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The county has a dozen openings for board and committee positions.

NCC seeks residents to serve on local boards and commissions

Jarek Rutz April 24, 2025Headlines, Government

The county has a dozen openings for board and committee positions.

The county has a dozen openings for board and committee positions.

Want to get involved in your community and help orchestrate change? There’s plenty of openings.

New Castle County is inviting civic-minded residents to apply for open positions on a range of advisory boards and commissions that help shape county policy and community development.

From land preservation to public art, the county is looking to fill vacancies on 15 boards and commissions, including the Ethics Commission, Planning Board, and several Design Review Advisory Committees. Interested individuals must be county residents and should possess professional experience relevant to the board they wish to serve on.

Appointments will be made by County Executive Marcus Henry and are subject to confirmation by the New Castle County Council.

“Our boards and commissions are an excellent way for civic-minded residents of our county to get involved in how their government is run and make a direct impact on the communities they live in,” Henry said. “I know our county is made up of some of the best and brightest minds in our state and I’m eager to add those voices to the groups that help shape our policies.”

The list of open boards and commissions includes:

– Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Committee
– Audit Committee
– Design Review Advisory Committees for Centerville, Claymont, Hockessin, and St. Georges
– Diversity Commission
– Ethics Commission
– Historic Review Board
– Housing Review Board
– Human Resources Advisory Board
– Financial Advisory Council
– Planning Board
– Public Arts Commission
– Resource Protection Area Technical Advisory Committee

Some of the boards have regulations concerning political party representation, and applicants may be asked to provide their political affiliation to ensure compliance with those rules.

Those interested in applying can visit the county’s official website here and click on “Apply Here.”

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Jarek Rutz

Raised in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Jarek earned a B.A. in journalism and a B.A. in political science from Temple University in 2021. After running CNN’s Michael Smerconish’s YouTube channel, Jarek became a reporter for the Bucks County Herald before joining Delaware LIVE News.

Jarek can be reached by email at [email protected] or by phone at (215) 450-9982. Follow him on Twitter @jarekrutz and on LinkedIn.

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