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Since 2012, the number of people of color appointed to City Boards & Commissions has steadily increased; however, It is not required for members to report their demographics.

In 2020, this indicator changed from being tracked as a percentage of "non-minority white" appointees to the percentage of people of color serving on boards and commissions.

As of December 2021, there were 922 board/commission seats with 134 vacancies for a total of 788 occupied seats. In some instances, one person fills multiple seats. This includes council and mayor, who serve on boards and commission due to their elected positions, as well as some City staffers who also serve due to their position.

After accounting for individuals who serve in multiple seats, 704 individuals serve on Commissions/Boards. The race/ethnicity of 159 members—19%—are noted as "Other," "NA," or left blank, so the level of representation is difficult to know with certainty. The City only tracks whether a board/commission member identifies as "male" or "female," and about 10% of appointees left this blank or wrote something in, but 48.7% of appointees identified as male and 41.3% identified as female.

SA2020 promotes best practices in collecting demographic data. Our most recent guide on tracking demographics can be found in our Community Engagement Report & Toolkit.

To see vacancies and apply for City of San Antonio Boards and Commissions, visit the City Clerk's website.