Park Board - A nine member Board appointed by the Mayor with approval from the Board of Aldermen. This Board is the only City Board that has administrative responsibility and exclusive control over expenditures of money for parks and recreations purposes.

Current Board Members:
Jeff Gourley, Kevin Fox, Pat Stiles, Steve Bennett, Dean VanWinkle, Staci Czar, Ed Willette, Kelly Monaghan, Stacy Mata..

Planning Commission - A nine member commission appointed by the Mayor with approval from the Board of Aldermen. This commission is responsible for the development of a Zoning Ordinance, Subdivision Regulations, and Comprehensive Plan. This commission makes recommendations to the Board of Aldermen concerning new developments, zoning changes and text amendments. This commission is primarily involved in land use issues in the City.

Current Board Members:
Paul Myers, Chairman; Sally Davila, Holly Girgin, Roger Horne, Tim McDonough, Larry Thompson, Scott VonBehren.

Zoning Board of Adjustments - A seven member board appointed by the Mayor with approval from the Board of Aldermen. This board acts on variances and appeals of the Belton Zoning Ordinance. This board has the final say on these issues. Persons aggrieved by decisions of this board are required to appeal those decisions to the Cass County Circuit Court.

Current Board Members:
Bill Mullins, Keith Parks, Louise Paul, Connie Hubbard, Phil Trued; Alternates: Wilma Darlington, Roger Shirk

Building and Fire Codes Board of Appeals - An eight member board appointed by the Mayor with approval from the Board of Aldermen. This board acts on appeals concerning the Uniform Building Codes and Uniform Fire Codes. If someone disagrees with a decision of the Building Inspector on an interpretation issue, then they can file an application for a hearing before this board.

Current Board Members:
Darrel Cowan, David Harber, Bobby Perkins, Jerry Duvall, Alderman Gary Lathrop; Alternates: J.W. Brown.

Tax Increment Finance Commission - A twelve member commission. State statutes allow School districts and other taxing jurisdictions to be able to appoint members to this commission. This commission makes recommendations on TIF applications. TIF is a financing mechanism whereby future tax dollars can be diverted from the normal recipients (School Districts, County, City, Hospital, Junior College, etc.) to pay for debt and improvements associated with new development. The amount diverted is that amount of taxes above the pre-developed amount.

Current Board Members:
Dustin Myers, Fred Hastie, Gary Mallory, Pete Peterson,David Martin, David Sudduth

Industrial Development Authority-

Current Board Members:
Darrel Cowan, Robert Henderson, Peggy Dryden, Gibson Pearis, Chet Trutzel

Belton Corporation for Economic Development - A separate organization that the City contracts with to provide services in the area of aiding, assisting, encouraging, and promoting the development and expansion of business concerns in the City of Belton. This corporation is headed by a twelve member Board of Directors. The Mayor and City Administrator are members of the Board of Directors for BCED.