Community Development Advisory Board - Board of County Commissioners

Boards & Commissions: Community Development Advisory Board

Purpose:

Make recommendations to the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners regarding matters related to community development, housing and economic development for low and moderate income residents

Recommend to the board recipients for federal funds made available to Jefferson County from the Community Development Block Grant, the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, and similar grants

Serve as liaison for the Board of County Commissioners to the Jefferson County community on issues related to community development

Each member of the Community Development Advisory Board is expected to:

Attend initial training session to learn about the Community Development Block Grant and the grant process
Attend additional training sessions as needed to learn more about community development, housing and economic development
Attend monthly meetings
Attend additional meetings during grant selection process
Be prepared for each meeting by reading board packet prior to board meeting
Bring board packet to each meeting
Notify Community Development staff in advance if you will be absent, will be late, or need to leave early for any board meeting
Be on time for each board meeting
Plan to attend entire meeting
Review applications for federal funds and recommend to County Commissioners recipients for the funds
Participate at meetings by serving on ad hoc committees, working on special projects
Assist in the development of strategic plans to address community development, housing and economic development needs within the county

Meetings:
Monthly meetings are held on the 4th Thursday of the month from 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Number of persons and length of terms:

Nine (9) members, four (4) year terms, three (3) term limit

Additional Information:

Current Board Members
Recent Meeting Agenda
Application (pdf)

Questions:
Contact Kat Douglas, kdouglas@jeffco.us, 303-271-4817 in the Community Development Department.

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