[Press Release] : Applications for Columbia Vision Commission due by noon, Nov. 7

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
Contact: City Clerk - (573) 874-7207

Applications for Columbia Vision Commission due by noon, Nov. 7

COLUMBIA, MO (November 3, 2008) - With just a few days left before the
deadline, the City Clerk’s Office is accepting applications for the
Columbia Vision Commission until noon, Nov. 7. This deadline applies to
those who are nominating themselves and to those who have been nominated
by others. 

Applications can be obtained at the City Clerk’s Office or can be
found on the city’s Web site:
http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Council/Commissions/vacancies.php.
Applications must be in the City Clerk’s Office, 701 E. Broadway, 4th
Floor, by noon on Friday, Nov. 7. 

The purpose of this new commission is to track, monitor and assist with
the implementation of the community visioning process by conducting
periodic reviews and issuing an annual report on the progress of
visioning implementation to the community. In addition, in the future,
this commission will recommend implementation tasks and offer public
education and outreach programs.

The commission will consist of:
● Seven coordinating committee members, including two who are
residents of Boone County not residing within the city limits of
Columbia, all of whom will be appointed by the Council; and 
● up to five resource members, all of whom will be appointed by the
Council. 

Candidates for coordinating committee positions must have demonstrated
a commitment to the visioning process. Candidates for coordinating
committee positions and for resource member positions will be evaluated
on their ability to work with data and understand systematic
relationships; their ability to work collaboratively; their management
skills; their independence; existing memberships or positions; and
contributions to the diversity of the commission. 

Resource members would help in the work of the commission and share
their expertise in one or more substantive areas, such as (but not
limited to) data collection, fund-raising, intergovernmental
cooperation, management and process design. 

The city ordinance creating the Vision Commission may be viewed online
at: http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Council/Commissions/vision.php.

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