Boards & Commissions

The Mayor and City Council appoint all Boards, Commissions and Authority members.

Commissions are advisory bodies that make recommendations to the City Council for legal action.

Citizens are welcome to attend any Board, Commission, Authority or Council meeting.

The following is the list of the Boards, Commissions and Authorities of the City and their meeting times and locations.

For an application to be considered to serve on a Committee, please click here.

PLANNING COMMISSION

The Planning Commission meets the 1st Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the City Hall Council/Court Chambers.

7 members, 3-year terms.

Qualifications: City resident and registered voter.

Council Liaison: Councilmember Bruce Jenkins, (678) 251-6381
Zoning Administrator: Darryl Simmons, (770) 590-8268

Commission Chair: Fred Moore, (770) 422-1310

CEMETERY PRESERVATION COMMISSION

The Cemetery Preservation Commission meets the 2nd Thursday at 4 p.m. in the City Hall Conference Room.

7 members, 4-year staggered terms.
Qualifications: Members of the Cemetery Preservation Commission shall be persons who have family members buried in the Kennesaw City Cemetery and/or who own plots in the Kennesaw City Cemetery.
Council Liaison: Bruce Jenkins
City Clerk: Debra Taylor, (770) 424-8274

Commission Chair: Jean Green, (770) 590-0253

KENNESAW DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (KDA)

The KDA meets the 3rd Wednesday at 7 pm in the Community Development Conference Room.

7 members, 4-year terms.
Qualifications: Must be a City taxpayer residing in the City, and the governing authority may appoint no more than one member of the governing authority.

Council Liaison: Councilmember Bruce Jenkins, (678) 251-6381
Chair: 

Economic Development Director: Robert Fox, (770) 794-7075

KENNESAW DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (KDDA)

The KDDA meets the 2nd Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. in the Council/Court Chambers.

7 members, 4-year terms.

Qualifications: City resident, Owner/Operator of business in Downtown Development Area and resident of County, combination of qualifications of "a & b". Eight hours of training in downtown development and redevelopment programs required within 12 months.

Council Liaison: Councilmember Cris Welsh, (678) 266-0885

Chair:

Economic Development Director: Robert Fox, (770) 794-7075

HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION

The HPC meets the 3rd Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. in the Council/Court Chambers.

7 members, 2-year terms.

Qualifications: City and County residents with a majority being City residents.

Council Liaison: Councilmember Bill Thrash, (404) 392-3105

Chair: Cindy Michael, (770) 422-0463

Staff Liaison: Jeff Drobney, (678) 354-7433

ETHICS BOARD

The Ethics Board meets the 3rd Tuesday of January, April, July & October, at 6 p.m. in the City Hall Conference Room.

5 members, 2-year terms.

Qualifications: City resident with residency of 12 months prior to serving as a member. Shall not be a member of any other board or commission.

Chair: Terri Copeland, (770) 425-2610

RECREATION AND CULTURE COMMISSION

The Recreation and Culture Commission meets the 1st Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Ben Robertson Community Center, Conference Room.

7 members, 2-year staggered terms.
Qualifications: No more than two members of the Commission shall be non-residents. Members of the commission shall be appointed for two (2) year staggered terms. For the initial appointments, three members of the commission shall be appointed for one (1) year terms and four members of the commission shall be appointed for two (2) year terms.

Council Liaison: Councilmember Jeff Duckett, (678) 480-1340
Chair: David Lyons, (678) 300-6302
Parks and Recreation Director: Doug Taylor, (770) 422-9714

URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (URD)
The URD meets on as as-needed basis.

3 members, 3-year terms.
Chair: Arthur Hunt, (770) 423-0137

ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE

The Environmental Committee meets the 4th Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall Training Room. Formerly the GreenSpace Committee.

Members are appointed by the Mayor for 2-year terms.

Council Liaison: Councilmember Cris Welsh
Chair: Judy Hobbs, (770) 795-0601