Applications Close on February 16, 2023

Instructions

Please review all of the application questions carefully. It is recommended you copy and paste your essay responses from a separate document into the corresponding fields in the application. If a question does not apply to you, please indicate that by writing “N/A” in the provided space.

Additionally, please have a photo or scan of a form of address (e.g., a driver’s license/state ID, IDNYC, or a recent utility bill) prepared to upload as part of this application.

If you have any technical issues with submitting this application or other questions, please email Director of Community Boards Maricela Cano at mcano@queensbp.org prior to the deadline.

Please be aware that some information provided in your application may be subject to public disclosure under the New York Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).

If you are seeking a council member’s nomination for appointment, please reach out directly to that council member after you have submitted your application.

 

Contact Information

Eligibility

To be eligible to serve on a Queens Community Board, you must be a resident of New York City and must live, work, or have a professional or other significant interest in that board’s district.

If you are uncertain about which community board district in which you live, work, or otherwise have an interest, please visit boundaries.beta.nyc and search your address.

Employment and Professional Information

Conflicts of Interest

As unpaid public servants, all Community Board members are governed by the City's Conflicts of Interest Law City Charter Chapter 68. The law's purpose is to ensure that public servants do not use or appear to use their public positions to benefit their private interests or those of their families or associates.

Would your service on a community board create a conflict of interest due to your personal, professional, or financial interests (e.g., you or a close family member work for a firm or city agency with or have a financial interest in matters that regularly appear before your community board)?

If you are unsure, please reach out us by emailing legal@queensbp.org or contacting the Conflicts of Interest Board by clicking here.

Statement of interest

Demographic Questionnaire

OPTIONAL: The following information is requested to help ensure that community boards are diverse, inclusive, and representative. Please note that you are not required to answer these questions. If you wish not to answer these questions, please select 'Prefer not to answer.'

Demographic information provided in this section will be made public in an aggregated and anonymized form in an annual report issued by the Office of the Queens Borough President.

Certification Statement

I affirm that I am not employed by the Queens Borough President or by a City Council Member who may nominate appointees 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 it 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 Queens 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 may be 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 affirm that all information in this application is complete, truthful, and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I authorize the Office of the Queens 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.