Volunteer
Boards and Committees

 
If you are interested in serving as a volunteer on a City advisory board or committee, please click here to download an application or just stop by DeBary City Hall located at 16 Colomba Road, DeBary, Florida 32713
8:30 AM to 5 PM Weekdays.
 
CODE ENFORCEMENT SPECIAL MASTER
2nd Wednesdays at 6 PM
Monthly

The Special Master shall have the authority to hold hearings and assess fines against violators of various code of the City. The Special Master's duty is to promote, protect and improve the health, safety and welfare of the Citizens of the City with the authority to impose administrative fines to encourage voluntary compliance. The Special Master Code Enforcement Process provides an equitable, expeditions and effective method of enforcing the codes and ordinances of the City of DeBary.
 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
2nd Thursdays at 7 PM
7 members & 1 alternate
Monthly

The Committee’s general responsibility is to take appropriate action to ensure that the economic development opportunities identified by the City Council are implemented.

 
HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD
 
5 members
Quarterly

The Board’s duties and responsibilities are to propose and recommend to City Council, financial and technical incentive programs to further the objectives of historic preservation and to educate owners of designated historic resources and the general public on the benefits of historic preservation.

 
PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION/LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY
4th Wednesdays at 6:00 PM  
5 voting members and 1 non-voting School Board representative
Monthly

The Planning & Zoning Commission/Local Planning Agency serves as a volunteer advisory board that makes recommendations to City Council regarding amendments to the comprehensive plan and land development code and reviews applications for rezonings, variances and special exceptions. The duty of the Planning & Zoning Commission/Local Planning Agency is to encourage the most appropriate use of land consistent with the public interest.

 
PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
3rd Tuesdays at 6:30 PM
5 members
Bi-Monthly

The Committee may explore and recommend to the City Council ways and methods of strengthening citizens’ involvement in the planning and execution of public safety programs. These programs may include, but are not limited to, the current Citizens On Patrol (COP) program offered by the County Sheriff’s Office and address other issues related to safety including sidewalk and streetlights.
 
STREETSCAPE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
2nd Tuesday at 5:30 PM
5 members & 1 alternate
 

The Committee undertakes a uniform approach to the aesthetic improvement along the City’s gateway corridors which will express a clear sense of entry and sense of place for the City, support private initiatives with public investment, and maintain the City’s small-town character.
 
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS ENCOURAGED

Members are appointed by City Council during Council meetings.
Council meetings are held at 7 PM on the 1st Wednesday in Council Chambers at
DeBary City Hall, 16 Colomba Road.