Portland Parks Board Seeks Three New Members
We received a public service announcement (below) from Portland Parks &Recreation. If you can not serve, maybe you know someone that might be interested.
Portland Parks & Recreation’s Parks Board is currently recruiting one new member to fill an immediate vacancy and two additional members to fill vacancies that will become open when the terms of current Board members expire this coming fall.
Formed by city ordinance in 2001, the Parks Board is a 13-member, non-administrative board whose role is advisory to the PP&R Director, the Commissioner of Parks, and Portland’s City Council. The volunteer Board serves as an advocate for parks and recreation in city infrastructure, provides a forum for public involvement and decision making about major park policy issues, and brings a citywide and long-term perspective to neighborhood-based issues.
The next term begins September, 2009.
To apply for a position, simply complete the application form, also online here. The application form is required for all applicants for City of Portland Boards and Commissions. Applications for the Portland Parks Board positions will be accepted from April 1 to May 5, 2009. Interviews with applicants and the candidate selection will occur in May and June, 2009.
Portland Parks & Recreation provides care to over 10,000 acres, offers thousands of programs for all ages at its community centers, swim pool, and other recreation facilities. It is a premier City of Portland Bureau that depends on a workforce of 400 permanent employees, 1,200 part-time employees and over 6,000 volunteers. Many of these volunteers provide guidance to programs or services within Portland Parks, and the Portland Parks Board provides this support, advocacy and guidance for the overall parks system.
Please direct questions to Karen Loper, Assistant to the Parks Director and Park Board Liaison, at kloper@ci.portland.or.us or call 503-823-5123.
