Vacancies Announced For Pinellas County Historic Preservation Board

PINELLAS COUNTY, FL — Applications are now being accepted to fill vacancies on the Pinellas County Historic Preservation Board (HPB).

Five (5) positions are up for appointment/reappointment. Three appointments include one (1) Alternate position and two (2) At Large Member positions. The Board of County Commissioners (BCC) shall nominate three applicants to be appointed for these positions. The other two appointments shall consist of one individual nomination by Commissioner Pat Gerard and one individual nomination by Commissioner Kathleen Peters. All of these Board of County Commissioners appointments are for a three-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2021.

Service on this board is a volunteer position. The Historic Preservation Board is comprised of nine members and two alternate members, who each serve a three-year term. Each member of the BCC nominates one member, and the BCC jointly nominates two at-large members and two alternates. The BCC also appoints one County Commissioner to the Historic Preservation Board to serve as its Chairman and an ex-officio, non-voting member. The HPB must be composed of community advocates, municipal representatives, and historic preservation professionals with expertise and/or knowledge in the historic preservation field.

The County’s historic preservation program operates as a Certified Local Government program, and meets the guidelines and criteria for this federal historic program designation with responsibility including recommending the designation of historic districts and landmarks, nominating historic resources for listing on the National Register of Historic Plans, reviewing and approving applications for impacts to properties in a historic district or a landmark and landmark site, producing educational materials, programs and publications, etc.

Applications can be found at www.pinellascounty.org/boards. The Historic Preservation Board’s rules also require a resume to be submitted as well.

Applications must be received by 3:00 p.m. on Nov. 10, 2020. The Board of County Commissioners will review applications and make their selections at a future board meeting. Applicants wishing to apply for Commissioner Gerard or Commissioner Peter’s individual appointment should contact their office directly after completing the application and submitting a resume.

Please Note: All materials submitted to Pinellas County government are subject to the public records law of the State of Florida.

This press release was produced by the Pinellas County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.