From St. Johns County:
St. Johns County is currently accepting applications for the following Board and Committee vacancies.
Affordable Housing Advisory Committee - Eleven (11) Vacancies
Qualifications: This newly created committee is seeking citizens involved with affordable housing from the following areas: 1) Residential home building industry 2) Banking or mortgage banking industry 3) A representative in the area of construction labor 4) Advocate for low-income persons 5) For-profit affordable housing provider 6) Not-for profit affordable housing provider 7) Real Estate Professional 8) Planning & Zoning Agency Board Member 9) County resident 10) A representative of a local business 11) Essential service personnel (i.e. police, fire/rescue or teachers).
Meeting schedule: Meets quarterly with dates and times to be determined.
Application Submission Deadline: May 30, 2008
Historic Resource Review Board - Two (2) Vacancies
Qualifications: Seeking appointees qualified through the demonstration of special interest, experience or education in the preservation of the County’s historic resources and those that have practical and professional experience in one or more of the following fields: archaeology, architecture, architectural history, history or historic preservation.
Meeting schedule: Meets the 1st Monday of each month at 3:30 pm in Conference Room 2A of the County Permit Center, 4040 Lewis Speedway.
Application Submission Deadline: May 30, 2008.
Housing Finance Authority - Two (2) Vacancies
Qualifications: Must be a registered voter in St. Johns County. Seeking appointees knowledgeable in the fields of commerce, labor and finance. Members must file financial disclosure.
Meeting schedule: Meets the 4th Tuesday of each month at 3:00 pm in the Housing Division Conference Room, 102 Martin Luther King Avenue. Additional weekly meetings are noticed during the administration and implementation of the CWHIP grant.
Application Submission Deadline: May 30, 2008.
Ponte Vedra Zoning & Adjustment Board - Two (2) Vacancies
Qualifications: Must be a registered voter in St. Johns County and reside in the Ponte Vedra Zoning District. Members must file financial disclosure.
Meeting schedule: Meets on the 2nd Monday of each month at 3:00 pm in the County Auditorium, 4020 Lewis Speedway.
Application Submission Deadline: June 11, 2008.
Recreation Advisory Board - Two (2) Vacancies
Qualifications: Prefer representation from County Commission Districts 2 and 3.
Meeting schedule: Meets on the 1st Thursday of each month at 3:00 pm in Conference Room 1A of the County Permit Center, 4040 Lewis Speedway.
Application Submission Deadline: June 11, 2008.
Adjustment & Appeals Board – Three (3) Vacancies – One (1) Alternate Position
Qualifications: Must be a registered voter in St. Johns County. Seeking appointees with knowledge and/or experience in technical codes fields to serve a four-year term and those of the general public to serve a one-year term as an alternate. Members must file financial disclosure.
Meeting schedule: Meets on call as needed in Conference Room 1A/1B of the County Permit Center, 4040 Lewis Speedway.
Application Submission Deadline: July 9, 2008.
Contact Melissa Lundquist at 904.209.0537 or mlundquist@sjcfl.us for more information or to obtain an application.
From St. Johns County:
American Heart Association applauds local program
St. Augustine, FL – (May 13, 2008) – The St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners received a plague Tuesday from the American Heart Association in recognition of being named a “Heart Ready County.” St. Johns County met the criteria to become a Heart Ready County through a variety of life-saving steps, including having AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) machines in County buildings, training approximately fifty percent of staff to use the AED machines, staffing emergency fire engines and ambulances with trained paramedics, and working with the community to register all AED machines with the 911 dispatch office, among several others.
The American Heart Association spoke highly of St. Johns County’s program. Amanda Skinner of the American Heart Association presented the award and said, “You have an outstanding program. Thank you for strengthening the Chain of Survival and ensuring that the residents of St. Johns County have the best possible chance of surviving a sudden cardiac arrest.”
An AED machine allows non-medical personnel to save lives by administering an electric shock to someone suffering from cardiac arrest. St. Johns County currently has 78 AED machines located in 58 locations, with at least thirty percent of the staff at each location trained to use them. In addition to the County as a whole being recognized by the American Heart Association, each of the 58 County facilities will also receive a Heart Safe Community Award.
St. Johns County instituted its Heart Ready Program in 2006. Since that time, Program Coordinator Amy Reichert has trained more than 600 County employees to use AED machines and arranged for machines to be placed in 58 County facilities. Reichert also works closely with the American Heart Association for on-going training, as well as businesses and community organizations to help them develop similar programs and obtain a life-saving AED machine for their properties.
For more information about AED machines or becoming heart ready, contact Amy Reichert in the St. Johns County Fire Rescue Department at 209-1733.
