in El Paso County and staff by developing and implementing a strong marketing strategy that results in educating community officials and providing information flow between county citizens and the Extension.

El Paso County Fair Advisory Board

The El Paso County Fair Advisory Board assists with the development, management, programming, operation, and maintenance of the Fair and Events Complex in Calhan. Board members also help to produce the annual County Fair.

El Paso County Planning Commission

The Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) shall appoint a Planning Commission. The Planning Commission is established by resolution of the BoCC pursuant to C.R.S. §30-28-103 and C.R.S. §30-28-104 . The Planning Commission reviews planning petitions and makes recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners on land use requests and prepares a master plan for unincorporated areas of the county.

Local Emergency Planning Committee

The Board of County Commissioners established the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) for the administration of a federal program for the development and review of chemical emergency response plans, collecting information about corporate and public use and storage of hazardous chemicals to help Fire and HAZMAT officers to safely respond to an incident, and to help citizens exercise their rights under the Federal Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act.

Visit the Local Emergency Planning Committee website for further information.

Noxious Weed Advisory Commission

The Noxious Weed Advisory Commission develops and tri-annually reviews an action plan for the integrated management of state-mandated weeds; designates additional weeds that are or have the potential for becoming problematic in the county; and recommends to the Board of County Commissioners that identified individual landowners be required to submit their management strategies to control targeted plants to the El Paso County Environmental Division.

Additionally, the Commission serves to educate the public by speaking to groups and homeowner associations and by displaying educational materials at community events.

Park Advisory Board

The Park Advisory Board reviews and comments on items and proposals related to County Park policies, philosophies and objectives, and makes recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners.

Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments - Area Agency on Aging

The purpose of the Commission is to advise and recommend to the PPACG Board of Directors and PPACG staff action on matters regarding the development of an area-wide system of advocacy and policy recommendations for older persons to enable them to maintain as much independence as possible.

Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments Community Advisory Committee

The Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments (PPACG) Community Advisory Committee (CAC) was formed to afford citizens the opportunity to be continuously involved in regional planning activities. The CAC is an advisory committee to the PPACG Board of Directors on matters affecting regional transportation, air and water quality, and military impact planning.

Pikes Peak Regional Building Department Licensing Committee

The Licensing Committee reviews testing, experience and licensing of applicants for licenses and the performance of work required under the Pikes Peak Regional Building Code and adopted primary and secondary codes by reference, including, but not limited to the Elevator and Escalator Safety Code. Electrical and plumbing contractors are licensed by the State of Colorado, but must also register with Pikes Peak Regional Building Department to perform work in this Jurisdiction. The committee also hears complaints against contractors.

Pikes Peak Regional Building Department Technical Committee

The Technical Committee reviews, interprets, and recommends minor variance requests from the Pikes Peak Regional Building Code (the “Building Code”), including, but not limited to the Sign Code, and the Elevator and Escalator Safety Code.

Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority

Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority (PPRWA) is governed by its members and offers levels of voting membership based on the number of taps in the organization. An executive committee is appointed each year, with chairmanship rotating among members every two years. ​​

For more information, please contact the Boards and Commissions Administrator at (719) 520-6555.

Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority Citizen Advisory Committee

The Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority (PPRTA) is a collaborative effort among six regional governments to improve and maintain roads and support public transit. The members of PPRTA are the cities of Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs, El Paso County, and the towns of Green Mountain Falls and Ramah and Calhan.

Pioneer Village Roads Public Improvement District Advisory Committee

In conjunction with the establishment of the El Paso County Pioneer Village Roads Public Improvement District, the Board of County Commissioners also created the El Paso County Pioneer Village Roads Public Improvement District Advisory Committee. The purpose of the Advisory Committee is to make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners regarding the public improvements to be funded each year, the awarding of contracts, and the need to seek an increase of the maximum mill levy for the PID.

Road Impact Fee Advisory Committee

The Committee was created by the El Paso County Planning and Community Development Department and the Department of Public Works to provide recommendations to the Commissioners on the implementation of the unincorporated county-wide road impact fee program, in compliance with local, state, and federal laws.

For further information, please contact the Boards and Commissions Administrator at 719-520-6555.

Widefield Water and Sanitation District Citizens’ Advisory Council

The Citizen Advisory Council is a component of the District for customer representation for citizens with the District’s boundaries and provides a point of contact for the public.

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Sunshine Law Notices

All El Paso County meeting notices are available on the Clerk and Recorder’s AgendaSuite.net site.