Equity and Access Advisory Board

Contact Us:
Latiffe Amado
Equity Manager

541-682-2475
The Equity and Access Advisory Board advises the County Administrator on policies and practices surrounding equity, inclusion, and access in both internal and external matters.  The existence charge and sometimes the composition of the committee are controlled by the enabling legislation (Lane Manual 3.085.010).



Description

Advises the County Administrator on policies and practices surrounding equity, inclusion, and access in both internal and external matters.

Meeting Schedule

Monthly, or as needed

Membership

Advisory Board members must live within the geographical boundaries of Lane County. The Advisory Board will have up to fifteen (15) members and not fewer than nine (9) members. The Advisory board will ideally be made up of an odd number of members for voting purposes. At least 51% of the Advisory Board will be made up of individuals who identify with underrepresented communities, or are a part of an underrepresented community. One-third (1/3) of the Advisory Board will be made up of members that reside outside of the Eugene/Springfield Metro area. No fewer than two (2) members of the Advisory Board will reside outside of the Eugene/Springfield Metro area.

Membership Term

The term of office will be two (2) years. The length of terms may be adjusted in order to create or maintain staggered terms. No member may serve more than two (2) full consecutive terms, or a total of five (5) years.

Liaison

N/A

Expiration Date

None

Vacancies

The Lane County Equity and Access Advisory Board currently has vacancies.

Note: You may submit an application at any time. Applications are kept for 12 months from the date the application is received and will be considered should a vacancy occur within that time frame. Applications can be submitted via mail to Lane County Administration, Public Service Building, 125 E 8th Ave., Eugene, OR 97401 (also listed on page two of the application) or via email. If submitting your application through email, please use "Advisory Committee" in your subject line to prevent it from going to spam.

Application forms are available online. Applicants may be asked to undergo an interview process.

For more information: Contact Latiffe Amado at 541-682-3725/ [email protected]