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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 18, 2009

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,
March 6. Applications are available at the clerk’s office or 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 two vacancies for
alternate members (to serve in the absence regular members) for each of
the following categories: professional engineer with experience in
electrical/mechanical engineering (term to expire Aug. 1, 2010) and a
master plumber (term to expire Aug. 1, 2010). 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 one vacancy with
the term to expire on Dec. 31, 2009. The member must be a qualified
voter and resident of the city of Columbia and 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 on the third Tuesday at 7 p.m.
●	The Human Rights Commission has one vacancy with the term to
expire March 1, 2012. The member shall have demonstrated a strong
commitment to human rights and a belief in the principles of equal
opportunity. The commission advises the Council on human rights issues
and reviews and makes decisions regarding complaints of discrimination
filed with the city. Monthly meetings are held on the first Tuesday at 7
p.m.  
●	The Internet Citizens Advisory Group has one vacancy with the
term to expire Oct. 15, 2010. Members assess the user-friendliness and
effectiveness of the city’s Internet activities. The group makes
recommendations to staff and Council on resource priority for the
city’s effective utilization of the Internet. Meetings are held
every other month on the third Wednesday at 5 p.m.
●	The Board of Mechanical Examiners has one vacancy with the term
to expire June 17, 2011. The member must be a general contractor not in
the HVACR business and 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. Meetings are
held the second Tuesday of the month at 5 p.m.
●	The Public Communications Resource Advisory Committee has one
vacancy with the term to expire Dec. 31, 2010. The member must be a
qualified voter and resident of Ward 1. Members shall be experienced in
the field of communications, citizenship or management of not-for-profit
organizations and 
shall not be paid officers or employees of the city, nor serve on the
board of directors or be employed by any entity that applies for funding
through the committee or which receives funding upon recommendation of
the committee.  The committee advises the City Council in allocating
designated revenue to entities that provide public communication
services to Columbia citizens.  Meetings are held on call.    
●	The Sustainable Farms and Communities Board has one vacancy with
the term to expire Dec. 31, 2009. The member must be a resident 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. Meetings are held on call.
●	The University of Missouri Extension Council of Boone County has
one  vacancy with the term to expire March 1, 2011. The member must be a
resident of the city. The Council makes recommendations to the
university in regard to the extension program and administers Boone
County’s share of the cost of the extension services in the area.
Monthly meetings are held the fourth Thursday at 7 p.m.

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