Following the ordinance's adoption, Dan Damon compiled and John DiPane posted to the city's website the information expected in the ordinance. That information has since disappeared from the city's website. -- Dan Damon
| City of Plainfield - Boards & Commissions - Prepared by Citizen Action | ||||
| Board/Commission[1] | Appointed by | # of Members | Vacancies (as of 5/7/03) | Length of Term |
| Auxiliary Police Officers | Mayor w/advice and consent of Governing Body[2] | 14 | 0 | 1 year |
| Beautification Committee | Mayor w/advice and consent of Governing Body | 40 | ? | concurrent w/ Mayoral term |
| Charter Study Commission | ||||
| Citizens Budget Advisory Committee | ||||
| Cultural & Heritage Commission | Only by Commisson recommendation to Mayor | 20 | 12 | 1,2, or 3 years |
| Green Brook Flood Control Commission | Mayor w/advice and consent of Governing Body | 2 (council designees) | 0 | 5 |
| Green Brook Task Force | ||||
| Health Advisory Consortium | Mayor w/advice and consent of Governing Body | 7 total (1 City Council member) | ||
| Historic Preservation Commission | Direct Mayoral appointment (does not require governing body consent) | 9 | 0 | 2 or 4 years |
| Housing Authority Commissioners | 1 Mayoral appointment; 5 Council appointments; 1 appointment by State Commissioner | 7 | ||
| Human Relations Commission | Mayor w/advice and consent of Governing Body | 9 | 9 | 3 years |
| Independence Day Committee | ||||
| Insurance Fund Commission | ||||
| Local Assistance Board | ||||
| Local Emergency Management Council | ||||
| Mayor's Citizens Advisory Committee | Mayor w/advice and consent of Governing Body | ? | ? | ? |
| NJ Municipal Self Insurance Joint Insurance Fund | ||||
| Plainfield Action Services Community Action Board | ||||
| Plainfield Area Regional Sewerage Authority (P.A.R.S.A) | Governing Body of each participating Municipality | 8 (from each municipality) | ||
| Plainfield Cable Television Advisory Committee | Comprised of Mayor or designee, 1 city official (not councilmember), 3 governing body members; 2 BOE reps; 1 Public Library rep; 7 city residents by recommendation of the 7 members of the governing body from thier respective constituencies | 16 | ? | ? |
| Plainfield Environmental Commission | Mayor/Governing Body | 5 to 7 | 1,2, or 3 years | |
| Plainfield Municipal Utilities Authority (P.M.U.A)[3] | Mayor w/advice and consent of Governing Body | 5 | ||
| Plainfield Redevelopment Agency | Governing Body | 7 | 7 | |
| Planning Board | 9 | 0 | ? | |
| Public Library & Reading Room Board of Trustees | 5 citizens appointed by Mayor | 7 | 4 | |
| Recreation Advisory Committee | Mayor w/advice and consent of Governing Body | 9 | ? | ? |
| Union County Community Development Revenue Sharing Committee | ||||
| United Housing Corporation | ||||
| Youth Guidance Council | ||||
| Zoning Board of Adjustment | Mayor w/advice and consent of Governing Body | 7 | 0 | 4 |
