Government boards and commissions

Current-year agendas, minutes, and summaries grouped into 14 stable public-body categories across the US places MyTown tracks. Source portals use inconsistent names, so these are conservative label matches rather than a complete registry.

• City and town councils — 50,780 substantive meetings across 2,271 places
• Planning commissions and boards — 27,179 substantive meetings across 2,789 places
• Zoning appeals and adjustment boards — 6,254 substantive meetings across 1,101 places
• School boards and education committees — 6,948 substantive meetings across 396 places
• Finance and budget committees — 3,926 substantive meetings across 556 places
• Parks and recreation boards — 5,340 substantive meetings across 917 places
• Library boards — 3,449 substantive meetings across 539 places
• Boards of health — 2,286 substantive meetings across 338 places
• Historic preservation bodies — 4,429 substantive meetings across 681 places
• Conservation and environmental bodies — 3,451 substantive meetings across 368 places
• Transportation and transit bodies — 853 substantive meetings across 155 places
• Water and utility boards — 1,412 substantive meetings across 160 places
• Housing authorities and commissions — 1,961 substantive meetings across 294 places
• Economic development bodies — 5,012 substantive meetings across 756 places