The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners is seeking applications to fill openings for a new Citizen Climate Advisory Committee (CCAC). When, where, and how the CCAC will meet is still to be determined.
The CCAC provides an opportunity for citizen involvement in climate change issues and concerns affecting Alachua County, City of Gainesville, and the surrounding municipalities. The committee will advise the Joint Water and Climate Policy Board on bold and innovative climate adaptation and mitigation strategies, policies, and target goals. The committee will also engage with relevant stakeholders, agencies, non-profits, and the community to ensure that neighborhoods and communities that are most impacted or disadvantaged by climate change are taken into account in the development of policy recommendations and action strategies.
The committee will also assist the County, Gainesville, and other municipalities within Alachua County in the promotion of greater community awareness of climate-related issues and involvement in government climate resiliency initiatives. Terms are for three years unless a person is appointed to fill a partial term. The CCAC is a new advisory committee so all 9 at-large positions are currently vacant and need to be filled. The Joint Water and Climate Policy Board is tentatively scheduled to select new CCAC members at their next meeting at 2pm on August 24, 2020.
