Manatee County, the Manatee School District, and our local cities all rely on local residents to provide expertise and oversight to ensure our local government meets the needs of all residents.
Help be part of the solution! Apply to sit on one of the local county, school board or city advisory committees or boards and make a difference. Committee and board vacancies come up often, and we will revise this page once a month with information about them. We will also post the openings in the MCDP newsletter. Not receiving the newsletter? Go to Newsletters to sign up.
This is a long form text area designed for your content that you can fill up with as many words as your heart desires. You can write articles, long mission statements, company policies, executive profiles, company awards/distinctions, office locations, shareholder reports, whitepapers, media mentions and other pieces of content that don’t fit into a shorter, more succinct space.
Articles – Good topics for articles include anything related to your company – recent changes to operations, the latest company softball game – or the industry you’re in. General business trends (think national and even international) are great article fodder, too.
Mission statements – You can tell a lot about a company by its mission statement. Don’t have one? Now might be a good time to create one and post it here. A good mission statement tells you what drives a company to do what it does.
Company policies – Are there company policies that are particularly important to your business? Perhaps your unlimited paternity/maternity leave policy has endeared you to employees across the company. This is a good place to talk about that.
Executive profiles – A company is only as strong as its executive leadership. This is a good place to show off who’s occupying the corner offices. Write a nice bio about each executive that includes what they do, how long they’ve been at it, and what got them to where they are.
The county has a web page that is regularly updated with information about committee and board vacancies.
All board vacancies use the same application form.
There are four openings for this committee, which makes recommendations on regional transportation issues. Applications will remain open until qualified candidates are found.
There is a vacancy on the council. The currently available seat must be filled by a healthcare consumer over 60 years of age in Manatee County. The position is a two-year term. Applications are due September 1, using the county board application form. For more information about the HCWCF go to https://hcwcfl.org/.
There is a vacancy on the council. The currently available seat must be filled by a healthcare consumer over 60 years of age in Manatee County. The position is a two-year term. Applications are due September 1, using the county board application form. For more information about the HCWCF go to https://hcwcfl.org/.
There is a vacancy on the council. The currently available seat must be filled by a healthcare consumer over 60 years of age in Manatee County. The position is a two-year term. Applications are due September 1, using the county board application form. For more information about the HCWCF go to https://hcwcfl.org/.
Volunteers for the Audit Committee must have credentials appropriate to their oversight responsibilities, such as a CPA designation or prior senior-level education management experience.
To apply: Email your resume, a cover letter and any pertinent certifications that you may hold to Laura Cox at Cox3L@manateeschools.net. The information is passed on to the chair of the committee as well as the School Board, which makes the final decisions on appointments. No deadline has been posted for applying.
This committee provides oversight to ensure proper fiscal stewardship of operating funds provided by the 1-Mill increase approved by the voters. Current and former members include business owners and professionals, leaders of community non-profit organizations, retired school district administrators and community activists.
To apply: Email your resume, a cover letter and any pertinent certifications that you may hold to Laura Cox at Cox3L@manateeschools.net. The information is passed on to the chair of the committee as well as the School Board, which makes the final decisions on appointments. No deadline has been posted for applying.
The City of Bradenton has numerous advisory boards listed on the city website along with links to relevant information about expertise required for applicants:
All board vacancies, except for the MPO Advisory Board, use the same application form.
Affordable Housing Advisory Committee – Two vacancies.
Architectural Review Board – One vacancy.
Housing Authority – No current vacancies.
Fire Pension Board of Trustees – One vacancy.
Nuisance Abatement Board – One vacancy.
Planning Commission – Two vacancies for alternates.
Police Pension Board of Trustees – No current vacancies.
Tree and Land Preservation Board – Six vacancies.
Central CRA Advisory Board – One vacancy.
Public Art Advisory Board – No current vacancies.
It is unclear if there are any opening on this board.
Unlike the other boards, there is a unique form for the MPO Advisory Board application.
Manatee County Democratic Party
435 Cortez Rd W, Bradenton, Florida 34207, United States
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