Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC)
The Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
assists in the development of the affordable housing plan. The advisory
committee is cooperatively staffed by the local housing department and the
local planning department to ensure an integrated approach to the work of
the advisory committee. Their main focus is the review of established
policies and procedures, ordinances, land development regulations, and the
local government comprehensive plan and to make recommendations of any
specific actions or initiatives to encourage or facilitate affordable
housing. The committee must submit a report every three years to the Board
of County Commissioners that includes those recommendations and further
evaluates the implementation of any approved affordable housing incentives.
This report then goes to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation. The law
requires the committees to have eleven members in various categories
involved with affordable housing.
Board of County
Commissioners (regarding land development regulations)
The Board of County
Commissioners (BCC) reviews and approves or denies changes within the land
development regulations. The BCC may approve the proposed applications,
approve the proposed application with modifications, disapprove the proposed
application, or continue the public hearing at its discretion to an
announced time and date certain without the need for republication of
notice.
Board of Adjustments
The Board of Adjustments acts on variances to the Zoning Code.
They meet the third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m., 4th floor
of the Administration Building, 477 Houston Street, Green Cove Springs, FL,
32043.
Clay County
Utility Authority
The Clay County Utility Authority (“CCUA”) was created for the purpose
of acquiring, constructing, financing, owning, managing, providing,
promoting, improving, expanding, maintaining, operating, fostering over time
the development of regional water, wastewater, and reclaimed water utility
systems, as described in its enabling legislation, Chapter 94-491, House
Bill 2299, effective October 1994, and is governed by its Board of
Supervisors. CCUA’s Board of Supervisors is comprised of seven (7) board
members who must be qualified electors of Clay County, as well as
ratepayers.
In accordance with its enabling legislation, the Clay County Board of
Commissioners shall consider but not be required to appoint members with
business, real estate development, engineering, and accounting backgrounds.
The board members shall serve no more than two consecutive 3-year terms.
CCUA holds its regular meetings the first and third Tuesday of each month at
2:00 PM, in their Board Meeting Room, located at 3176 Old Jennings Road,
Middleburg and may hold more frequent special meetings. For further
information, please contact CCUA at (904) 213-2401.
Construction Trade
Qualifying Board
The Construction Trade Qualifying Board (CTQB)
is comprised of nine members. This Board deals with issues regarding county
licensed contractors that can not be resolved by the BCC Development
Services Building Division. When necessary the meetings are scheduled the
first Monday of the month. This Board requires that there be Journeyman
craftsmen with a certificate issued by Clay County in the categories of an
electrician, plumber, and HARV; and, Master craftsmen with a certificate
issued by Clay County in the categories of an electrician, plumber and HARV;
one citizen at-large, one general contractor, and one engineer/architect.
For further information please contact Carol Waterrose at (904) 284-6308 or
269-6308.
Fleming Island Advisory
Committee
The
Fleming Island Advisory
Committee (FIAC) was established in 1979 for the orderly development of
Fleming Island and is still very active. The committee consists of 10
residents of the Fleming Island area. If interested in serving when a
vacancy occurs, contact
Diane Walker at (904) 269-6347 or
284-6347; or Ann Mitchell at (904) 269-6352 or 284-6352. To view the Fleming
Island Advisory Committee Minutes, please click on the Minutes link below. Upcoming
meetings will be announced in advance on the front page of this website.
Fleming Island Advisory Committee Minutes
Historical Commission
The Historical
Commission is an advisory board to the BCC pertaining to Clay County
history. The Commission meets the 2nd Tuesday of
each month at 7:00 p.m. For further information, contact Diane Walker at
(904) 269-6347.
Historical
Commission Minutes
Housing Finance
Authority
The Housing Finance Authority
(HFA) of Clay County was created to provide safe, sanitary, and decent
housing; to encourage investment by private enterprise and stimulation of
construction and rehabilitation of housing through the use of public funds.
When the market is favorable, obtain funds through issuing Bonds at
relatively low interest rates making them available to eligible citizens of
Clay County for low to moderate income at reasonable mortgage loan interest
rates. The HFA meets the third Wednesday of the month, 9:00 a.m., fourth
floor of the Administration Building, 477 Houston Street, Green Cove
Springs, FL, 32043.
Lake Asbury
Municipal Service Benefit District
The Lake Asbury Municipal
Service Benefit District (LAMSBD) was established for the purpose to ensure
the continued maintenance, improvements and prevention of deterioration of
the lakes known as Lake Asbury, South Lake Asbury, and Lake Ryan in Clay
County for weed control of the lakes, spill-way construction and
maintenance, repair, replacement and cleaning of french
drains in the lakes and dams, paving and maintenance of dams and easements,
installation of guard rails on the dams, elevation of the dams, repair,
replacement and construction of dames as needed, landscaping, maintenance
and mowing, informing the District’s constituents of their activities – both
proposed and ongoing. All members serving on this Board must reside in the
boundaries of the Lake Asbury District. For further information please
contact the LAMSBD Secretary Diane Walker at (904) 282-2130.
Visit
their website for minutes and updates at
www.lakeasbury.us
Planning Commission
The Planning Commission’s (PC) purpose is to review and make
recommendations to the BCC regarding land development regulations that
includes the Comprehensive Plan, rezoning, and plats. The PC is advisory
only and shall not be binding upon the Board of County Commissioners. The PC
meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the BCC Meeting
Room, fourth floor to the Administration Building, 477 Houston Street, Green
Cove Springs, FL, 32043. For further information please contact Wanda Mears
at (904) 284-6301 and
(904) 269-6301.
Tourist Development
Council
Tourist Development Council (TDC) is comprised of nine (9) members. Six
(6) of the nine (9) members must be involved in the tourist industry and of
those six (6), “not less than three (3), or more than four (4) shall be
owners or operators” of those types of establishments. Meetings are held
monthly. The TDC administers funds received from the Tourist Development Tax
and oversees and recommends ways to promote Clay County as a desirable
tourist destination. For further information, please contact Wanda Mears at
(904) 529-3829 or (904) 541-3829.
The Transportation
Advisory Commission
The Transportation Advisory
Commission (TAC) provides recommendations to the County Commission on issues
pertaining to road improvements and transportation planning. This body
meets the first Wednesday of the month at 4:00 p.m., Orange Park Town Hall,
2042 Park Avenue, Orange Park, FL, 32073. For further information contact
Wanda Mears at (904)
284-6301 and (904) 269-6301.
Value Adjustment Board
The Clay County Value Adjustment Board (VAB) is governed under the
provisions of Chapter 194, Florida Statutes, and Rule 12D-10, Florida
Administrative Code. The VAB comprises 5 members: two county commissioners,
one citizen appointed by the commissioners, one school district member, and
one citizen appointed by the district. The VAB meets during the Fall and
early Winter to oversee the administrative proceedings held for the purpose
of providing citizens an opportunity to file petitions challenging the
determinations of the Property Appraiser regarding exemption and valuation
issues. Special Magistrates hired by the BCC conduct the hearings on the
petitions and make written recommendations to the Value Adjustment Board.
The VAB meets for the purpose of acting on the recommendations and also for
the purpose of hearing any appeals from the recommendations of the Special
Magistrates. The VAB also meets to conduct organizational duties and to
certify the tax rolls. The recent changes in Florida law may impose
additional duties on the VAB. In order to qualify under the law, the county
appointee must own homestead property in Clay County, Florida and the
district appointee must own commercial property. The issues which may come
up during the VAB process involve Florida law governing exemptions, ad
valorem and intangible property valuations, Florida law governing
assessments, procedural issues concerning the conduct of the hearing or
meeting, the statutory and common law governing the VAB process, sunshine
law, and due process issues. The appointee cannot be a member or an employee
of any taxing authority, and may not be a person who represents property
owners in any administrative or judicial review of property taxes. The term
of the appointment is for one year but the applicant may be reappointed. For
more information contact Fran Moss, Chief Assistant County Attorney, (904)
269-6377.
If you are interested in serving on one of
the BCC Boards, Commissions, or Committees, please click on the
application form, fill it out, and submit it. You may submit only one
application for each committee vacancy. A new application must be submitted
for each committee vacancy. Applications will not be kept after a vacancy
has been filled.
Affordable Housing Committee (AHAC)
The AHAC is seeking two individuals interested in volunteering their
service as a member to Seat 3 ( Home Building) a citizen who is actively
engaged in the home building industry; and Seat 6 (Not-for-Profit-Provider)
a citizen who is actively engaged as a not-for-profit provider of affordable
housing. If you have any questions, please contact Administrative Assistant
Diane Walker at (904) 284-6347.
Historical Commission
Historical Commission The Historical
Commission (HC) is seeking an individual interested in volunteering their
service as member to District 3.
Lake Asbury Municipal Service Benefit District (LAMSBD)
The Lake Asbury Municipal Service Benefit
District (LAMSBD) is seeking individuals interested in volunteering their
service as a member to Seats 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, & 9 through November,
2012. All applicants must be a property owner and live within the Lake Asbury district boundaries.
The committee members serve in the capacity of an owner association to
ensure the continued maintenance, improvement and prevention of
deterioration of the lakes known as Lake Asbury, South Lake Asbury, and Lake
Ryan in Clay County, Florida described in Ordinance 85-33 adopted May 14,
1985. Members will serve until the next general election of November 2012.
To serve on this committee, all members are required to fill out Form 1,
Statement of Financial Interest. For further information, please contact
LAMSBD Secretary Diane Walker at (904) 282-2130. Applications will be
accepted until August 27, 2010. The BCC will make appointments at their
September 14, 2010 meeting to be effective November 2, 2010.
Library Board of Trustees
The Library Board of Trustees (LBT) are seeking
individuals interested in volunteering their service as At-Large members
representing Keystone Heights and Penney Farms and District 1 effective
October 1, 2010. The LBT is an advisory board with no power to commit the
County to any policies, or to incur any financial obligation, or to create a
liability on behalf of the County.
Planning District Citizens Advisory Committees (CAC)
Clay County is geographically divided into
seven planning districts: 1) Doctor’s Inlet/Ridgewood; 2) Fleming Island; 3)
Green Cove Springs; 4) Keystone Heights; 5) Middleburg/Clay Hill; 6) Orange Park
and 7) Penney Farms/Lake Asbury. The Board of County Commissioners and Clay County Planning
Commission are currently seeking six to ten volunteers for openings on Citizen
Advisory Committees (CAC) for six of the seven districts listed above. The
Fleming Island CAC currently has full membership. If you are interested in
participating in the county’s comprehensive growth management plan for the
district in which you reside, please submit your application on-line by clicking
the above link.
Construction Trade Qualifying Board
The Construction Trade Qualifying Board (CTQB) is seeking several
individuals interested in volunteering their service as a member of their
Board. This Board deals with issues regarding county licensed contractors
that can not be resolved by the BCC Development Services Building Division.
There are openings for an Engineer or Architect, Journeyman Plumber,
Journeyman HARV, Master Plumber, Master HARV, Master Electrician, Citizen
At-Large, and a General Contractor. All members of this Board must possess a
certificate issued by the County. For further information please contact
Krista Miller at (904) 284-6308 or 269-6308.
BCC COMMITTEE
APPOINTMENTS
2009/2010
|
Committee |
Commissioner
Chairman/Vice |
Meeting |
|
Budget/Finance |
Comm. Davis
Comm. Cummings |
1st and 3rd Mondays, 2:00 P.M. MR |
|
Policy, Rules & Human Services |
Comm. Robinson
Comm. Davis |
1st and 3rd Mondays immediately
following the Budget/Finance |
|
Transportation & Infrastructure |
Comm. Conkey
Comm. Stewart |
As Needed |
|
Audit/Legal Committee |
Comm. Cummings
Comm. Conkey |
As Needed
|
BCC
LIAISON COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
2009/2010
|
Tourist Development Council |
Comm.
Conkey |
|
Council on Aging Liaison |
Comm. Robinson |
|
North Florida Transportation Planning Organization |
Comm. Conkey
Comm. Cummings |
|
Northeast Florida Regional Council |
Comm. Stewart
Comm. Davis |
|
Local
Coordinating Board (Clay Transit) |
Comm. Conkey |
|
St. Johns River
Alliance |
Comm. Stewart |
|
WorkSource |
Comm. Conkey |
|
Northeast Florida Community Action
Agency |
Comm. Stewart |
|
Economic Development
Meeting (Chamber) |
Comm. Davis |
|
Board of Directors
Meeting (Chamber) |
Comm. Conkey |
|
Government Affairs
(Chamber) |
Comm. Conkey |
|
Legislative Committee
(NEFRC) |
Comm. Stewart |
|
Affordable Housing
Task Force (NEFRC) |
Comm. Robinson |
|
Juvenile Justice |
Comm. Robinson |
