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 Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) to the MTPO has ten vacancies. The CAC reviews transportation plans and programs from a citizen perspective and makes recommendations to the Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization (MTPO).
Current advisory board openings include:
- Alachua County Housing Authority Board – One tenant alternate vacancy
- Arts Council of Alachua County – One youth member vacancy
- Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) to the MTPO - 10 vacancies with staggered terms. No more than 20% (or three members) should reside outside the Gainesville urbanized area.
- Citizens Disability Advisory Committee – One citizen-at-large vacancy
- Equity Advisory Board – One alternate vacancy
- Health Care Advisory Board – One mental health professional and one pharmacist or pharmacy provider representative
- Health Facilities Authority – One citizen-at-large vacancy
- Historical Commission – Two vacancies, including a citizen-at-large and an alternate.
- Library District Board of Trustees – One citizen-at-large vacancy.
- 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)
- Veteran Services Advisory Board – One citizen-at-large (veteran), one Gulf War veteran, and one post-9/11 veteran
- 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 Assistant County Manager and Chief of Staff Gina Peebles at 352-337-6279 or gpeebles@alachuacounty.us.
