Volunteers Needed for Advisory Boards

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 Alachua 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 County Commission seeks citizen volunteers to serve on several advisory boards.

For example, the Citizen's Climate Advisory Committee has three vacancies. The committee 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:

• Affordable Housing Advisory Committee - One vacancy for a for-profit affordable housing provider.
• Agricultural Land Conservation Board - One vacancy for a citizen at large.
• Alachua County Housing Authority Board - One vacancy for a tenant alternate.
• Animal Welfare Advisory Committee - Four vacancies - one vacancy for veterinarian (DVM) - owner or employed by an Alachua County private veterinary practice; one for citizen at large; one for local not-for-profit animal welfare organization; and one for Alachua County law enforcement officer (rank of lieutenant or higher).
• Arts Council of Alachua County - Three vacancies - one vacancy for a youth member (must be age 16-21 at time of appointment) and two for citizen at large.
• Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Board (BPAP) to the Gainesville & Alachua County Transportation Planning Organization (GACTPO), serving in its role as the Metropolitan Planning Organization - Three vacancies - one vacancy for a citizen at large/County Appointee #4 and two MTPO appointees.
• Citizen's Climate Advisory Committee - Three vacancies - one alternate and two citizen at large.
• Citizen's Advisory Committee (CAC) to the Gainesville & Alachua County Transportation Planning Organization (GACTPO), serving in its role as the Metropolitan Planning Organization - One vacancy for citizen at large.
• Citizen's Disability Advisory Committee - Three vacancies for citizen at large.
• Equity Advisory Board - Two vacancies for citizen at large.
• Health Care Advisory Board - One vacancy for health care advocacy agency.
• Health Facilities Authority - One vacancy for a citizen at large.
• Historical Commission - Three vacancies - two for citizen at large and one for an alternate.
• Human Rights Board - Two vacancies - one for an attorney and one for a citizen at large.
• Infrastructure Surtax Citizen Oversight Board - Three vacancies - one for an alternate, one for a Florida-licensed professional (architect, engineer or similar) and one vacancy for representative (alternate) - incorporated cities - not Gainesville.
• Land Conservation Board - Three vacancies for natural resource professional.
• Library District Board of Trustees - One vacancy for citizen at large.
• Recreation and Open Space Advisory Committee - Two vacancies - one vacancy for citizen at large and one for a youth member (must be 16-21 at time of appointment).
• Regional Transit System Advisory Board - One vacancy for citizen who is one (or more) of the following: Chamber of Commerce representative, member of the environmental community, member of the MTPO Citizen's Advisory Committee.
• Rural Concerns Advisory Committee - Four vacancies - three for actively involved in agriculture and/or silviculture and one for a citizen residing in unincorporated area outside urban cluster designated in Alachua County Comprehensive Plan.
• Tourist Development Council - Three vacancies - one vacancy for a citizen involved in tourist industry/tourist development and two for hotel owner/operator.
• Value Adjustment Board - Two vacancies for citizen at large.
• Veteran Services Advisory Board - Eight vacancies - one for a citizen at large (veteran) - alternate, two vacancies for Gulf War veteran, two vacancies for post-9/11 veteran and three for citizen at large (veteran).
• Victim Services and Rape Crisis Center Advisory Council - Four vacancies for citizen at large.
  

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

For more information, contact Alachua County Senior Staff Assistant Kimberly McKinney at 352-548-3766 or [email protected].

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