Advisory Committee Vacancies

COMMITTEE APPLICATIONS

Advisory Committee Application Form

Equity and Access Committee Application Form

Climate Action Committee Application Form

Planning Commission Advisory Committee Application Form

Independent Redistricting Committee Application

Statement of Economic Interest

Advisory Committee application forms and committee vacancy notices are also available in the Board of Commissioners office of the Public Service Building, 125 East 8th Avenue, Eugene.

PARKS ADVISORY COMMITEE

DATE: November 15, 2022

CONTACT: Brett Henry, Parks Division Manager, 541-682-2001

The Lane County Board of Commissioners is seeking applications from citizens interested in serving on the committee listed below. This committee serves in an advisory capacity to the Board of Commissioners on a wide variety of topics and issues. Details about the Committee and its meeting schedule and specific duties are included for your information.

PARKS ADVISORY COMMITTEE: It shall be the responsibility of the Lane County Parks Advisory Committee to review park improvement needs and related issues and make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners. Committee serves as liaison group in representing the concerns of the community with regard to parks to the Board of Commissioners and representing Board decisions to the community.

MEETINGS: This Committee shall hold its regular meetings on the second Monday of each month from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Lane County Public Works Customer Service Center located at 3050 Delta Highway North, Eugene, Oregon. Meetings are being held virtually until further notice.

MEMBERSHIP: Seven (7).

VACANCIES: Two (2)

GEOGRAPHIC MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS: District 3, At-Large

The Board will make a reasonable attempt to select voting membership from different geographic areas of the County.

OTHER MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS: In accordance with ORS Chapter 244, no Committee member shall participate in a decision in which the member has a private pecuniary interest. Affected members shall disqualify themselves from participation by written notification to the Board of County Commissioners as mandated by ORS 244.210. A disqualified member shall not be considered as being present for the purpose of determining whether a majority vote has been cast.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open until filled.

Applications are available online and in the Board of Commissioners' Office located at the Lane County Public Service Building, 125 E. 8th Avenue in Eugene or at the Lane County Public Works Customer Service Center at 3050 N. Delta Highway.

APPLICATION SUBMITTAL: Hard copy applications can be turned in at the Lane County Public Works Customer Service Center at 3050 North Delta Highway, Eugene, between the hours of 9:00am and 4:00pm. Online applications can be emailed to:  [email protected]

PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE

DATE:         August 29, 2023

CONTACT:   Kalle Pierce, (541) 682-6661

The Lane County Board of Commissioners is seeking applications from representatives of Districts 3 and 4 (find your commissioner district here) interested in serving on the advisory committee listed below. The committee advises the Board of Commissioners on a wide variety of topics and issues. Details about the committee and its composition, meeting schedule etc., are listed below.

PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Makes recommendations to the Public Health Administrator and advises the Board of Health and the Board of Commissioners on matters of public health, planning, policy development, control measures, funding, public education and advocacy; and acts in a community liaison capacity to provide a link between the community and the Public Health Division.

MEETING SCHEDULE:  Second Monday of the month from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

VACANCIES: Currently, one position to be appointed by Commissioner Laurie Trieger to represent District 3 and one to be appointed by Commissioner Pat Farr to represent District 4 (find your commissioner district here). These positions may be filled by at-large community members, “informed on and interested in public health matters”, or licensed health care practitioners.

TERM: Both vacancies are for a full, four-year term (beginning with appointment and ending 8/31/2027).

MEMBERSHIP:  Consists of twelve (12) members with a broad public health interest and concern, not limited to single interests or issues. Committee representation shall include geographic, socioeconomic, and professional interests. Membership shall include: five (5) persons “licensed by this state as health care practitioners” and seven (7) “persons who are informed on and interested in public health matters”. (ORS 431.477). Public members with diverse backgrounds are preferred. County employees are not eligible for membership. The committee seeks to have membership that reflects the diversity of Lane County, including but not limited to racial, ethnic, gender, age, socioeconomic and geographical diversity. We also strive to meet the goals set out by the Lane County Board of Commissioners to acknowledge and address the root causes of inequities in Lane County services and outcomes, work with community members and staff to invent or find antiracist policies that can eliminate the racial inequities that exist and use an antiracist and racial equity lens to assess current and future policies and programs.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  5 p.m., Friday, September 8, 2023.

Lane County Citizen Advisory Committee Applications are available online at www.lanecounty.org/volunteer (direct link to application) and in the Board of Commissioners' Office located on the 2nd floor of the Public Service Building, 125 East 8th Avenue, Eugene. To request an application by mail, please call 541-682-4203. You can return your application to the Board of Commissioners’ Office or via email to Kalle Pierce ([email protected]). The electronic application format is a PDF with scrolling text fields. You may type your answers to questions 1-5 in a separate document if that is easier. If submitting via email, it is recommended to save the application to your computer, complete the fields, save and then send the PDF.


COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCIL

SUBJECT:  Community Health Council

 

CONTACT: Rochelle Black, 541-682-4161            

 

The Lane County Board of Commissioners is seeking applications from citizens interested in serving on the Community Health Council.  The committee advises the Board of Commissioners on topics and issues related to the Community Health Centers of Lane County, a Federally Qualified Health Center, and also serves as the governing board for the Health Centers.  Details about the Council and its composition, meeting schedule and the requirements for service on the Council follow:

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCIL: Provides assistance and advice to the Board of Commissioners and the Health & Human Services (H&HS) Department's Community Health Centers of Lane County (CHCLC) in promoting its mission to provide comprehensive health care that is quality-driven, affordable and culturally competent to the people of Lane County. The Community Health Council will provide input and feedback to generally advise the development, implementation and evaluation of CHCLC programs, including but not limited to all programs funded through the Federal Bureau of Primary Health Care Grant(s). This may include providing feedback and advice regarding the health care needs of Lane County residents. One goal of the Community Health Council is to review marketplace trends and to provide assistance and advice which reflect the economic realities of the marketplace. The Council works with the H&HS/CHCLC's management team and with community leaders to actively engage in long-term strategic planning to build sustainability for the centers.

 

MEMBERSHIP:  The Council has a membership range of 9 to 15.


MEETING SCHEDULE
:  Monthly.  The Council meets the third Tuesday of every month from 5:15-7:00 p.m. at the Delta Oaks Clinic at 1022 Green Acres Road in Eugene.  This meeting location is convenient to bus routes.  Meals are provided and stipends are available to offset transportation and other costs which may be associated with meeting attendance.

 

VACANCY:  The Council is seeking up to five consumer members.  To qualify as a consumer, the candidate must be a current registered patient of the Community Health Centers of Lane County and must have accessed services at any of the Health Center locations within the past twenty four months.  Lane County is particularly interested in attracting consumer members who can represent those who utilize mental health services and/or those who utilize pediatric services.  A legal guardian of a consumer who is a dependent child or adult, or a legal sponsor of an immigrant may also be considered a consumer. In an effort to ensure the Council is representative of the community at large, Lane County is also interested in attracting consumer members who live in Commissioner District 1 (West Lane County), Commissioner District 4 (North Eugene) and Commissioner District 5 (East Lane County).

 

TERM: Four (4) year terms with a limit of two (2) consecutive terms of membership.  When vacancies occur during the unexpired term of a member, the Council may nominate a new member to the Board of Commissioners for consideration for appointment for the duration of the term.  Such appointees shall serve as members of the Council until the end of the terms of the outgoing members, except in the case of vacancies occurring within the last 6 months of a term, which shall be for the remaining term of the vacancy plus 4 years.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  Open Until Filled.

LANE COUNTY FAIR BOARD

 May 10, 2022

 

CONTACT:  Corey Buller, LEC Manager / Lane County Fair Director, 682-7353

 

The Lane County Board of Commissioners is seeking applications from citizens interested in serving on the committee listed below.  This committee serves in an advisory capacity to the Board of Commissioners on a wide variety of topics and issues.  Details about the Committee and its meeting schedule and specific duties are included for your information.

 

LANE COUNTY FAIR BOARD:  The primary function of the Fair Board is to oversee the planning, preparation and production of the Lane County Fair. It also acts in an advisory capacity on ways to more fully utilize the Events Center and to meet both the County’s and the Fair Boards interests.  It sets the Fair admissions, entry fees, programs, implementation of contracts and approves annual Fair budget.

 

MEETINGS:  Monthly, first Thursday of each month at 7:30 a.m.

 

MEMBERSHIP:  Five (5) - Seven (7).

 

VACANCIES:  Minimum of One (1)-Maximum of Three (3).  Open until at least One (1) filled.

 

TERM:  Four (4) years.

 

GEOGRAPHIC MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS:  All applicants are required to be residents of Lane County.   

 

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  Open until at least One (1) filled.

Applications are available online and at www.lanecounty.org/volunteer and in the Board of Commissioners' Office located at the Lane County Public Service Building, 125 E. 8th Avenue in Eugene.  For additional information, or to request applications, please call 541-682-4203.