City Hall looks to fill seats on authorities, boards, and commissions

The Athens-Clarke County government is looking to fill two dozen openings on seven policy making boards, commission, and authorities: there is an April 5 deadline to apply for seats on the Airport and Classic Center authorities, the Hearings Board, the Historic Preservation, Humans Relations, and Planning commissions, and the Joint Development Authority for Athens-Clarke County and the city of Winterville. Application information is on the Athens-Clarke County government website.

From the Athens-Clarke County government website…

The Athens-Clarke County Unified Government is seeking qualified candidates to fill the following terms on seven important policy-making boards:

• Two positions on the Airport Authority for terms of four years.*
• Two positions on the Classic Center Authority for terms of four years.*
• Two positions on the Hearings Board for terms of four years.
• Three positions on the Historic Preservation Commission for terms of three years.*
• Nine positions on the Human Relations Commission. Seven positions are for four-year terms, and two are for partial terms expiring April 30, 2026.*
• Three positions on the Joint Development Authority of the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County and the City of Winterville. Two positions are for two-year terms and one position is for a four-year term.*
• Three positions on the Planning Commission. Two positions are for five-year terms and one position is for a partial term expiring June 30, 2025.*

* - Incumbents are eligible for reappointment and may reapply.

Applicants for any board, authority, or commission positions must be Athens-Clarke County residents. More detailed information about each board, authority, or commission is available online at www.accgov.com/boards.

Applications can be filled out online at www.accgov.com/boards or obtained from the Clerk of Commission’s Office in Room 204 of City Hall, 301 College Avenue. The deadline for receiving applications is Friday, April 5. A separate application must be completed for each position.

The Mayor and Commission is tentatively scheduled to interview applicants for the Classic Center Authority and the Planning Commission beginning at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, April 23 and is tentatively scheduled to interview applicants for the Airport Authority, Hearings Board, Historic Preservation, Human Relations Commission, and Joint Development Authority beginning at 5:00 PM on Thursday, April 25. These will be the only dates for interviews. Applicants who are selected for an interview will receive a notification of their interview time.

The Mayor and Commission is tentatively scheduled to make appointments at the Regular Session meeting on Tuesday, May 7.

For more information, call Jean Spratlin, Clerk of Commission at 706-613-3031 or visit www.accgov.com/clerkofcommission.

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