The Maui News

The deadline for applications for Maui County boards, councils, commissions and committees has been extended to Jan. 15.

Applications are being accepted for: Affirmative Action Advisory Council, Board of Ethics, Board of Variances and Appeals, Board of Water Supply, Civil Service Commission, Commission on Persons with Disabilities, Committee on the Status of Women, Cost of Government Commission, Council on Aging, Fire and Public Safety Commission, Kula Agricultural Park Committee, Liquor Control Adjudication Board, Liquor Control Commission, Cultural Resources Commission, Maui Planning Commission, Maui Redevelopment Agency, Molokai Planning Commission, Police Commission, Public Works Commission, Real Property Tax Review Board, Salary Commission and Urban Design Review Board.

Responsibilities include hearing public testimony, reviewing policies and standards and making recommendations. Positions are appointed by the mayor, confirmed by the Maui County Council and have terms lasting two to five years.

While the positions are voluntary with no monetary compensation, members are reimbursed for allowable travel expenses.

Anyone interested in serving on a board or commission may apply online at www.mauicounty.gov/Boards. Paper applications are available in the Mayor’s Office on the ninth floor of the county building and in the information booth in the main lobby; at all public libraries; at Council Services offices on Molokai and Lanai and in Hana; and at Parks and Recreation Permit offices in Wailuku, Makawao, Lahaina, Kihei, Hana, Molokai and Lanai.

Paper applications should be mailed to: Mayor Michael Victorino, County of Maui, 200 S. High St., Ninth Floor, Wailuku 96793, or faxed to 270-7870.

For more information, call the Office of the Mayor at 270-7855 or visit www.mauicounty.gov/boards.