SBC commissions seek members
There are more opportunities to serve in San Benito County than
you might first believe.
How about the Building and Housing Code Board of Appeals, or the
Communication Users Technical Advisory Committee? Maybe the
Historical Heritage Advisory Committee is more to your liking.
SBC commissions seek members
There are more opportunities to serve in San Benito County than you might first believe.
How about the Building and Housing Code Board of Appeals, or the Communication Users Technical Advisory Committee? Maybe the Historical Heritage Advisory Committee is more to your liking.
San Benito County’s long list of boards, committees and commissions has a few holes in it, and the office of the clerk of the Board of Supervisors is looking for civic-minded volunteers.
In all, there are 31 county panels that cover the gamut of local issues.
“There are a lot of them,” said Linda Churchill, clerk of the board. “Some meet on a regular basis, like once a month, but a lot of them don’t meet that often.”
The boards impanel members through a variety of processes, and their composition runs from traditional panels of five, seven or nine members to larger groups, such as the county Grand Jury. Grand jurors land their posts by judicial appointment. Planning commissioners are appointed by members of the Board of Supervisors. But many of the panels depend on volunteers who show an interest.
With that many boards and commissions in a county with a relatively modest population, vacancies are a constant challenge, according to Churchill.
And just how many vacancies are lingering out there? “I couldn’t tell you offhand, but there are a number of vacancies on several of them,” Churchill said.
The panels are not proliferating with the arrival of a relatively new Board of Supervisors. Most have long histories.
“I’ve been here 15 years and most of these boards have been active for that long,” Churchill said.
People who wish to know more about serving on local boards and commissions should call the clerk of the board’s office at 636-4000, or drop by the county administration building at the corner of Fourth and West streets in Hollister.
And now, the entire list of county boards and commissions – take a deep breath:
– Agricultural Preserve Advisory Committee
– Area Agency on Aging
– Area Developmental Disabilities Board
– Building and Housing Code Board of Appeals
– Childcare and Development Plan Council
– Child Abuse Prevention Council
– Communication Users Technical Advisory Committee
– Community Action Board
– Emergency Medical Care Commission
– First Five San Benito
– Fish and Game Commission
– Grand Jury
– Historical Heritage Advisory Committee
– In-Home Supportive Services
– Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Commission
– Local Agency Formation Commission
– Local Task Force
– Long-Term Care Commission
– Mental Health Board
– Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District Advisory Committee
– Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District Board of Directors
– Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District Hearing Board
– Operational Area Disaster Council
– Planning Commission
– San Benito Resource Conservation District
– Solid Waste Independent Hearing Panel
– Substance Abuse Advisory Board
– Taylor Act Grazing Advisory Board
– Veterans Memorial Park Commission
– Workforce Investment Board
– Workforce Investment Board Youth Council
That’s the list. Of the 31 boards, 28 are currently active, with a combined membership of more than 200.
