• By Ashleigh Sloop
• Posted Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Volunteers Encouraged to Apply

The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners will consider making appointments to the following volunteer boards at their regular scheduled meeting on June 21, 2018.

• ADULT CARE HOME COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (Capacities: Nine (9) “Open” and Five (5) “Administrators’ Slot”)
• ANIMAL CONTROL ADVISORY BOARD (Capacities: One (1) “Director of Forsyth County Health Department or his/her Designee”, One (1) “County Resident Who is a Member, Employee or Officer in a Purebred Animal Registry Organization”, One (1) “Acting Chairman/President of the Forsyth County Veterinarian Association or his/her Designee”, One (1) County Resident Who is a Member, Employee or Officer in a Forsyth County Animal Welfare Organization”, One (1) “County Resident Who Does Not Own a Companion Animal”, and One (1) “Town Manager or his/her Designee of a Local Municipality Receiving Animal Control Services by Forsyth County”)
• APPEARANCE COMMISSION, WINSTON-SALEM/FORSYTH COUNTY (Capacities: Two (2) “Special Experience or Education in Design” and One (1) “Open”)
• COALITION FOR DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION (Capacities: One (1) “Business Representative”, One (1) “Religion Representative”, and One (1) “Community Representative”)
• COMMISSION ON ENDING HOMELESSNESS, WINSTON-SALEM/FORSYTH COUNTY (Capacities: One (1) “Mental Health Representative”, One (1) “At Large”, and One (1) “Education Representative”)
• COMMUNITY CHILD PROTECTION TEAM/CHILD FATALITY PREVENTION TEAM (Capacity: One (1) “Parent of Child Who Died Before Reaching Age 18”)
• ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION BOARD (Capacity: Three (3) “Open”)
• FORSYTH COUNTY HOME AND COMMUNITY CARE BLOCK GRANT ADVISORY COUNCIL (Capacities: Two (2) “Open” and One (1) “Service Recipient”)
• FORSYTH COUNTY JUVENILE CRIME PREVENTION COUNCIL (Capacities: One (1) “Juvenile Defense Attorney”, One (1) “Person Under Age 18” (Who is a Member of the State Youth Council) and One (1) “Member of the Faith Community”)
• FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES (Capacity: One (1) “Open”)
• NORTHWEST PIEDMONT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD (Capacity: One (1) “Adult Education”)
• NURSING HOME COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, FORSYTH COUNTY (Capacities: Six (6) “Open” and One (1) “Administrators’ Slot”)
• UTILITY COMMISSION (Capacity: One (1) “Open”)
• ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, FORSYTH COUNTY (Capacity: Two (2) "Regular Member")

If you wish to apply for one of these appointments, visit the Volunteer Opportunities page on the Commissioner's website and complete the online application form or call the Commissioners’ Office at 703-2020 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. to obtain a questionnaire. The deadline for receiving resumes and completed questionnaires is Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 5:00 p.m.