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Clackamas County Government: New Volunteer Opportunities: OSU Extension-Clackamas And 4-H Budget Committee & Clackamas Workforce Partner ...
Clackamas County Commissioners are seeking interested residents to serve on county Advisory Boards and Commissions (ABCs). These ABCs of ...
2/24/2022
Clackamas County Commissioners are seeking interested residents to serve on county Advisory Boards and Commissions (ABCs). These ABCs offer residents the opportunity to become very involved in specific activities and the goals of Clackamas County.
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New ABC openings from the past week include:
- OSU Extension-Clackamas and 4-H Budget Committee: This committee is seeking three resident(s) members to serve on a budget committee with a two year term for the Clackamas County Extension and 4-H Service District. The district was formed by voters in 2008 to provide annual property tax funding for local Oregon State University Extension and 4-H programs in Clackamas County.
The budget committee meets in Jan, February, March, April and May in preparation for a public hearing for the Extension and 4-H Service District to be held in late May with the County Board of Commissioners. Proposed budget documents will be ready for review by April, 2022. Any resident residing within the district boundaries (all of Clackamas County except Johnson City) is invited to submit an application to serve on the Extension and 4-H Service District budget committee. The terms are three years as of the date the Commissioners approve and appoint the individual.
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The application deadline is March 16. For more information, contact Leah Sundquist, OSU Extension County Liaison, at [email protected] or call 503-655-8631.
The Clackamas Workforce Partnership (CWP) is a business-led workforce development organization dedicated to taking a leadership role in forging a strong and vital partnership between business and the workforce development community; fostering an accountable, market-driven and world class public workforce system. The Clackamas Workforce Partnership’s board of directors is made up of representatives from business, organized labor, education, economic development, community-based organizations, and local government. CWP’s mission is to address critical workforce, educational, and training challenges, and develop a skilled workforce that meets the needs of business and strengthens the local economy of Clackamas County.
The Clackamas Workforce Partnership Board:
- Invests federal and state resources to increase business productivity and promote a quality workforce in Clackamas County;
- Convenes businesses and community stakeholders to increase awareness of and to develop strategies to address local workforce challenges;
- Directs the implementation of comprehensive strategies for services to youth with special emphasis on the linkage between business and education and the development of academic and workforce readiness skills;
- Promotes business involvement in the workforce system and assists businesses in meeting their recruitment and employee retention needs;
- Coordinates workforce activities with economic development and educational organizations in Clackamas County communities;
- Provides direction, oversight and support to job seekers accessing the public workforce exchange system.
Application deadline is March 31. For more information, please visit our website at www.clackamasworkforce.org or call 503-657-6644.
Individuals interested in these opportunities can apply online at http://bitly.com/ClackCoABCs or via a paper form that can be obtained from the Public & Government Affairs Department by calling 503-655-8751 or in person at the Public Services Building at 2051 Kaen Road in Oregon City.
For more information, contact Leah Sundquist, OSU Extension County Liaison, at [email protected] or call 503-655-8631 For more information, please visit our website at www.clackamasworkforce.org or call 503-657-6644.
This press release was produced by the Clackamas County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.