The Fayette County Board of Commissioners is seeking applications from residents interested in serving on the Region Six Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Addictive Diseases Regional Planning Board.
The planning board is a volunteer body comprised of three members appointed by Fayette commissioners, and other members appointed by the governing authorities of 30 other counties located in central-western Georgia.
One Fayette-appointed position on the planning board is available with a term from March 1 until Feb. 28, 2018.
Interested applicants must be Fayette County residents and either a consumer of disability services, a family member of a consumer, an advocate for disability services, or a local business leader or business person with an interest in behavioral health and developmental disabilities.
The duties of the board include, but are not limited to, assisting in the preparation of an annual plan for providing services in the region.
The assistance might include consulting with families, customers, providers, and advocacy groups in order to identify local needs, gaps in services, and recommended priorities. Additional information detailing the responsibilities of board members can obtained from the county clerk.
The planning board typically meets every other month on the second Wednesday of the month from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. The meetings usually convene at the Upson County Senior Center in Thomaston.
Applications can be obtained by contacting Floyd Jones at 770-305-5102 or at fjones@fayettecountyga.gov. All applications with resumes must be returned to Jones at 140 Stonewall Avenue West, Suite 100, Fayetteville, by 5 p.m. on Friday, March 20.
