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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 26, 2007

CONTACT: City Clerk’s Office
(573) 874-7208 

Boards and commissions applications are available 
									
	(COLUMBIA, MO) - The Columbia city clerk is accepting
applications for boards and commissions. Applications must be received
by the clerk’s office, 701 E. Broadway, 4th Floor, by noon on Friday,
Dec. 7. Applications are available at the clerk’s office or may be
found on the city’s Web site at www.GoColumbiaMo.com on the City
Council page. The following are current boards and commissions openings:

●	The Building Construction Codes Commission has four vacancies
for alternate members (to serve in the absence of the regular member)
for each of the following categories: professional engineer with
experience in 
electrical/mechanical (term to expire Aug. 1, 2010); residential rental
property owner (term to expire Aug. 1, 2010); master plumber (term to
expire Aug. 1, 2010), person experienced in fire prevention (term to
expire Aug. 1, 2008). The commission periodically reviews and makes
recommendations relating to building construction codes. Monthly
meetings are held the fourth Monday at 4:30 p.m.
●	The Community Services Advisory Commission has two vacancies
with terms to expire Dec. 31, 2010. Members must be qualified voters and
residents of the city of Columbia. Members shall not serve on the board
of directors or be employed by any agency which applies for funding
through the commission or which receives funding upon recommendation of
the commission. (Each academic and administrative unit of the University
of Missouri shall be considered a separate agency and each school of the
Columbia Public School District shall be considered a separate agency.)
The commission advises the city and county in all matters regarding the
planning and contracting for human service programs to adequately meet
the needs of the citizens. Monthly meetings are held the third Tuesday
at 7 p.m.  
●	The Board of Electrical Examiners has one vacancy with the term
to expire Aug. 1, 2010. The member must be a registered professional
engineer. The board is empowered to give examinations for
electricians’ licenses and certificates. Meetings are held on
call.
●	The Finance Advisory and Audit Committee has three vacancies
with terms to expire Dec. 31, 2010. One must be a commercial banker with
knowledge of public finance and investment banking, one must be a
certified public accountant with knowledge of public administration and
finance, and consideration will be given to a business owner for the
third vacancy. All must be qualified voters and residents of the city
for at least one year prior to appointment. The committee makes
recommendations on financial matters to the Council as needed. Meetings
are held on call.
●	The Firefighters’ Retirement Board has one vacancy with the
term to expire Dec. 31, 2009. The member must be a registered voter and
resident of the city. The board oversees and establishes policies for
the fire retirement trust. Quarterly meetings are held on call.  
●	The Board of Health has one vacancy with the term to expire Aug.
31, 2010.  The member must be a health care worker or someone with an
interest in public health. The boards acts in an advisory capacity to
the Council on matters pertaining to public health and animal control.
Monthly meetings are held the second Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
●	The Mayor’s Committee on Physical Fitness has two vacancies.
The committee educates the public about the importance of regular
physical fitness activity and promotes, initiates and encourages local
physical fitness and sports programs in the community. Monthly meetings
are held the second Monday at 12:30 p.m.
●	The Board of Mechanical Examiners has one vacancy with the term
to expire June 17, 2008. The member shall be a general contractor not in
the HVACR business and must be a resident of the city of Columbia. The
board is empowered to give examinations for mechanical heating,
ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration licenses and
certificates. Monthly meetings are held the second Tuesday at 5 p.m.
●	The Police Retirement Board has one vacancy with the term to
expire Dec. 31, 2009. The member must be a registered voter and resident
of the city. The board oversees and establishes policies for the police
retirement trust. Quarterly meetings are held on call.  
●	The Railroad Advisory Board has one vacancy with term to expire
July 15, 2009.  Members must have knowledge and interest in either
railroad, shipping, transportation or business and be sympathetic with
the principle of municipal ownership and operation of branch line rail
operations. The board advises the Council on the operations and needs of
the Columbia Terminal Railroad. Monthly meetings are held the second
Thursday at 7:30 a.m.  
●	The Sustainable Farms & Communities Board has two vacancies with
terms to expire Dec. 31, 2009. Members must be residents of the city.
Members are responsible for overseeing the future construction,
maintenance and operations of a farmers market community center. The
Sustainable Farms and Communities Inc. is a Missouri not-for-profit
corporation. Monthly meetings held on call. 
●	The Special Business District Board has three vacancies with
terms to expire Jan. 1, 2011. One member must be an owner of real
property within the Special Business District; the other two can be
owners of real property within or residents of the Special Business
District or persons who own, manage, operate or are employed by a
business located in the Special Business District. The board makes
recommendations to the Council regarding the Special Business District.
Monthly meetings are held the second Tuesday at 4 p.m.  

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