County Seeks Advisory Board Volunteers

Are you looking for a volunteer opportunity that allows you to give back to your community and participate in your county's decision-making process? Serving on an Alachua County advisory board offers you this chance. The County Commission relies on input from these boards to make informed decisions and set policies.

Over 250 citizens serve on the advisory boards advising county government and local agencies on many topics. They include affordable housing, economic development, environmental protection, human rights, county finances and many other issues. The Alachua County Commission seeks citizen volunteers to serve on several advisory boards.

For example, the Arts Council of Alachua County has a vacancy for a youth member. The council serves as a resource for local artists and arts agencies across all municipalities in Alachua County.

Current advisory board openings include:

• Alachua County Housing Authority Board - One vacancy for a tenant alternate.
• Animal Welfare Advisory Committee - One vacancy for a veterinarian (DMV) - Owner or employed by an Alachua County private veterinary practice.
• Arts Council of Alachua County - One vacancy for a youth member (Must be age 16 -21 at time of appointment).
• Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Board - One vacancy for a county appointee #1.
• Citizen's Advisory Committee to the MTPO - One vacancy for citizen at large/county appointee #1.
• Citizen's Disability Advisory Committee - Two citizens at large vacancies.
• Health Care Advisory Board - Six vacancies - one for an alternate, one dentist or oral health services provider, one doctor or nurse, one health care consumer, and one vacancy for pharmacist or pharmacy provider Representative.
• Public Safety Coordinating Council - One representative for county state jobs and programs-community groups, who work with offenders/victims.
• Regional Transit System Advisory Board - One vacancy for a citizen who either a regular user of transit system, UF student, SFC student, member of a neighborhood and/or homeowners association.
• Recreation and Open Space Advisory Committee - one vacancy for a youth member (must be 16 - 21 at time of appointment).
• Rural Concerns Advisory Committee - One vacancy for one citizen residing in unincorporated area outside urban cluster designated in the Alachua County Comprehensive Plan.
• Tourist Development Council - One vacancy for a citizen involved in the tourist industry/tourist development.
• Veteran Services Advisory Board -three citizens at large (veteran) vacancies, two Gulf War veteran vacancies and two post-9/11 veteran vacancies.
• Victim Services and Rape Crisis Center Advisory Council - Three vacancies - one for an alternate and three for citizens at large.
  
  

Learn more about the duties and meeting logistics or apply online.

For more information, contact Assistant County Manager and Chief of Staff Gina Peebles at 352-337-6279 or [email protected].

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