For immediate release
Jan. 24, 2005
Contact: Anita Yoder, 530-889-4012 or
Mike Fitch, 530-886-4515

COUNTY LOOKING TO FILL VACANCIES ON MUNICIPAL ADVISORY COUNCILS

Placer County is accepting applications from community members interested in serving on municipal advisory councils that represent Meadow Vista, Foresthill and unincorporated areas near Colfax.
Commonly known as MACs, the county’s 13 advisory councils make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors on issues of public interest in unincorporated areas. MAC members are unpaid volunteers charged with gathering public comment on a range of topics, including land use, public works, recreation, law enforcement and public health and safety.
MACs also hear reports from fire, law enforcement and other public agencies as requested, and residents often bring items of interest to MACs.
At the request of new 5th District Supervisor Bruce Kranz, the Board of Supervisors agreed Jan. 18 to have all members of MACs in his district vacate their positions immediately. The county is now seeking applications from community members interested in filling the vacancies for two-year terms. People who held the vacated positions are welcome to reapply.
The 5th District stretches from north Auburn to Lake Tahoe.
“This change will help ensure a positive working relationship between an incoming supervisor and the municipal advisory councils. That's important so that community views are most effectively communicated to the Board of Supervisors, and vice versa,” Supervisor Kranz explained.
“I welcome all who have been serving on a MAC to reapply and am glad that many have already done so. Additionally, this may be a good chance for new, talented individuals to get involved in their community."
The seven-member Meadow Vista MAC normally meets at 7:15 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month in Placer Hills School.
The Foresthill Forum Advisory Council has seven members and generally meets at 7 p.m. on the first Monday of each month in the Foresthill Veterans Memorial Hall.
The Weimar-Applegate-Colfax MAC is a seven-member body that meets at 7 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month in the Colfax Memorial Hall.
A MAC member must be a property owner or business owner or manager within the area served by the MAC.
For application forms or more information, call the Clerk of the Board’s Office at 530-889-4020.
Application forms also are available on the county’s Internet web site at www.placer.ca.gov. To get an online application, click on the icon for forms, permits and applications near the top of the county’s home page and, when the new page appears, click on the icon for commission and committee applications at the right side of the page.
Completed applications should be delivered to the Clerk of the Board’s Office in person, by mail or by fax. The office is located at 175 Fulweiler Ave. in Auburn.
The mailing address is 175 Fulweiler Ave., Auburn, CA 95603. The fax number is 530-889-4099.