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 Victim Services and Rape Crisis Center Advisory Council has a vacancy for a citizen at-large. The advisory council provides an opportunity for citizen involvement on ways to improve services for crime victims and raise awareness about abuse and crime to positively impact the community.
Current Advisory Board openings include:
- Animal Welfare Advisory Committee – One vacancy for animal welfare professional
- Citizens Disability Advisory Committee – Two vacancies for citizen at-large
- Health Care Advisory Board – Five vacancies, including one Department of Health representative, one mental health professional, one non-profit healthcare provider representative, one pharmacist or pharmacy provider representative, and one representative of healthcare agency serving primarily low-income patients
- Health Facilities Authority – Two vacancies for citizens at-large
- Historic Commission – Two vacancies, including one citizen at-large and one alternate
- Land Conservation Board – Two vacancies, including one natural resource professional and one citizen at-large
- Public Safety Coordinating Council – One vacancy, representative of county, state jobs programs, community groups who work with offenders and victims
- Rural Concerns Advisory Committee – Two vacancies, including one actively involved in agriculture and/or silviculture, and one for UF IFAS
- Veteran Services Advisory Board – Three vacancies, including one citizen at-large (veteran), one alternate citizen at large (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.
