CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
NOTICE
ADVISORY BOARD RECRUITMENT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City is currently conducting a recruitment to fill two vacancies on the Emergency Preparedness Committee. These are volunteer, non-paying positions with terms of office ending in June 2026.
Emergency Preparedness Committee
The Emergency Preparedness Committee (EPC) is charged with making recommendations to the City Council on matters pertaining to emergency preparedness to help ensure that the City of Rancho Palos Verdes develops and maintains a high state of readiness to respond to a wide variety of emergencies and disasters. Committee members advise the City Council on ways to develop and improve programs to communicate with and educate residents about the importance of emergency preparedness. Committee members are called upon to participate in community outreach events to encourage residents to become prepared and to participate in local volunteer disaster response organizations. Committee members are also encouraged to become trained and registered as Disaster Service Workers, and/or receive other disaster-related training and certifications. The Committee generally meets on a monthly basis, typically the 3rd Thursday of the month, at 6:30 P.M. in person in the Community Room at City Hall, with authorization for staff to cancel unnecessary monthly meetings after conferring with the Chair.
Those interested in applying must submit an application to the City Clerk’s Office by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, May 26, 2023. To be considered for appointment, an applicant must be a resident of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes. To apply please visit the City’s website at the following link http://www.rpvca.gov/150/Advisory-Board-Recruitment to complete an application. An application may also be requested by contacting the City Clerk’s Department at cityclerk@rpvca.gov or by calling (310) 544-5217.
Interviews with the City Council are tentatively scheduled to take place on June 6, 2023, prior to the regularly scheduled City Council Meeting virtually using the Zoom platform. The City Clerk’s Office will confirm the date and time of the interviews with the applicants.