Carbon County is currently seeking applications to fill vacancies on the following boards and committees for terms beginning September 5, 2018:
The Board of County Commissioners appoints members to a number of boards and committees which advise and assist governing County programs. Serving on an appointed board or committee is a great way to participate in decisions that affect you and to learn more about how local government works.
Volunteer boards and committees play a variety of important roles and are designed to encourage citizen participation in government, provide representation of different interests and viewpoints, and to take advantage of specialized skills, expertise and experience among persons generally employed in areas other than government.
These various boards also advise the County Commissioners on service priorities, how to distribute available resources, and how to improve collaboration with the communities within the County.
CARBON COUNTY WEED BOARD
Number of Vacancies: One (Due to the resignation of a board member)
Position: Regular
Terms: Expires December 31, 2020
The Utah Noxious Weed Act provides that each county have a weed control board that is responsible for the control of noxious weeds and whose members are appointed by the county legislative body consisting of not less than three nor more than five members of whom shall be farmers or ranchers whose primary income is derived from the production of agriculture.
CARBON COUNTY CAREER SERVICE COUNCIL
Number of Vacancies: Two
Positions: One Regular Terms: Regular: Two year term
One Alternate Alternate: One year term
This five-member bipartisan board, mandated by state law, consists of three regular members and two alternate members. Meetings are held on an as-needed basis to hear appeals not resolved at lower levels in cases of career service county employees that have been suspended, transferred, demoted, or dismissed as well as in cases of other grievances not resolved by the grievance process at the county and/or departmental level.
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF CARBON COUNTY
Number of Vacancies: One (Due to the resignation of a board member)
Terms: Expires December 31, 2019
This board meets every other month and its main responsibilities are to create policies for financial management and approve budgets, hire an auditor to audit financial records, write the agency’s long-range plan, approve departmental budgets, set broad personnel policies, and monitor routine monthly expenditures.
If you are interested in serving Carbon County and would like to be considered for appointment to fill one of the vacancies, please complete and submit the application form that is available on Carbon County website at https://www.carbon.utah.gov/Administration/Boards or from the Commission Secretary by emailing commissionsecretary@carbon.utah.gov . If you have any questions or would like more information concerning these positions, please feel free to contact the Commission office at 435-636-3226.
Applications are due August 31, 2018. Appointments will take place on September 5, 2018 at a regularly scheduled commission meeting.