Alachua County seeks volunteers to serve on advisory boards. Those looking for a volunteer opportunity that allows them to give back to their community and participate in their county's decision-making process should consider serving on one of the many board vacancies currently open. 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 – Two vacancies, including one alternate and one certified veterinary technician or a Graduate of an AVMA-Accredited Veterinary Technology Program
- Economic Development Advisory Committee – one actively engaged with economic development organizations vacancy
- Health Care Advisory Board – One alternate and one representative of a healthcare agency serving primarily low-income patients
- Historical Commission – Two At Large citizens and one alternate vacancy
- Housing Finance Authority – Three At Large citizen vacancies, with one being knowledgeable in labor, finance, or commerce
- Human Rights Board – Three vacancies, including one alternate, one lending institution representative, and one residential rental manager
- Infrastructure Surtax Oversight Board – One Alachua County resident (alternate), one representative from incorporated cities – Not Gainesville (alternate) – and one representative incorporated cities – Not Gainesville
- Land Conservation Board – One natural resource professional vacancy
- Public Safety Coordinating Council – One representative for county/state jobs programs or community groups who work with offenders and victims
- Recreation and Open Space Advisory Committee – One At Large citizen vacancy
- 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: One vacancy for a member actively involved in agriculture and/or silviculture, one At Large citizen, and one member residing in the unincorporated area outside the urban cluster designated in the Alachua County Comprehensive Plan
- Value Adjustment Board – One At Large citizen who owns a business in Alachua County
- Victim Services and Rape Crisis Center Advisory Council – Five At Large citizens and one alternate vacancy
For more information, contact Alachua County Manager - Chief of Staff Gina Peebles at 352-337-6279 or
gpeebles@alachuacounty.us.
