The Bakersfield City Council is recruiting to fill the Ward 2 vacancy on the Bakersfield Public Safety and Vital City Services Measure Citizens Oversight Committee.
Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and city residents.
The Bakersfield Public Safety and Vital City Services Measure Citizens Oversight Committee acts in an advisory capacity to review the expenditure of revenues generated by the tax imposed by the measure.
The committee is to provide independent verification that the revenues collected pursuant to the measure are expended in such a manner that is consistent with the projects, programs and services described within the measure.
The City Council may, at its discretion, consider various factors applicable to each candidate including, but not limited to the candidate’s professional and educational background and affiliation with or nomination by groups or organizations, which include Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce, Kern County Taxpayers Association, Bakersfield Association of Realtors and Kern Citizens for Sustainable Government.
Applications are available at the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 1600 Truxtun Ave., or on the city’s website, and should be returned to the City Clerk’s Office.
This recruitment will remain open until an appointment is confirmed by the City Council.
Contact the City Clerk’s Office at 661-326-3767 with questions.