APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Thank you for your interest in Brooklyn Community Boards.

Please have your identification, resume and/or biography, and a utility bill or other official mail ready to upload with your application. If you have documents-related questions, please email: cbapplication@brooklynbp.nyc.gov. Should you experience issues uploading your files please check if there are issues with other fields, then try re-uploading your files.

The Office of the Brooklyn Borough President solely collects and uses information provided by the applicant in furtherance of its duties and/or obligations pursuant to the law. All personally identifiable information (i.e., name, address, phone number, email, other information that identifies an applicant as a person), is stored in a secure environment. Moreover, the Office of the Brooklyn Borough President does not rent or sell personally identifiable information, nor would the Office of the Brooklyn Borough President exchange or trade such information with third-parties without the applicant's explicit permission.

Note that the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) may allow for public review of this application upon request.

You must be a New York City resident to serve on a community board. To qualify for a particular board, you must live, work in, or have a professional or other significant interest within that board's district. The Office of Brooklyn Borough President considers a professional or other significant interest with that board’s district as:

(1) Being an employee of a City agency or organization located in the district and serving district residents;
(2) Being a member of the board of directors of an organization based in the district, and
(3) Being a student attending a school located in the district.

If you are seeking a council member’s nomination, we suggest you reach out to that council member after you have submitted your application.

 

Contact Information

Eligibility

To be eligible to serve on a Brooklyn community board, you must be a New York City resident. To qualify for a particular board, you must live, work or have a professional or other significant interest in that board’s district.

Employment and Professional Information

If present employment is less than one year, please provide previous employment in your resume and/or short biography.

Conflicts of Interest

Please note: Conflicts of Interest Board rulings require that applicants disclose whether they or their employers derive any income representing clients before the Community Board (i.e., attorneys, architects, consultants, etc.). These rulings do not automatically exclude one from board membership, but a review of this information is essential.

To the best of your knowledge, are you employed by, on the board of, or a member of, any entity (e.g., business or nonprofit) with proposals, programs, requests, applications, licenses, or any other matters that may come before a community board for review, funding, support, or approval during the next two years?

Demographic Profile

The following information is requested to help ensure that Community Boards are diverse, inclusive, and representative, as Section 2800(a) of the New York City Charter requires. Please note that you are not required to answer these questions and this will in no way impact your application. If you wish not to answer these questions, please select 'Prefer not to answer.'

Transportation and Technology

 

Community Involvement and Organizational Affiliations

Statement of Interest

(Please consider the questions below in writing your statement)

1. Why have you chosen to apply to become a community board member?
2. How will you be an effective board member?
3. What do you believe you can bring to the community board to improve it?
4. What issue are you interested in working on as a board member and how would you approach it?
5. Community boards have large and diverse memberships. What is your approach to building consensus with your fellow members?
6. Have you been involved in a community organization or club?
7. Is there any additional information you want to provide that would be useful in considering your application?

Each Community Board has a monthly meeting which you are REQUIRED to attend whether virtually or in-person. In addition, there are various hearings, committee meetings, land use meetings, and trainings that require your virtual and/or in-person attendance.

Certification Statement

I affirm that I am not employed by the Brooklyn Borough President or by a City Council Member who may make recommendations for appointment to the Community Board to which I am applying.

I am not employed by the State or City of New York in a position at or above the level of Assistant Commissioner (or equivalent title). If employed in such a capacity, I have secured a mayoral waiver allowing me to serve on a Community Board and have attached a copy to this application.

If I am employed by the City of New York in any capacity, I have clearly indicated this in the Employment section of this application. I am a New York City resident above the age of 16 who lives, works, attends school, or otherwise has a significant interest in the district of the Community Board to which I am applying. If appointed, I understand it is my responsibility to notify the Office of the Brooklyn Borough President of any changes in residence, employment, school enrollment, or any other factor that would affect my eligibility for Community Board membership.

I am fully aware that Community Board membership requires my regular attendance and participation at Board meetings, meetings of committees to which I will be assigned, and public hearings that maybe convened. Excessive absences will constitute cause for my removal from the Community Board. I am both willing and able to make this commitment of time and effort to serve my community.

I agree to abide by all New York City Conflict of Interest laws and rules. In all my Community Board activities, I will seek to adhere to the principles of good government, honesty, accountability, and the avoidance of conflicts of interest, both perceived and actual. I hereby affirm that all information in this application is complete, truthful, and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I hereby authorize the Office of the Brooklyn Borough President to take reasonable and necessary steps to verify the accuracy of the foregoing statements and representations. I further agree to cooperate with said Office in any verification efforts. I have read and agree to the Certification Statement.