[Emailfda] FW: Council seeks individuals to serve on boards, commissions, committees and task forces

Mon Mar 29 14:14:22 PDT 2010

FYI - let me know if you or anyone you know would like to serve!  Jan

RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL             

COUNCIL PUBLIC INFORMATION NEWS ADVISORY

Richmond City Council seeks individuals to serve on boards, commissions,
committees and task forces 

Richmond City Council appoints members to 55 Local/Regional Government
Bodies, 1 Federal Body and 5 Non-Governmental Organizations:  28 have
vacancies for 37 individuals to fill; Applications available online

(Richmond, Virginia) - Critical to the foundation of our citizen-run
government, Richmond City Council regularly establishes and/or appoints
members to serve on local and regional government boards, commissions,
committees and task forces to assist with providing oversight on various
topics, programs and services. Appointments are made throughout the year
as vacancies occur and new entities are created.  Richmond City Council
currently appoints members to 55 local and regional public bodies; most
of which are volunteer/non-paid positions. There are currently 37
individual vacancies to fill on 28 entities.

      Appointed public bodies provide needed intellectual assistance on
subjects that shape the quality of our lives, neighborhoods and city and
increase government openness, inclusion and transparency. Membership on
these entities offers citizens an opportunity to learn more about their
local government and to use their education, experience, skills and
abilities in service of the public good. All citizens are invited and
encouraged to apply to serve. 

      Individual membership requirements are different for each public
body, which range from advisory to policy to governing. Appointed terms
include project-oriented ones that exist for a few months and more
long-term ones that last up to four years. Time commitments vary from a
couple hours a year, up to 20 hours a month. Meeting times, dates,
locations and frequency are scheduled as needed. Incumbents are also
considered for reappointment at the conclusion of their terms.

      In addition to the 55 current local and regional public bodies,
Council appoints members to five (5) non-governmental organizations and
one (1) federal government entity; for a total of 61 entities
(governmental and non-governmental).

      All citizens interested in being appointed to serve as a member of
a local or regional public government body or non-government
organization (a list of which follows below), that Richmond City Council
appoints members, to are invited to review the descriptions, purposes
and individual membership requirements and apply online at:
http://eagle/applications/boardscommissions/index.aspx
<http://eagle/applications/boardscommissions/index.aspx>  

CONTACT     For more information, please call 804.646.7955.

Richmond City Council Appointments

Richmond Council appoints members to the following (current 3.29.10)
Governmental Public Bodies and Non-Governmental Organizations. As
functioning government entities, all meetings of Local and Regional
Governmental Public Bodies are open to the public. Those with current
vacancies are noted with an asterisk.

Richmond Local Government Public Bodies (39)
_____________________________________

Port of Richmond Commission

Richmond Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board *

Richmond Ambulance Authority Board *

Richmond Architectural Review Commission *

Richmond Architectural Review Commission Task Force

Richmond Arts and Cultural Funding Consortium Board *

Richmond Assessment of Towing Fees and the Storage of Vehicles Advisory
Board

Richmond Audit Committee

Richmond Behavioral Health Authority Board *

Richmond Broad Street Community Development Authority Board

Richmond Building Code Appeals Board - Building Related Mechanical
Division

Richmond Building Code Appeals Board - Electrical Division *

Richmond Building Code Appeals Board - General Division

Richmond Building Code Appeals Board - Plumbing Division *

Richmond Career and Technical Education Commission 

Richmond Carillon Advisory Committee *

Richmond City Charter Review Commission

Richmond Clean City Commission

Richmond Community Criminal Justice Board *

Richmond Community Policy and Management Team *

Richmond Disability Services Board *

Richmond Economic Development Authority Board

Richmond Fire Appeals Board *

Richmond Green City Commission *

Richmond Health Advisory Board *

Richmond Highway Safety Commission *

Richmond Minority Business Advisory Board *

Richmond Monroe Park Advisory Council

Richmond Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities Advisory Board *

Richmond Personnel Board *

Richmond Planning Commission

Richmond Public Library Board

Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority Board *

Richmond Retirement System Board *

Richmond Sister Cities Commission

Richmond Slave Trail Commission *

Richmond Social Services Advisory Board *

Richmond Urban Design Committee

Richmond Urban Forestry Commission 

Regional Governmental and Quazi-Governmental Public Bodies (15)
_________________

Central Virginia Waste Management Authority Board *

Greater Richmond Convention Center Authority Board

Greater Richmond Lead Planning Organization Board

Greater Richmond Partnership Board

Greater Richmond Transit Company Transit System Board

Peumansend Creek Regional Jail Authority Board

Richmond Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Board *

Richmond Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Citizens Transportation
Advisory Committee *

Richmond Metropolitan Authority Board

Richmond Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau Board

Richmond Regional Competitiveness Committee

Richmond Regional Planning District Commission *

Virginia Capital Area Alcohol Safety Action Program Policy Advisory
Board *

Virginia Capital Region Airport Commission

Virginia Community Colleges Board J. Sargent Reynolds Community College
Board

Federal Governmental Public Body (1)
______________________________________________

U.S. Federal Combined Sewer Overflow Partnership Board

Richmond City Council appoints members to the following Non-Government
Organizations

Non-Governmental Organizations (5)
_______________________________________________

J. Fulmer Bright Memorial Foundation Board

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Board

Maymont Foundation Board

Richmond Capital Area Agency on Aging

Richmond Capital Area Partnership Uplifting People

Appointment Process

The Richmond City Council appointment process for local or regional
public government bodies or non-government organizations includes the
following:

1.	Application completed and submitted 
2.	Richmond City Council Standing Committing providing oversight
over that entity/appointment reviews application and makes
recommendation
3.	Application recommendation is forwarded to Richmond City Council
Organizational Standing Committing 
4.	Richmond City Council Organizational Standing Committing makes
recommendation to appoint or not appoint
5.	Richmond City Council Organizational Standing Committing has
Richmond City Council Resolution for Appointment prepared for chosen
appointment
6.	Applicant is invited to attend Richmond City Council Formal
Meeting where Council Resolution will be considered for official
approval
7.	Richmond City Council holds Formal Meeting, which includes a
public hearing, and votes on Resolution of Appointment (applicant must
be in attendance)
8.	Applicants approved by Resolution of Appointment are sworn in 
9.	Member's service begins

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Monday, 29 March 2010

Richmond City Hall - 900 E. Broad Street, Suite 200 - Richmond, Virginia
23219 www.council.richmondva.gov <http://www.council.richmondva.gov/> 

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______________________________________

Steven R. Skinner, APR

Council Public Information Manager

Office of the Chief of Staff

RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL

900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305

Richmond, Virginia  23219

804.646.6052 (office)

804.335.4054 (mobile)

804.937.1386 (home/mobile)

804.646.5468 (fax)

skinnesr at ci.richmond.va.us <mailto:skinnesr at ci.richmond.va.us>  (email)

www.council.richmondva.gov <http://www.council.richmondva.gov> (website)

______________________________________

MISSION The mission of Richmond City Council 

is to represent citizens in creating and amending 

local laws, providing government policy and 

oversight, and approving the city budget.

VISION Richmond City Council is committed to 

creating a vibrant community that is a great place 

to live, work, learn, play, visit and raise a family.

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