Friday is the deadline to apply for 11 positions on eight policy making boards in Athens. The unpaid volunteer positions include openings on the Athens-Clarke County Library Board, Downtown Development Authority and Historic Preservation Committee.
Applicants for any board, authority, or commission positions must be Athens-Clarke County residents and registered to vote in Athens-Clarke County. Applications can be filled out online at www.accgov.com/clerkofcommission or obtained from the Clerk of Commission's office in Room 204 of City Hall.
The Mayor and Commission is tentatively scheduled to interview applicants the afternoon/evening of Tuesday, June 26 and tentatively scheduled to make appointments at their Regular Session meeting on Tuesday, July 3.
For more information, contact Clerk of Commission Jean Spratlin at 706-613-3031 or visit www.accgov.com/clerkofcommission.
Openings:
One position on the Athens-Clarke County Library Board for a partial term expiring on December 31, 2019.
Two positions on the Athens Downtown Development Authority for a term of two years. One position must be a downtown business owner and one position must be a downtown property owner.*
One position on the Department of Behavioral Health and Development 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.*
One position on the Hearings Board for a partial term expiring on June 30, 2020.
One position on the Historic Preservation Commission for a partial term expiring on June 30, 2019.
Three positions on the Vision Committee for a term of three years.*
* - Incumbents may reapply.
