Volunteer Opportunities with County Commissioners
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Mesa County provides residents with various opportunities to get involved.
Positively impact our community through volunteer work on commissioner-appointed panels, boards, and commissions.
These opportunities offer diverse experiences for individuals to contribute their skills and talents to benefit the community.
Vacancies
Clifton Citizen Advisory Committee
Deadline for application: Ongoing until filled
Terms: First year appointments are to be staggered with three (3) appointments for one-year terms, and four (4) appointments for two-year terms. After the first-year appointments, all appointments will be for two-year terms.
Recognizing the vital importance of resident input for the operation of the Clifton Community Center, the Mesa County Board of Commissioners has established a Citizen Advisory Committee consisting of seven (7) volunteers and is seeking applications for volunteers for the Committee.
Citizen Advisory Committee members will help organize community activities of a recreational, educational, or charitable nature, to be held at the new Clifton Community Center, which is slated to open in April of 2024.
Eligible volunteers must live within Clifton, which, for purposes of this Committee, shall be within the boundaries of Clifton Sanitation District. See map at https://www.cliftonsanitation.com/GIS-Map
To ensure staggered terms for all committee members, in the first year three (3) individuals will be appointed to serve a one-year term, and four (4) individuals will be appointed to serve two-year terms. After the first-year appointments, all appointments will be for two-year terms.
Colorado State University (CSU) Extension Tri River Area Advisory Board
Deadline for application: Ongoing until filled
Term: Three years
The Colorado Cooperative Extension Act authorizes Boards of County Commissioners to establish county advisory committees to assist local Extension personnel in planning, developing long-range objectives, establishing priorities, and evaluating programs and performance. Representatives of 4-H and Youth, Agriculture / Natural Resources, Consumer and Family Education, Horticulture, General Community are needed.
For more information, please visit: Tri River Area Extension from the Colorado State University (CSU) website.
De Beque Citizen Advisory Committee
Deadline for application: Ongoing until filled
Term: In the first year, two (2) individuals will be appointed to serve a one-year term, and three (3) individuals will be appointed to serve two-year terms. After the first-year appointments, the appointments will be for two-year terms.
Recognizing the vital importance of resident input for the operation of the De Beque Community Center, the Mesa County Board of Commissioners has established a Citizen Advisory Committee consisting of five (5) volunteers, and is seeking applications for volunteers for the Committee.
Citizen Advisory Committee members will help organize community activities of a recreational, educational, or charitable nature, to be held at the new De Beque Community Center, which is slated to open in January 2024.
Four (4) volunteers shall be residents within the 81630 zip code, and one (1) shall be a staff member of the Town of De Beque.
To ensure staggered terms for all committee members, in the first year, two (2) individuals will be appointed to serve a one-year term, and three (3) individuals will be appointed to serve two-year terms. After the first-year appointments, the appointments will be for two-year terms.
Noxious Weed Advisory Board
Deadline for application: Ongoing until filled
Term: Three years
Pursuant to Mesa County resolution MCM 97-191 and amendment MCM 2010-091, the Mesa County Weed Advisory Board will make recommendations to the Mesa County Board of County Commissioners regarding a recommended management plan for designated noxious weeds, declare noxious weeds and any state designated noxious weeds to be subject to management, and undertake other tasks as requested. The Board shall consist of (7) seven members with five (5) voting members and two (2) of the members acting as alternates, all members serving three-year terms. Mandated by the Colorado Noxious Weed Act, Title 35 Article 5.5, "The members of each local advisory board shall be residents of the unincorporated portion of the County" and “at least a majority shall be landowners of at least forty (40) acres. For more information, please visit: https://www.mesacounty.us/pest/
Board of Public Health
Deadline for application: Ongoing until filled
Vacancies: One position, term ending December 31, 2023
One position, term ending December 31, 2024
One position, term ending December 31, 2025
One position, term ending December 31, 2026
Pursuant to C.R.S. 25-1-501 and County Resolution. Mesa County Public Health is governed by a five member volunteer board, the Board of Public Health. The Mesa County Board of County Commissioners is responsible for appointing these board members who serve a five year term. The function of the Board of Public Health is to determine general policies to be followed by the public health administrator in administering and enforcing the public health laws, the orders, rules, and regulations of the board; to advise the public health administrator; to accept and disburse and administer all federal aid, state aid, or other property, services, or monies allotted to the public health department. For more information on the roles and responsibilities of a local board of health, please read Senate Bill 08-194.
Note: The Board of County Commissioners are appointing board members to handle business during the public process of selecting new board members.