Board and Committee Vacancies
Leon County Board of County Commissioners
Board and Committee Vacancies
Functions as a focus group, and as a continuous source of community input and technical resources from development industry professionals and community stakeholders providing proactive input and feedback for development review and approval service enhancements to the Development Support and Environmental Management Department staff.
All members must be a Leon County resident.
The following seven seats are appointed by the full Board and do not require a nomination:
- Seat 5: a person who is employed by the university or local school system
- Seats 7 & 8: persons employed by or represents, a community-based, environment-related organization
- Seats 9, 10 & 11: residents of Leon County
- Seat 16: an archaeologist
The following nine seats are nominated by local organizations and appointed by the full Board:
- Seat 1: a person who is engaged in providing construction development, planning or environmental-related services, nominated by the Tallahassee Builders Association
- Seat 2: a person who is engaged in providing construction development, planning or environmental-related services, nominated by the Big Bend Contractors Association
- Seat 3: a person who is engaged in providing construction development, planning or environmental-related services, nominated by the National Association of Women in Construction
- Seat 4: a person who is engaged in providing construction development, planning or environmental-related services, nominated by the Associated Builders and Contractors of North Florida
- Seat 6: a person who serves on a neighborhood association board or represents a neighborhood-based organization, nominated by the Council of Neighborhood Associations
- Seat 12: a person who represent a business association or organization, nominated by the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce
- Seat 13: a person who represent a business association or organization, nominated by the Big Bend Minority Chamber of Commerce
- Seat 14: a person who represent a business association or organization, nominated by the Network of Entrepreneurs & Business Advocates
- Seat 15: a person who represent a business association or organization, nominated by the Capital City Chamber of Commerce
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Must be a person who is employed by a university or local school system
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Must be a resident of Leon County
Identifies incentives that are pertinent to affordable housing and serves as an information resource to help improve affordable housing feasibility. Reviews the established policies and procedures, ordinances, land development regulations, and adopted comprehensive plan and recommends specific actions or initiatives to encourage or facilitate affordable housing.
Triennially, the AHAC recommends specific actions or initiatives to encourage or facilitate affordable housing in a report to the Board of County Commissioners. The triennial AHAC recommendation report includes proposed affordable housing incentive strategies and a review of previously recommended strategies . The Board then considers adopting the strategy recommendations to amend the Leon County Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP) needed to be eligible for State Housing Initiatives Partnerships (SHIP) funds.
The advisory committee may perform other duties as requested, including:
- The provision of mentoring services to affordable housing partners including developers, banking institutions, employers, and others to identify available incentives, assist with applications for funding requests, and develop partnerships between various parties.
- The creation of best practices for the development of affordable housing in the community.
The committee must consist of one representative from at least six of the categories below:
- A citizen who is actively engaged in the residential home building industry in connection with affordable housing.
- A citizen who is actively engaged in the banking or mortgage banking industry in connection with affordable housing.
- A citizen who is a representative of those areas of labor actively engaged in home building in connection with affordable housing.
- A citizen who is actively engaged as an advocate for low-income persons in connection with affordable housing.
- A citizen who is actively engaged as a for-profit provider of affordable housing.
- A citizen who is actively engaged as a not-for-profit provider of affordable housing.
- A citizen who is actively engaged as a real estate professional in connection with affordable housing.
- A citizen who actively serves on the local planning agency pursuant to s. 163.3174.
- A citizen who resides within the jurisdiction of the local governing body making the appointments.
- A citizen who represents employers within the jurisdiction.
- A citizen who represents essential services personnel, as defined in the local housing assistance plan. (Essential Service Personnel shall be defined as employees or persons whose profession or occupation is considered essential to the community, such as, but not exclusive to persons employed in the education system, city or county government, medical and health services, and public safety in accordance with Rule Chapter 67-37.002(8) F.A.C. and Chapter 67-37.005(8), F.A.C. and Section 420.9075(3)(a) FS.)
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Member may be a representative of one of the eligibility categories.
Conducts hearings on appeals and variances for the City of Tallahassee and Leon County. BOAA members are required to review the staff reports on the requested appeals and variances cases, conduct hearings in order to make findings of fact and, with the assistance of the BOAA attorney, make conclusions of law to make a determination on the requested appeal or variance.
Appeals: Certain decisions made by City or County officials are appealable to the BOAA. For example, an applicant for a proposed development may appeal a decision made by a County official to apply a particular parking standard to the proposed development. The BOAA is responsible for conducting the hearings and making a final decision on the appeals.
Variances: Variances to the City and County’s Land Development Codes may be granted under certain circumstances. The BOAA is responsible for conducting hearings on variances and determining whether the variance meets the applicable requirements. The BOAA will be required to consider factors such as whether the variance would be contrary to the public interest. For example, an applicant may request a variance on a minimum setback requirement.
The BOAA is supported with staff of the Leon County Department of Development Support and Environmental Management and the City of Tallahassee's Growth Management Department. The BOAA receives legal advice from its own attorney.
Members must be a resident of Leon County, an owner of real property, and a taxpayer per bylaws.
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Tallahassee City Commission
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The CSWG is an advisory committee that provides input and recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners and the City Commission, as needed, on approaches with which to address issues affecting the women and girls in Tallahassee, Leon County. The Committee's goal is promoting awareness on issues that affect women and girls in the community, including but not limited to discrimination, disparate experiences of diverse women and girls, employment, education, services, health, economic security, access to justice, freedom from violence and more.
County & CSWG appointees: Must be a Leon County resident. City appointees: Must be a City resident.
Commissioner - District 5: Kristin Dozier
(Vacancies Upcoming in the Next 6 months)
Serves as a forum for community input concerning the County's library programs and activities.
Must be a Leon County resident.
12/31/2019
Commissioner - District 2: Jimbo Jackson
12/31/2019
Commissioner - District 3: Rick Minor
12/31/2019
Commissioner - District 4: Bryan Desloge
12/31/2019
Commissioner - At-Large I: Mary Ann Lindley
The Miccosukee Citizens Working Group is a Focus Group who's goal is to facilitate citizen engagement while promoting the identity and history of the Miccosukee Rural Community and is charged with further developing and implementing objectives of the Miccosukee Rural Community Sense of Place Plan, and providing input to staff for crafting and prioritizing those objectives.
Seven (7) Workgroup members shall be residents and community leaders from within the Miccosukee Rural Community area, as defined by the residents who live or work in the community (boundaries include the Georgia State line to the north, Lake Miccosukee to the east, U.S. 90 [Mahan Drive] to the south, and Bradley's Pond at Old Centerville Road to the west) selected without regard to race, creed national origin, age, sex or the presence of a disability, and based upon their qualifications and willingness to serve.
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02/29/2020
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Identifies incentives that are pertinent to affordable housing and serves as an information resource to help improve affordable housing feasibility. Reviews the established policies and procedures, ordinances, land development regulations, and adopted comprehensive plan and recommends specific actions or initiatives to encourage or facilitate affordable housing.
Triennially, the AHAC recommends specific actions or initiatives to encourage or facilitate affordable housing in a report to the Board of County Commissioners. The triennial AHAC recommendation report includes proposed affordable housing incentive strategies and a review of previously recommended strategies . The Board then considers adopting the strategy recommendations to amend the Leon County Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP) needed to be eligible for State Housing Initiatives Partnerships (SHIP) funds.
The advisory committee may perform other duties as requested, including:
- The provision of mentoring services to affordable housing partners including developers, banking institutions, employers, and others to identify available incentives, assist with applications for funding requests, and develop partnerships between various parties.
- The creation of best practices for the development of affordable housing in the community.
The committee must consist of one representative from at least six of the categories below:
- A citizen who is actively engaged in the residential home building industry in connection with affordable housing.
- A citizen who is actively engaged in the banking or mortgage banking industry in connection with affordable housing.
- A citizen who is a representative of those areas of labor actively engaged in home building in connection with affordable housing.
- A citizen who is actively engaged as an advocate for low-income persons in connection with affordable housing.
- A citizen who is actively engaged as a for-profit provider of affordable housing.
- A citizen who is actively engaged as a not-for-profit provider of affordable housing.
- A citizen who is actively engaged as a real estate professional in connection with affordable housing.
- A citizen who actively serves on the local planning agency pursuant to s. 163.3174.
- A citizen who resides within the jurisdiction of the local governing body making the appointments.
- A citizen who represents employers within the jurisdiction.
- A citizen who represents essential services personnel, as defined in the local housing assistance plan. (Essential Service Personnel shall be defined as employees or persons whose profession or occupation is considered essential to the community, such as, but not exclusive to persons employed in the education system, city or county government, medical and health services, and public safety in accordance with Rule Chapter 67-37.002(8) F.A.C. and Chapter 67-37.005(8), F.A.C. and Section 420.9075(3)(a) FS.)
03/31/2020
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Member must be a representative of one of the eligibility categories.
03/31/2020
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Member must be a representative of one of the eligibility categories.
03/31/2020
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Member must be a representative of one of the eligibility categories.
03/31/2020
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Member must be a representative of one of the eligibility categories.
03/31/2020
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Member must be a representative of one of the eligibility categories.
03/31/2020
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Member may be a representative of one of the eligibility categories.
03/31/2020
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Member may be a representative of one of the eligibility categories.
03/31/2020
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Member may be a representative of one of the eligibility categories.
03/31/2020
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Member may be a representative of one of the eligibility categories.
Accepts and approves or disapproves applications; Administers examinations for contractors licenses; Issues contractor certificates; Conducts hearings and disciplines contractors for violations of building codes or State Statutes.
All members shall be voters registered in Leon County.
Membership on the board should include, whenever possible:
- one architect or engineer
- one business person
- one general contractor or other contractor (building & residential) who is registered or certified under Section 489.105(3)(a) (c). F.S.
- one pool contractor or other contractor (sheet metal, roofing, air conditioning, mechanical, plumbing, excavation or solar) who is registered or certified under Section 489.105(3)(d) (o). F.S.
- three consumer representatives who may be any resident of Leon County that is not, and has never been, a member or practitioner of a profession regulated by the contractors licensing and examination board or a member of any closely related profession.
03/31/2020
Commissioner - District 4: Bryan Desloge
Member should be a Pool/spa contractor or other contractor (Sheet metal; Roofing; Air-Conditioning; Mechanical; Pool/Spa Servicing; or Plumbing) who is registered or certified under Section 489.105(3)(d) (o). F.S., if possible.
03/31/2020
Commissioner - District 5: Kristin Dozier
Must be a Leon County resident who is a consumer representative and has never been a member or practictioner of a profession regulated by the CLEB or a member of any closely related profession.
03/31/2020
Commissioner - At-Large II: Nick Maddox
Must be a Leon County resident who is a consumer representative and has never been a member or practictioner of a profession regulated by the CLEB or a member of any closely related profession.
The Sports Council is a focus group that concentrates on the economic benefits of visitor-generating events to support sports tourism for the betterment of the community. The Sports Council provides a fact-finding source of community input and technical resources for use by Staff in developing a Staff recommendation regarding a sports tourism-related matter to be considered by the Tourist Development Council. Additionally, the Tallahassee Sports Council is charged with the responsibility of providing essential information to the Tourist Development Council regarding potential events, dates/date conflicts, and venue availability of proposed sporting events in Leon County.
The six At-Large Members must be Leon County residents.
See member eligibility categories listed in Membership below.
04/30/2020
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Leon County resident who has demonstrated experience & interest in aspects of sports within Leon County
04/30/2020
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Leon County resident who has demonstrated experience & interest in aspects of sports within Leon County
The purpose of the Tallahassee-Leon County Minority, Women and Small Business Enterprise Citizen Advisory Committee is to monitor the progress of the MSWBE program relative to the goals established by the Board and the Commission. The committee gives input to the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency and the MWSBE Division of the Office of Economic Vitality in the PLACE Department as follows: reviewing and providing MWSBE policy alternatives, as well as providing programmatic recommendations relative to seeking resolution of disputes regarding Certification and Good Faith Effort.
All members must be Leon County residents.
One member appointed by the Board shall have expertise in the fields of Architecture, Construction or Engineering.
04/30/2020
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04/30/2020
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The Value Adjustment Board (VAB) settles disputes between taxpayers and the Property Appraiser relating to denials of exemptions/classifications and market values. Denials for agricultural exemptions are mailed to the property owners by the Property Appraiser in June; denials for homestead exemptions are mailed in July. Property owners are notified in August of their property's assessed and market values in a Truth in Millage (TRIM) notice. If the property owner feels the property's assessment, classification, or exemption is incorrect, a petition can be filed with the VAB. The VAB approves and hires Special Magistrates to conduct quasi-judicial hearings and render recommendations to the VAB for review. The VAB issues the final decisions, which may or may not follow the recommendations of the magistrates.
Citizen Members:
- The Citizen member appointed by the Board of County Commissioners, must own homestead property within the County.
- The Citizen member appointed by theSchool Board, must own a business occupying commercial space located within the school district. This person must, during the entire course of service, own a commercial enterprise, occupation, profession, or trade conducted from a commercial space located within the school district and need not be the sole owner.
In accordance with F.S. § 194.015, Citizen members:
- May not be a member or employee of any taxing authority
- May not represent property owners, property appraisers, tax collectors, or taxing authorities in any administrative or judicial review of property taxes
04/30/2020
Leon County School Board
Must be an owner of a business occupying commercial space located within the school district
Functions as a focus group, and as a continuous source of community input and technical resources from development industry professionals and community stakeholders providing proactive input and feedback for development review and approval service enhancements to the Development Support and Environmental Management Department staff.
All members must be a Leon County resident.
The following seven seats are appointed by the full Board and do not require a nomination:
- Seat 5: a person who is employed by the university or local school system
- Seats 7 & 8: persons employed by or represents, a community-based, environment-related organization
- Seats 9, 10 & 11: residents of Leon County
- Seat 16: an archaeologist
The following nine seats are nominated by local organizations and appointed by the full Board:
- Seat 1: a person who is engaged in providing construction development, planning or environmental-related services, nominated by the Tallahassee Builders Association
- Seat 2: a person who is engaged in providing construction development, planning or environmental-related services, nominated by the Big Bend Contractors Association
- Seat 3: a person who is engaged in providing construction development, planning or environmental-related services, nominated by the National Association of Women in Construction
- Seat 4: a person who is engaged in providing construction development, planning or environmental-related services, nominated by the Associated Builders and Contractors of North Florida
- Seat 6: a person who serves on a neighborhood association board or represents a neighborhood-based organization, nominated by the Council of Neighborhood Associations
- Seat 12: a person who represent a business association or organization, nominated by the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce
- Seat 13: a person who represent a business association or organization, nominated by the Big Bend Minority Chamber of Commerce
- Seat 14: a person who represent a business association or organization, nominated by the Network of Entrepreneurs & Business Advocates
- Seat 15: a person who represent a business association or organization, nominated by the Capital City Chamber of Commerce
05/31/2020
Board of County Commissioners
Must be a a provider of construction development, planning or environmental-related services nominated by the Tallahassee Builders Association
05/31/2020
Board of County Commissioners
Must be a a provider of construction development, planning or environmental-related services nominated by the National Association of Women in Constructions
05/31/2020
Board of County Commissioners
Must be a person employed by or represents, a community-based, environment-related organization
05/31/2020
Board of County Commissioners
Must be a resident of Leon County
05/31/2020
Board of County Commissioners
Must be a person who represent a business association or organization, nominated by the Big Bend Minority Chamber of Commerce
05/31/2020
Board of County Commissioners
Must be a person who represent a business association or organization, nominated by the Capital City Chamber of Commerce