Athens City Hall hangs out a help wanted sign, looking for applicants to fill 19 openings on seven local commissions, committees, and authorities. There are seats to fill on the Athens Downtown Development Authority, the Athens in Motion Commission, and the DFACS Board; also the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Advisory Council and the Athens-Clarke County Vision Committee, the Solid Waste Advisory Commission, and the Innovation Corridor Joint Development Authority.
From the Athens-Clarke Co government website…
ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY UNIFIED GOVERNMENT SEEKS CANDIDATES FOR MAJOR POLICY BOARDS
The Athens-Clarke County Unified Government (ACCGov) is seeking qualified candidates to fill the following terms on important policy-making boards:
- Two positions on the Athens Downtown Development Authority for a term of two years. One position must be filled by a downtown business owner and one position must be filled by a downtown property owner.*
- Three positions on the Athens in Motion Commission for a term of five years.*
- One position on the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Region 2 Advisory Council for a term of three years.*
- One position on the Division of Family and Children Services Board for a term of five years.*
- One position on the Georgia’s Innovation Corridor Joint Development Authority for a term of four years.*
- Seven positions on the Solid Waste Advisory Commission for a term of 4 years.
- Four positions on the Vision Committee for a term of three years.*
* - Incumbents are eligible for reappointment and may reapply.
Applicants must be Athens-Clarke County residents. The deadline for receiving applications is Friday, July 8. A separate application must be completed for each position. More detailed information about each board, authority, or commission is available online at www.accgov.com/boards.
The Mayor and Commission is tentatively scheduled to interview applicants the afternoon/night of Tuesday, July 26. This will be the only date for interviews, which will be open to the public. After the deadline for receipt of applications, if you are selected for an interview you will receive notification of your interview time. If you will be out of town or otherwise unavailable on this date, let us know at the time you submit your application.
Appointments are tentatively scheduled to be made at the Mayor and Commission meeting on Tuesday, August 2. You will receive a letter from Mayor Girtz following the date of this meeting. Applications can be filled out online or obtained from the Clerk of Commission’s office in Room 204 of City Hall, 301 College Avenue.
For more information, please call Clerk of Commission Jean Spratlin at 706-613-3031 or visit www.accgov.com/clerkofcommission.