WASHTENAW COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PUBLIC NOTICE – DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR BOARD APPOINTMENTS
The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners is looking for citizens to volunteer for a slate of positions on various Boards, Committees and Commissions. The Board of Commissioners will make these appointments at its upcoming session on August 3, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. held at 220 N. Main St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104.
Individuals interested in applying should submit a letter of interest and resume, including a home address, to the Washtenaw County Clerk’s office, Attention: Appointments, P.O. Box 8645, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48107. Letters and resumes may also be submitted via email to [email protected], or apply online at https://ewashtenaw.formstack.com/forms/board_application.
Those resumes received by July 22, 2022, will be submitted to the Board of Commissioners for its consideration on August 3, 2022. The appointments will become effective immediately. These appointments include:
Ø Emergency Communications Millage POC (formerly 800 MHz POC) – The Board of The Board of Commissioners is looking to fill one (1) position, representing Chief of City/Township Police Department for the remainder of a term expiring December 31, 2023. The Emergency Communications Millage POC acts as a governance structure to oversee the expenditure of the 800 MHz millage funds to ensure the upgraded communication capacity envisioned by the millage is completed in an economical and timely fashion.
Ø Emergency Telephone District Board – The Board of Commissioners is looking to fill one (1) position, representing the E-9-1-1 Coordinator. The Emergency Telephone District Board is staffed by the Emergency Services Division on a cost recovery basis, and to be comprised of the Sheriff of the County, a representative of the Michigan State Police appointed by the Director of the Michigan State Police, plus elected officers and/or chief administrative officers in the following distribution: three township representatives to be appointed by the Township Association; one representative each from Manchester and Dexter Village; one representative each from the Cities of Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Saline, Chelsea and Milan; and three Washtenaw County Government representatives appointed by the Board of Commissioners; and the E-9-1-1 Coordinator.
Ø Homeland Security Task Force – The Board of Commissioners is seeking to fill one (1) position representing Washtenaw County Sheriff or Designee. The Washtenaw County Homeland Security Task Force (also known as the Local Planning Team or LPT) was created by the Board of Commissioners to coordinate all county homeland security activities with federal, state, and local governments; assess terrorism risks, response capabilities and needed improvements; develop community guidance and emergency response procedures; and recommend to the Board of Commissioners about utilization of federal and state homeland security grant funds.
Ø Local Emergency Planning Committee – The Board of Commissioners is looking to fill one (1) position representing Sheriff or Designee. The Local Emergency Planning Committee was established in 1986, to serve as an emergency planning district under Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986. The purpose of this committee is to report on hazardous and toxic chemicals in the community as it pertains to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986. The committee meets on a quarterly basis.
For additional information, please contact Washtenaw County Clerk’s Office. Phone: (734) 222-6655.
RELEASED: July 12, 2022