[Durham INC] FW: City Board openings

Fri Jan 7 17:53:10 EST 2011

For those who don't want to open attachments, the main opportunities of interest to neighborhoods are in Capital Program Advisory and Appearance Committees.
I also looked at the county list, but closing date for those listed was yesterday.
Regards, pat

CURRENT VACANCIES ON BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONSDate January 10, 2011 Release #1**********The City of Durham is seeking interested citizens to serve on the CAPITAL PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE, DURHAM CITY-COUNTY APPEARANCE COMMISSION, DURHAM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, EQUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE, HOUSING APPEALS BOARD, HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION and the WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD.*********Due to terms expiring and a resignation, there are currently seven (7) vacancies on the CAPITAL PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE to represent ENGINEER, PROJECT MANAGEMENT(2), PAC 1, PAC 2 (terms expire on March 31, 2013), FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT and PAC 3 (terms expire March 31, 2014).The Committee receives and reviews quarterly updates on the status of funded capital projects and any proposed or approved changes to capital project budgets. Due to the time-sensitive nature of many capital projects, the CPAC may, but would not be required, to review changes prior to presentation to City Council. The committee shall also report to the City Council on a quarterly basis on findings or recommendations regarding the status or budgets of funded capital projects. The CPAC does not participate in selection or recommendations of specific capital projects for consideration in the Capital Improvement Plan.The Committee meets on the 4th Monday of every other month at 11:00 a.m. in the Committee Room located on the 2nd Floor of City Hall. Members serve without compensation and must reside within the Corporate City limits.*********Due to terms expiring, there will be two (2) vacancies on the DURHAM CITY-COUNTY APPEARANCE COMMISSION with the terms to expire on April 1, 2014.The purpose of the Commission is to enhance and improve the visual quality and aesthetic character of Durham City and County. The Commission consists of 15 members, seven members appointed by the City Council and eight members appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. A majority of the members shall have expertise in a design field such as architecture, landscape design, city planning, horticulture, urban design or a related field. While encouraging applicants with expertise in aesthetics, attempts shall also bemade to assure that the appointments represent a cross section of the community. The Board meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in Conference Room B located on the Ground Floor of City Hall. Members serve without compensation and must reside within the corporate city limits.*********Due to terms expiring, there will three (3) vacancies on the DURHAM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE representing Community Relations, Facility Management and Arts & Culture (this person must be a member of the Durham Cultural Advisory Board). The terms will expire on March 1, 2014.The purpose of the committee is to monitor the implementation of the operating agreement for the Durham Performing Arts Center with the operator, PFM/Nederlander who shall report in person to the committee at least once every six months on the status of the Durham Performing Arts Center operations and after these presentations, the committee will provide a written report to the City.Members shall possess professional skills in the key areas of arts and culture, business, finance, facility management and community relations.The Committee meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 10:00 a.m. at the Venable Business Center located at 302 E. Pettigrew Street. Members serve without compensation. Applicants must reside within the corporate city limits.*********Due to expired terms and resignations, there are currently three (3) vacancies on the EQUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE to represent the following:One (1) Non-SDBE Construction Firm Owner (term expires April 1, 2012)One (1) Non-SDBE Professional Services Firm Owner (term expires April 1, 2011)One (1) SDBE Construction Firm Owner (term expires April 1, 2013)The SDBE Construction Firm Owner must be certified with the City of Durham’s Equal Business Opportunity Program. For more information, contact the Equal Opportunity/Equity Assurance Department at 560-4180, Ext. 17241.Duties of the Committee include: Reviewing and evaluating the effectiveness of the EBOP within Durham City government; monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of the City’s EBOP policies and procedures, resolutions and ordinances, including their implementation by the various City departments; studying and evaluating the necessity for further City regulations and procedures regarding Small Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (SDBE) participation; receiving and, where necessary, analyzing, information concerning the presence of discrimination in the bidding and contracting process and to recommend to the City Council further steps to alleviate such discrimination; researching and reviewing other jurisdictions SDBE programs; acting as a conduit between the City and the community, industry, organizations, trade associations, chambers of commerce and SDBEs; planning and participating in education and training for SDBEs and researching and recommending to the City Council race and gender neutral alternatives which will assist SDBEs.The Board meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 12:00 noon in the Equal Opportunity/Equity Assurance Department located at 211 Rigsbee Avenue. Members serve two-year terms without compensation and must reside within the corporate city limits.**********Due to a resignation, there is currently one (1) vacancy on the HOUSING APPEALS BOARD for an REGULAR member representing At-LARGE with the term to expire on June 30, 2013.The Board is made up of eight (8) members and hears appeals on housing code cases and Building Code condemnation cases. The Board meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the Department of Neighborhood and Improvement Services, 807 E. Main Street. Members serve without compensation. Applicants must reside in the corporate City limits.**********Due to resignations, there are currently four (4) vacancies on the HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION for one (1) MINORITY MALE (term expires June 30, 2012), one (1) MINORITY FEMALE (term expires June 30, 2012) and two (2) NON-MINORITY FEMALES (one term expires June 30, 2011 and one term expires June 30, 2013).The duties of the Commission are to develop ways to have an atmosphere conducive to the best possible human relations in the community, including but not limited to the following: holding community meetings, conducting educational programs, doing research, and receiving and conciliating discrimination complaints. The new Commissioners would be expected to serve on a subcommittee, meeting at least once monthly, along with attending at least one meeting per month of the full Commission. Attendance is a major prerequisite to serving. Minimum time involved is five hours per month. This Commission acts as a public forum to hear and resolve complaints of human and civil rights in our Community and advises the City Council of these matters. The Composition of the Commission represents fairly the social, economic, gender and ethnic composition of the population of the City and is comprised of six (6) African Americans, six (6) Whites, and three (3) members of other racial minority groups other than listed above. In addition, both genders shall be equally represented but neither by more than fifty-three (53) percent. The Commission meets on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in City Hall. Members serve without compensation and must reside within the Corporate City limits.**********There is currently one (1) vacancy on the WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD representing ORGANIZED LABOR with the term to expire on June 30, 2012.The Board acts as an advisory board to the Durham County Workforce Investment Act Program administered by the City of Durham Office of Economic and Workforce Development and is responsible, by Executive Order of the Governor, to have oversight and policy guidance of the One Stop Career Center and all other Employment and Training activities conducted within the Service Delivery Area (Durham County), that utilize state and/or Federal funds administered by the Governor. The Committee meets the 4th Thursdays at 8:30 a.m.in the months of January, March, May, July, September and November. Members serve without compensation. Applicants must reside within the limits of Durham County or have their principal place of business with the Durham County limits.***********Members of a board, committee or commission shall attend at least fifty percent (50%) of the meetings in a given 12-month period. It shall be the policy of the City Council to remove that appointee in the absence of his/her showing good cause and to make another appointment. This paragraph shall not apply to members of the Human Relations Commission, who are subject to the attendance requirements of Section 34-108(e) of the City Code or boards, committees and commissions that have their attendance requirements addressed through by-laws or interlocal agreement.**********City and County Taxes must not reflect any delinquency at the time of submission of the application.Applications may be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office located on the second floor of City Hall, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday or visit the City’s web site at www.durhamnc.gov. Click on City Departments/City Clerk and then Boards, Committees and Commissions.Notice Under the Americans with Disabilities ActA person with a disability may receive an auxiliary aid or service to effectively participate in city government activities by contacting the ADA Coordinator, voice 919-560-4197, fax 560-4196, TTY 919-560-1200, or ADA at durhamnc.gov, as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the event or deadline date.DEADLINE FOR RECEIVING APPLICATIONS IS 4:30 P.M.EQUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM ADVISORYADVISORY COMMITTEE………………………………………………………………………………………………January 21, 2011HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION…………………………………………………………………………………………January 21, 2011WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD………………………………………………………………………………………January 21, 2011CAPITAL PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE……………………………………………………………………January 21, 2011DURHAM CITY-COUNTY APPEARANCE COMMISSION……………………………………………………January 21, 2011DURHAM PERFORMING ARTS CENTEROVERSIGHT COMMITTEE……………………………………………………………………………………………January 21, 2011HOUSING APPEALS BOARD………………………………………………………………………………………………………February 11, 2011
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 14:11:24 -0500
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Good afternoon:  Attached are the Board Vacancies and Weekly Calendar for January 10, 2011 – January 14, 2011. 
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