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Apply online for membership on a Portland Permitting & Development board or commission.

The work of Portland Permitting & Development is greatly enhanced by the time, efforts and ideas of dozens of individuals who volunteer to serve on a board or commission that advises the bureau.

To apply for an open position on a board or commission, please review the open recruitments listed below and apply. 

Once the application deadline passes for a particular recruitment, the staff liaison to the board or commission to which you are applying will review your application and consider whether your skill set and experience are good fits for an open position. If there is a match, you will be considered and notified.

To learn more about any group, check out the related pages at right or the full list of all PP&D advisory groups.

A full list of current and recent recruitment notices for boards and commissions that advise Portland Permitting & Development is available under the "Recent news" section on the right side of this page.

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