Monday, February 20, 2012

Want to Join a Board?


        A great thing about being inside city government is that the power a regular citizen has becomes much clearer.  This will be good to know after my internship is over.  For example, today I found out that any adult can join boards and commissions for various city programs.  Arts and culture, aviation, planning and development, and parks and recreation are just a few.  If you are interested in joining a board or commission you should go to http://phoenix.gov/citygovernment/boards/index.html.  Under A-Z you will find every board available.  Some of them have maximum positions though, so some might not be available.  If this is something you are serious about, I would recommend making an appointment with your council member, and if you persuade them that you should be on the board, they can make a recommendation to the approval committee.  

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