Manatee County accepting applications for two advisory boards

Manatee County accepting applications for two advisory boards
Posted on 01/11/2019

Manatee County accepting applications for Health Care Advisory Board

MANATEE COUNTY, FL (Jan. 11, 2019) – Manatee County is accepting applications for two vacancies on the Manatee County Health Care Advisory Board, a volunteer group that evaluates, monitors and discusses the healthcare system in Manatee County and makes recommendations to the County Commission regarding the funding of healthcare services in Manatee County.

Manatee County is accepting applications for one representative of the health care industry and one representative of the higher education field.

Applicants should be willing to meet a minimum of eight times per year on the fourth Wednesday of each month from 5 - 7 p.m. in the 9th Floor BCC Conference Room of the County Administrative Center, 1112 Manatee Ave. W.

Other meetings may be scheduled as necessary. Employees, owners or voting board members of agencies that receive funding from Manatee County Government, or individuals who contract with agencies that receive County funding are ineligible to serve on the board, with the exception of a practicing physician who may receive no more than 1 percent of their gross income from County-funded healthcare.

The advisory board reviews evidence-based practices, programs and related data to enhance the long-term stability and effectiveness of the programs available to citizens of Manatee County who have no other meaningful means of access to health care

Efforts will be made to have a Board that is reflective of the diversity of the community. Manatee County residents from minority communities, including but not limited to members from African-American and Latino/Hispanic heritage, are encouraged to apply.

Applications are due Feb. 1 at 5 p.m. The application may be found online at www.mymanatee.org/advisoryboards

Supplemental questions to the application are on page 5 of the form.

A resume or C.V. is also required for consideration for appointment to this advisory board. Please note, all information provided within applications will be made public. For more information, call Joshua Barnett at (941) 749-3030 or email to [email protected]. All applicants must complete the new form, even if they have applied previously since the application has been updated.

Manatee County accepting applications for Infrastructure Sales Tax Oversight Committee

MANATEE COUNTY, FL (Jan. 10, 2019) – Manatee County is accepting applications for three seats for a citizens advisory committee that makes recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners on Infrastructure Sales Tax.

The committee meets periodically to prepare an annual report to the Board of County Commissioners which reviews expenditures of the voter-approved half-cent sales tax.

To qualify applicants must live in unincorporated areas of Manatee County. The term for a seat on the committee is two years.

Applications are due Feb. 8 and may be found online at www.mymanatee.org/advisoryboards.

The committee meets periodically at 5:30 p.m. at the Manatee County Government Administrative Center, Board of County Commissioners Conference Room 9th Floor, 1112 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton. The next meeting is scheduled for April 16. All meetings are publicly noticed.

For more information, call (941) 745-3730 or email [email protected].