Want to Serve on a Citizen Board or Council?

Hillsborough County Commissioners are seeking residents to serve on several county citizen advisory boards and councils.

Residents interested in seeking appointment must be registered voters in Hillsborough County. These are voluntary positions, and members serve without compensation. Applicants may apply to more than one board, but may only serve on one board at a time.

The deadline for applying is November 3. Appointments will be scheduled for a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners in December.

An application is available in the Commissioners’ reception area on the second floor of County Center, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd. in downtown Tampa or by calling the Boards and Councils Coordinator at 813-272-5826.

Interested applicants can also go to the County’s Web site, www.hillsboroughcounty.org. Click on the “County Commission” link on the left-hand side of the page, then the “Advisory Boards and Committees” sublink. The "Questionnaire For County Appointment" is in the middle of the page. The form can be filled out, and then scanned and emailed, faxed, hand-delivered or mailed. Additional directions for submission are listed on the form.

If you apply to a board that requires a background check, you must also submit a Background Investigation Disclosure and Authorization Form, which also is available on the website.

The Boards and Councils that have openings are:

• Affordable Housing Advisory Board
• Building Board of Adjustment, Appeals & Examiners
• Child Care Facilities Advisory Board
• Child Care Licensing Hearing Officer
• Code Enforcement Board
• Code Enforcement Special Magistrate
• Cross Connection, Backflow and Back-Siphonage Control Board
• Electrical Board of Adjustment, Appeals & Examiners
• Family Child Care Home Advisory Board
• Health Care Council of West Central Florida, Inc.
• Historical Advisory Council
• Historic Resources Review Board
• Human Relations Board
• Industrial Development Authority
• Mechanical Board of Adjustment, Appeals & Examiners
• Plumbing Board of Adjustment, Appeals & Examiners
• Public Art Committee
• Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority Citizens Advisory Committee
• Water Conservation Technical Advisory Committee

For more information, contact Luann Finley, director of board services, at 813-272-5826.