Standing Committees

Consists of three (3) councilors, to consider matters pertaining to economic development, neighborhood development, housing development, marketing, arts, cultural development, workforce development, zoning, planning and regulatory services functions of the City.

Related City Departments and Divisions:

• Cultural Development Division
• Economic Development Division
• Neighborhoods & Housing Division
• Planning and Regulatory Services Division
• Workforce Development Division

Related Boards and Commissions:

• Historical Commission
• Planning Board
• Worcester Arts Council
• Worcester Redevelopment Authority
• Workforce Investment Board
• Zoning Board of Appeals

Consists of three (3) councilors, to consider matters pertaining to public education, the public libraries, arts, culture and higher education.

Related City Departments and Divisions:

• Public Library Division
• Worcester Public Schools

Related Boards and Commissions:

• Public Library Directors
• Early Scholarship Committee

Consists of three (3) councilors, to consider matters involving municipal operations and procedures including: human resources; employee health care; workers compensation and injured on duty; unemployment compensation; the retirement system; taxation, fees, charges and other revenues; and, the city clerk, city auditor and other municipal support operations. Further, to initiate and review proposals for amendments to the rules of the city council and any other matter affecting or determining the conduct of city council meetings or meetings of any standing or ad hoc committees of the city council and to consider matters pertaining to state and federal legislation affecting Worcester and regional affairs.

Related City Departments and Divisions:

• Assessing Division
• Auditing Department
• Budget Office Division
• City Clerks & Elections
• Human Resources Department
• Law Department
• Purchasing Division
• Retirement System
• Treasury and Collections Division

Related Boards and Commissions:

• Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund
• Retirement Board
• Trust Funds Commission

Consists of three (3) councilors, to consider matters relating to public health, the elderly, veterans' services, human rights, the equality of women, youth services, public housing, the disabled and community development block grant funding.

Related City Departments and Divisions:

• Disability Division
• Elder Affairs Division
• Human Rights Division
• Public Health Division
• Veterans' Services Division
• Youth Opportunities

Related Boards and Commissions:

• Affirmative Action Advisory Committee
• Board of Health
• Commission on Disability
• Commission on Elder Affairs
• Community Development Block Grant Advisory Committee
• Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee
• Human Rights Commission
• Status of Women Committee
• Worcester Housing Authority

Consists of three (3) councilors, to consider matters pertaining to criminal and civil law enforcement, public safety communications services and ambulance, first responder services in the City and inspections of health, safety and environmental stability of Worcester's business and residential community.

Related City Departments and Divisions:

• Police Department
• Fire Department
• Communications Division
• Inspectional Services Division

Related Boards and Commissions:

• License Commission

Consists of three (3) councilors, to consider matters concerning cable television and telecommunications, public transportation, taxis and liveries.

Related City Departments and Divisions:

• Cable Services Division

Related Boards and Commissions:

• Cable Television Advisory Committee
• Worcester Airport Advisory Committee
• Worcester Regional Transit Authority

Consists of three (3) councilors, to consider matters pertaining to streets, water, sewers, sanitation, recycling, street lights, snow removal and the construction of public buildings.

Related City Departments and Divisions:

• Engineering & Architectural Services Division
• Central Garage Division
• Sanitation Division
• Sewer Division
• Snow Removal Division
• Streets Division
• Street Lights Division
• Water Division

Related Boards and Commissions:

• Civic Center Commission
• Designer Selection Board
• Upper Blackstone Water Pollution Abatement District

Consists of three (3) councilors, to consider matters pertaining to traffic and parking ordinances and off street parking facilities.

Related City Departments and Divisions:

• DPW Traffic Engineering Division
• Police Department Traffic Division
• Planning Division

Related Boards and Commissions:

• Off-Street Parking Board

Consists of three (3) councilors, to consider matters pertaining to smart city solutions, process engineering, technology, telecommunications, strategic planning, green spaces, blue spaces, urban agricultural, urban trees, climate change and electric aggregation.

Related City Departments and Divisions:

• Energy & Asset Management
• Technical Services Department
• Urban Innovation Division

Related Boards and Commissions:

• Conservation Commission

Consists of three (3) councilors, to consider all matters pertaining to parks, playgrounds, youth recreation activities, military and veterans' monuments, memorial monuments and historical markers and Hope Cemetery.

Related City Departments and Divisions:

• Parks & Recreation Division
• Hope Cemetery Division

Related Boards and Commissions:

• Commission for the Preservation of Historic Artifacts, Relics and Military Memorials
• Conservation Commission
• Hope Cemetery Board
• Lincoln Square Memorial Board
• Parks & Recreation Commission