DEADLINE FRIDAY FOR VOLUNTEERS TO APPLY FOR BRENHAM ADVISORY BOARDS

  

Time is running out for anyone looking to make a difference in local government by volunteering on a City of Brenham advisory board.

Applications to volunteer on some of the city’s 11 advisory boards are due tomorrow (Friday).

The city is looking for volunteers on the following boards: Airport Advisory Board, Board of Adjustments, Building Standards Commission, Planning and Zoning Commission, Brenham Community Development Corporation, Brenham-Washington County Hotel Occupancy Tax Board, Library Advisory Board, Main Street Board, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, Animal Advisory Board, and the Brenham Housing Authority.

City officials say the most effective way for citizens to directly get involved in government is to volunteer their time to serve on an advisory board.

Advisory boards are not legislative bodies, and the extent of their authority is dependent on city ordinance and/or state statutes.

Applications are available online at www.cityofbrenham.org/boards, or at the city secretary’s office at Brenham City Hall, at 200 West Vulcan Street.

Applications submitted will be reviewed by a council sub-committee in late November, and appointments will be made by city councilmembers in December.  All new terms officially begin January 1, 2020.