Boards & Commissions
The following is a list of boards, commissions, and committees for the Town of Arlington. All groups were created by Town Meeting, Town Manager's Act, or state law unless otherwise noted (in parens).  For a list of members, meeting times, and links to archived minutes and upcoming agendas, click on the group's name in the first column.

Please check the Town Meeting Calendar to confirm meeting times and locations. Sometimes meetings times and locations are changed, especially around holidays.

Boards, Commissions & Committees
Name
Schedule
Time
Location
Board of Selectmen
 
 
 
5 Year Planning Committee
 
 
 
Affordable Housing Task Force
 
 
 
Arlington Bicycle Advisory Committee (Selectmen)
3rd Wednesday
7:30 p.m.
Town Hall Annex, 1st floor conference room
Audit Advisory Committee
 
 
 
Board of Assessors
As Needed
 
 
Budget & Revenue Task Force
 
 
 
Cable Advisory Committee (Selectmen)
As Required
 
 
Arlington Cultural Council (formerly Arts Council)
Monthly
7:30 p.m.
Robbins Library upstairs conference room
Cultural Commission
 
 
 
Cyrus E. Dallin Museum Trustees (Selectmen)
 
 
 
Building Committee
1st & 3rd Tues.
7:30 p.m.
Town Annex, 2nd Floor
Building Maintenance Committee
 
 
 
Capital Planning
 
 
Town Annex, 1st Floor
Cemetery Commission
2nd Wednesday
9:00 a.m.
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Chapel
Conservation Commission
1st & 3rd Thurs.
7:45pm
Town Annex, 2nd Floor
Council on Aging
3rd Thursday
7:30 p.m.
Senior Center, 1st floor
Disability Commission
3rd Wednesday
4:00 p.m.
20 Academy St., Ste 203
Electronic Voting Study Committee
 
 
 
Equal Opportunity Advisory Committee
2nd Wed.
7:30 p.m.
Personnel Office
Fair Housing Advisory Committee
 
 
 
Finance Committee
 
 
O'Neill Room, 2nd floor
Board of Health
Day varies monthly, see calendar
 
 
Historical Commission
1st Tues.
7:30 p.m.
Whittemore-Robbins
Historic Districts Commission
4th Thursday
Whittemore-Robbins
 
Arlington Housing Authority
Monthly as needed
 
John F. Cusack Boardroom, 4 Winslow St., Arlington
Human Rights Commission
3rd Wednesday
8:00 p.m.
Jefferson Cutter
Human Rights Commission, Response Coordination Team
 
 
 
Information Technology Advisory Committee (ITAC)
3rd Thursday
6:00 p.m.
Selectmen's Hearing Room, 2nd Floor
2012 STM Leaf Blower Committee
 
 
 
Library Board of Trustees
 
 
 
Local Emergency Planning Committee
 
 
 
Master Plan Advisory Committee
 
 
 
Open Space Committee
1st Wednesday
7:30 p.m.
Town Hall Annex
Park & Recreation Commission
Monthly
7:00 p.m.
Senior Center (first floor conference- room)
Parking Sub-Committee
 
 
 
Post Employment Medical Benefits Committee
 
 
 
Power Company Feasibility Committee
 
 
 
Public Memorial Committee
 
 
 
Recycling Committee
1st Thursday
7:30 p.m.
Town Hall Annex
Redevelopment Board
alternate Mondays
7:00 p.m.
Town Hall Annex, 2nd Flr.Conf Room
Reservoir Committee
 
 
 
Retirement Board
 
 
 
School Committee
Second and fourth Thursday of each month except July and August
7:30 p.m.
 
School Facilities Working Group
 
 
 
Symmes Neighborhood Advisory Committee
Monthly
7:00 p.m.
Varies
Thompson School Rebuild Subcommittee
 
 
 
Town Meeting Procedures Committee
 
 
 
Transportation Advisory Committee (Selectmen)
2nd Wednesday
7:15 p.m.
Town Annex, 2nd Floor
Arlington Committee on Tourism and Economic Development (A-TED)
 
 
 
(ABC) Tri-Community Flooding Group (Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge)
2nd Tuesday
6:00-7:30 p.m.
Selectmen's Hearing Room
Arlington Tree Committee
2nd Wednesday
7:30 p.m.
Selectmen's Hearing Room
Uncle Sam Committee
Last Tuesday of the Month.
 
 
Vision 2020 Committee (Task Groups include: Business, Communication, Community & Citizen Service, Culture & Recreation, Diversity, Education, Environment, Fiscal Resources, and Governance.)
Monthly
7:30 p.m.
Town Hall Annex
Board of Trust Fund Commissioners
varies
 
 
Board of Youth Services
2nd Wednesday
7:00 p.m.
Whittemore Robbins H.
Zoning Board of Appeals
2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each month, when required
 
 
Zoning By-Law Review Committee
2nd Wednesday
7:30 p.m. (varies)
Town Hall
Past Boards & Commissions
Name
Schedule
Time
Location
200th Anniversary Committee
 
 
 
Financial Organization Study Committee
 
 
 
Fire Station Study Committee
 
 
 
NorthEast Solid Waste Committee
 
 
 
Noise Abatement Study Committee
 
 
 
Cemetery Expansion Committee
 
 
 
Leaf Blower Sub Committee
 
 
 
Town Government Reorganization Committee