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Commissioners Seek Applications For Citizen Boards And Councils
Foundation Donates $22,500 For Pre-School Education
The Hillsborough County Commissioners are seeking residents to serve on several County citizen advisory boards and councils. Resi- dents interested in seeking appointment must be regis- tered voters in Hillsborough County.
Applicants must submit a completed Questionnaire for County Appointments and a Standards of Conduct form.
The deadline to apply is Sept. 24, 2015. Appoint- ments will be scheduled for a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners in October or November 2015.
The boards are as follows:
Affordable Housing Advisory Board: Three po- sitions are vacant and two terms are expiring. Terms are for three years. Meetings are held every other month, first Monday, 9 a.m.
Anti-Bullying Advi- sory Committee: One posi- tion is vacant due to resignation. Position is for the remainder of the term, which expires Jan. 31, 2017. Position is as an at-large member. The meetings are held every other month, fourth Thursday, 10 a.m.
Building Board Of Ad- justment, Appeals & Ex- aminers: One position is vacant due to resignation. Po- sition is for the remainder of term which, expires June 30, 2016. The meetings take place monthly, the third Tuesday, 9 a.m.
Child Care Facilities Advisory Board: One posi- tion is vacant. Term is for three years. The board meets monthly, first Thursday, 1 p.m.
Code Enforcement Board: One position is va- cant. Term is for three years. Meetings are monthly, gener- ally third or fourth Friday, 9 a.m.
Electrical Board Of Adjustment, Appeals And Examiners: One position is vacant. Term is for four years. Meetings held quar- terly, third Thursday, 9 a.m.
Family Child Care Home Advisory Board: Three positions are vacant, one due to resignation. Two terms are for three years. One position is for remainder of term, which expires Dec. 31, 2016. Meetings held quar- terly, third Thursday, 7 p.m.
Health Care Advisory Board: Three terms are ex- piring. Terms are for four years. Meetings held monthly, third Thursday, 3 p.m.
Health Council Of West Central Florida, Inc.: One position is vacant and two terms are expiring. Terms are for two years. Meetings held the second Thursday, every other month, 3:30 p.m., in rotating counties of the five county planning district.
Historic Preservation Challenge Grant Pro- gram Grant Review Com- mittee: One position is vacant due to resignation. Position is for the remainder of term which expires March 31, 2016. Meetings To be de- termined.
Historic Resources Review Board: One posi- tion is vacant. Term is for three years. Meetings monthly, third Tuesday, 3 p.m.
Human Relations Board: Three positions are vacant due to resignation. Terms are for three years. Meetings monthly, second Tuesday, Noon.
Planning Commis- sion: Two terms expiring. Terms are for four years. Meetings held monthly, sec- ond Monday, 2 p.m.
Public Library Board:
One position is vacant due to resignation. Position is for the remainder of term, which expires June 30, 2017. Meet- ings monthly, fourth Thurs- day, 4 p.m.
For more information on boards and councils visit HillsboroughCounty.org /BoardsandCouncils or con- tact Luann Finley, Director of Board Services, at (813) 272-5826.
Shown in the photograph from left to right are: Ed Narain, AT&T Regional Director; State Sen. Arthe- nia L. Joyner of Tampa; Miray Holmes, Community Partnerships and Neighborhood Engagement Man- ager for City of Tampa; Andrew Hall, AT&T Regional Director; Chloe Coney, District Director for Rep. Kathy Castor; Emery Ivery, Tampa Bay area president of United Way Suncoast; and Jennifer Kilburg, United Way Suncoast Investor Relations Director.
Recently, the AT&T Foun- dation, a national corpora- tion, donated funding earmarked for education. The funding was presented to the united Way is designated to provide assistance to pre- school children in Tampa.
So far this year, the AT&T Foundation has donated $5.17 million to 550 local United Way organizations across the country. The $22,500 contribution to United Way Suncoast was donated to support A Brighter Community. Funding will also provide as- sistance to agencies in DeS-
oto, Hillsborough Pinellas, and Sarasota Counties.
Other programs the United Way has provided as- sistance in includes helping youth and their families, summer literacy resources, helping high school students prepare college through Op- eration Graduate, helping adults with career choices such as starting a business, creating a budget for home ownership, and employabil- ity skills.
Ms. Suzanne Mc- Cormick, CEO of United Way Suncoast said, “All of these components are key
focus areas of our strategic plan to break the cycle of generational poverty, while connecting people, creating change, and impacting lives to make it all happen.
Andrew Hall, AT&T Re- gional Director said, “AT&T shares United Way’s commit- ment to strengthening com- munities and improving lives. United Way Suncoast’s support for programs with proven results in our com- munity improves the lives of our citizens by connecting them with resources and ex- pertise that help them suc- ceed.”
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