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.
One example is the Veteran Services Advisory Board. This board makes recommendations to the County Commission regarding the veteran community in Alachua County. It also assists and advises on future policies and directions concerning veterans. This board currently has four vacancies.
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.
Current advisory board openings include:
- Animal Welfare Advisory Committee – Three vacancies, including one alternate, one certified veterinary technician or a graduate of an AVMA-accredited Veterinary Technology Program, and one veterinarian (DVM) owner/employed by Alachua County private veterinary practice.
- Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Board – One vacancy for county appointee #1
- Economic Development Advisory Committee – Two vacancies, including one City of Gainesville Representative and one at-large citizen.
- Equity Advisory Board – One vacancy for an alternate
- Health Care Advisory Board – One vacancy for Healthcare Advocacy Agency
- Housing Finance Authority – One vacancy for an at-large citizen (knowledgeable in labor, finance or commerce)
- Human Rights Board – One vacancy for one lending institution representative.
- Infrastructure Surtax Citizen Oversight Board – One vacancy for an alternate representative living in the incorporated cities – not Gainesville
- Public Safety Coordinating Council - One representative county state jobs programs community groups who work with offenders victims.
- Regional Transit System Advisory Board - Three vacancies, including one 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; one citizen who is one (or more) of the following: major employer in the local area, senior citizen, person with a disability; and one citizen who is one (or more) of the following: regular user of transit system, UF student, SFC student, member of a neighborhood and/or homeowners association.
- Rural Concerns Advisory Committee – Three vacancies, including one alternate, one Farm Bureau, and one residing in an unincorporated area outside urban cluster designated in Alachua County Comprehensive Plan
- Veteran Services Advisory Board – Four vacancies, including two at-large citizens (Veterans), one for post-9/11 veteran and one for a post secondary education veteran position.
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.
