County Seeks Advisory Board Volunteers

Are you looking for the ideal way to get involved and make a difference in our community? Joining a County Advisory Board is the perfect way to discover your ideal volunteer role tailored to your passions and interests. Do you work in the healthcare field? The Health Care Advisory Board has seven vacancies. With a myriad of board openings available, residents across the county are invited to explore and uncover the perfect match for their skills and passions. Join us in shaping a brighter future for our community - one volunteer opportunity at a time.

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.

Current Advisory Board openings include:

• Alachua County Housing Authority Board - One tenant alternate
• Animal Welfare Advisory Committee - Two vacancies, including one alternate and one Certified Veterinary Technician or a Graduate of an AVMA-Accredited Veterinary Technology Program.
• Health Care Advisory Board - Seven vacancies including two alternates, one Dentist or oral health services provider, one Doctor or Nurse, one Low-Income or Medicaid Eligible Health Care Consumer, one Mental Health Professional, one Representative of healthcare agency serving primarily low income patients.
• Historical Commission - Three vacancies, including Two citizens at large and one alternate.
• Human Rights Board - Three vacancies, including one alternate, one lending institution representative, and one residential rental manager.
• Library District Board of Trustees - One Citizen at Large
• 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 for a Member Actively Involved in Agriculture and/or Silviculture, one citizen at large, and one Member Residing in the Unincorporated Area outside the Urban Cluster designated in the Alachua County Comprehensive Plan.
• Value Adjustment Board - One Citizen at Large
• Victim Services and Rape Crisis Center Advisory Council - Six vacancies including five citizens at large and one alternate.
• Visit Natural North Florida - Two vacancies for Citizen at Large

Learn more about the duties and meeting logistics, or apply online. Click on the vacancies tab at the top of the page.

For more information, contact Alachua County Manager - Chief of Staff Gina Peebles at 352-337-6279 or [email protected].