With the adoption of the “Guidelines for Citizen Participation in Mainz” on April 6, 2022, the City Council tasked the administration with establishing an Advisory Board for Citizen Participation. The City Council approved the first version of the advisory board’s rules of procedure at its meeting on November 30, 2022, and the currently valid revised version on July 25, 2025 (see below for download). On February 2, 2023, the Advisory Board for Citizen Participation in Mainz held its first constituent meeting.

On September 17, 2024, the second constituent meeting of the Advisory Board for Citizen Participation took place for the City Council’s new term of office. At the subsequent meeting on November 5, 2024, elections were held for the Advisory Board’s spokesperson and deputy spokesperson. Ms. Sara-Johanna Herz was elected as the new spokesperson for the Advisory Board; Mr. Dirk Hey, who had previously served as the Advisory Board’s deputy spokesperson, was re-elected as deputy spokesperson.

The Advisory Board for Citizen Participation is one of the key participatory instruments enshrined in the Guidelines for Citizen Participation of the State Capital of Mainz. It is an independent body that is consulted at various stages of the preparation, implementation, and follow-up of participatory processes. It is composed of equal numbers of voting representatives of the citizenry and representatives of the city council factions, as well as advisory representatives from the city departments. The Advisory Board receives ongoing support from the Citizen Participation Coordination Office, which also handles its administrative management.

All further information, as well as the upcoming meeting dates, can be found in the City Council Information System (see link below).