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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | AUGUST 6, 2020 | 9A Lane County seeks to fill vacancies on Public Health Advisory Committee The Lane County Board of Commissioners is seek- ing applications from citi- zens interested in serving on the Public Health Advi- sory Committee. The com- mittee advises the Board of Commissioners on a wide variety of topics and issues. Details about the commit- tee and its composition, meeting schedule etc., are listed below. The Public Health Ad- visory Committee makes recommendations to the Lane County Public Health Administrator and advises the Board of Health and the Board of Commissioners on matters of public health, planning, policy develop- ment, control measures, funding, public education and advocacy; and acts in a community liaison capacity to provide a link between the community and the Public Health Division. The committee meets the second Monday of the month from 3:30 to 5 p.m. There are two vacancies on the committee at pres- ent. Both vacancies are for a complete term of four years, commencing upon appoint- ment and ending on Aug. 31, 2024. One position is designat- ed to be filled by an at-large community member, “in- formed on and interested in public health matters.” The second vacancy is designated to be filled by a person “licensed by this state as [a] health care prac- titioner.” The Public Health Advi- sory Committee consists of 12 members with a broad public health interest and concern, not limited to sin- gle interests or issues. Committee represen- tation shall include geo- graphic, socioeconomic and professional interests. Membership shall include: five persons “licensed by this state as health care practitioners” and seven “persons who are informed on and interested in public health matters,” per ORS 431.477. Public members with di- verse backgrounds are pre- ferred. County employees are not eligible for member- ship. The committee seeks to have membership that re- flects the diversity of Lane County, including but not limited to racial, ethnic, gender, age, socioeconomic and geographical diversity. The Public Health Advi- sory Committee also strives to meet the goals set out by the Lane County Board of Commissioners to ac- knowledge and address the root causes of inequities in Lane County services and outcomes, work with com- munity members and staff to invent or find anti-racist policies that can eliminate the racial inequities that ex- ist and use an antiracist and racial equity lens to assess current and future policies and programs. The application deadline is 5 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 27. Applications are available online at www.lanecounty. org/volunteer. Council from A1 Four of the councilors must reside in the spe- cifi c ward to which they are elected and the two remaining councilors are elected at-large. Th e Cottage Grove City Council is the highest au- thority within city gov- ernment in shaping local policy. It acts as the city’s legislative body by adopt- ing budgets, ordinances and regulations, among other duties. During council meet- ings, the mayor serves as the presiding offi cer and may appoint individuals to committees and work groups. Th e mayor also acts as the public face of the community by repre- senting the city at commu- nity events or government functions. Th ough a voting mem- ber of the council, the may- or has no veto authority. No councilor or mayor may receive compensation for serving in their offi cial capacity. Candidates for these po- sitions must be registered to vote in the City of Cot- tage Grove and must have been a resident for at least one year immediately pre- ceding the election to the offi ce they are seeking. Candidates fi ling for a ward position must reside in the ward represented at the time of their nomina- tion and election. Th ere are two ways in which a candidate may fi le: by petition or by declara- tion. Filing by petition re- quires the collection of a specifi c number of verifi ed signatures with completed candidacy material. Filing by declaration re- quires the payment of $15 and completion of candi- dacy material. Prior to beginning a campaign, a candidate must complete forms re- quired by both state and local election laws. Th e complete packet of required forms and infor- mation is available at City Hall in the city manager’s offi ce. Persons interested in fi ling for one of the avail- able positions may contact the City Elections Offi cial Trudy Borrevik at 541-942- 5501 to schedule an ap- pointment to go over and receive the candidate infor- mation packet. Ward 4 by Greg Ervin and Ward 2 is vacant. Currently, the city lists two candidates as having fi led for the position of mayor, two for the at-large councilor position, two for Ward 2 and one for Ward 4. 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