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Interested in Applying to the Planning Council?
The Planning Council’s membership is reviewed, voted on, approved and new members are trained by the Membership Committee and supported by Planning Council Support (PCS). There is a strategic application process (listed below) and two types of membership that you can apply for. The Planning Council membership overall and the consumer membership must meet the requirements of reflectiveness—having characteristics that reflect the local epidemic in such areas as race, ethnicity, sex, and age, and representation—filling the required membership categories as stated in the legislation. At least 33 percent of voting members must be clients of RWHAP Part A services who are “unaffiliated” or “unaligned.” This means they do not have a conflict of interest, meaning they are not staff, paid consultants, or Board members of RWHAP Part A-funded agencies (RWHAP Planning Council Primer, Page 16, JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc.).
Membership Must Consist Of…
*For more information see page 28 of the HRSA HAB RWHAP Part A Manual.
CFHPC Application Process
- Candidate sends in an application. Once received, the candidate’s application will be reviewed to ensure it is complete. PCS will send an e-mail to confirm that the application was received.
- The candidate attends one standing committee meeting (preferably the committee of interest) and one Planning Council Business meeting to complete their meeting requirements.
- After completing meeting requirements, PCS will reach out to schedule an applicant interview.
- The candidate’s de-identified applicant summary is presented to the Membership & Engagement Committee for review.
- The candidate’s applicant summary is then presented to the Executive Committee for review.
- The candidate summary is presented to the Planning Council for a roll call vote and upon approval, an appointment letter request is sent to the CEO of the Planning Council (which is the Mayor of Orange County).
- PCS sends the appointment letter to the new member.
- PCS schedules new member orientation.
APPLICATION LINK HERE
