Friday Deadline for Commission Applications

Reminder: If you are interested in serving on one of several Piedmont advisory committees and commissions with openings, you must return your application by this Friday, March 23.

New applicants must be available for an interview with the Piedmont City Council on Thursday, 29.

Current members whose terms are expiring and who would like to be reappointed must submit an application but are not required to have a new interview.

All openings are for unpaid, volunteer positions.

There are 12 vacancies on two new committees established by the city council at its March 5 meeting:

• A Budget Advisory Committee, which newly elected Mayor John Chiang announced Feb. 21 that he hoped to establish within 45 days. The committee will focus on the city's municipal budget and long-term fiscal planning. The committee will have five members.

• A new Public Safety Committee willo continue the work of the previous committee of the same name. Raymond Marshall, chair of the 2010-2011 committee, recently urged the city council to form a new board to continue working on recommendations for the community's public safety. He noted the Piedmont Police Department's email alerts and neighborhood meetings as outgrowths of the committee's work. The committee will have seven appointed members.

Several ongoing committees and commissions have upcoming vacancies as well. In some cases, those result from an incumbent commission member's current appointment expiring. Those are noted in parentheses below. Incumbents must reapply if they wish to continue, and other applicants will be considered for those slots as well.

• CIP Review Committee, one vacancy (one incumbent). The committee makes recommendations to the city council regarding the expenditure of the capital budget (construction, repair or rehabilitation of city facilities).

• Civil Service Commission, three vacancies (two incumbents).

• Park Commission, three vacancies (two incumbents).

• Planning Commission, one vacancy (no incumbents).

• Recreation Commission, one vacancy (one incumbent).

An application form and a description of commission members' duties are attached to this earlier article. You may also download copies at the City of Piedmont website.

For more information, contact the City Clerk’s office at (510) 420-3040.

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