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Citizen Appointments to the Board

Put your skills and expertise where it could really make a difference, and learn more about serving on the COAERS Board of Trustees!   

COAERS is governed by an 11-member Board of Trustees. Alongside its six elected positions, a City Council Member position, and a City Manager designee, the COAERS Board is also comprised of three citizen appointments - a Board appointed citizen member and two City Council appointed citizen members.

If you are interested in serving on the COAERS Board, please review the information below about open positions for citizen appointments.

COAERS Board Citizen Appointments 
  1.  TRUSTEE PLACE 5

COAERS is seeking City of Austin residents interested in serving as a Trustee on the COAERS Board. The Trustee Place 5 position is appointed by the COAERS Board to serve a four-year term.

 

TERM

January 2026 through December 2029

 

ELIGIBILITY

To qualify, applicants must have been City of Austin residents for the preceding five years and must not be current or former City of Austin employees or officers of the City of Austin. 

 

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates must submit a completed candidate application, a curriculum vitae (CV), and a statement of interest to shawna.santos@coaers.org.

 

CANDIDATE APPLICATION

Trustee Place 5 Candidate Application for Board Appointed Citizen

 

APPLICATION DEADLINE

Friday, October 17, 2025, by or before 5 p.m. Central Time

City of Austin Citizen Appointments 

There are currently no open positions.