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 various advisory boards.

For example, the Citizen Climate Advisory Committee (CCAC) has five vacancies. The CCAC provides an opportunity for citizen involvement in climate change issues and concerns affecting Alachua County, the City of Gainesville, and the surrounding municipalities.

Current advisory board openings include:

• Citizens Disability Advisory Committee - Two citizen-at-large vacancies.
• Equity Advisory Board - Youth Member (must be age 16-21 at time of appointment)
• Health Care Advisory Board - Six vacancies, one Department of Health representative, a Gainesville Fire Rescue representative, a mental health professional, a non-profit healthcare provider representative, a pharmacist or pharmacy provider representative, and a representative of healthcare agency serving primarily low-income patients.
• Health Facilities Authority - Two citizen-at-large vacancies.
• Historic Commission - Two vacancies, including a citizen-at-large and an alternate.
• Land Conservation Board - Two vacancies, including a citizen-at-large and a natural resource professional.
• Public Safety Coordinating Council - One vacancy, representative of county, state jobs programs, community groups who work with offenders and victims.
• Recreation and Open Space Advisory Committee - youth member (must be age 16-21 at time of appointment)
• Victim Services and Rape Crisis Center Advisory Council - One vacancy for a citizen at-large

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

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

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