Community Tool Box: Task Forces

Author/Source: National Park Service - RTCA

This resources outlines the basic steps to setting up a task force, which is a citizen advisory group created to participate in and oversee the development of a specific project. A task force should be composed of a diversity of community members and stakeholders to ensure that different perspectives and input are voiced and integrated into the project. The role of the task force is to oversee the work that is done, discuss proposals and share findings and recommendations with the general public.