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Voters Approved The Escambia Children’s Trust. Now You Can Apply To Be A Member.
December 17, 2020
Escambia County is seeking applications from county residents to serve on the Children’s Services Council (CSC).
In November, voters approved the creation of the Children Services Council to be funded by an increase in ad valorem taxes of up to a maximum of 0.5 mil. The Children’s Trust of Escambia County will provide early childhood education, safety, developmental, preventative, health, and well-being services, including after school and summer enrichment programs.
Once members are appointed to the CSC, the newly formed government body is responsible for assessing the needs of the children in the county and developing a strategic plan for addressing unmet needs which must then be submitted to the Escambia County Commission. The CSC, like the county, must also go through the process of adopting a millage rate and budget in accordance with Florida’s Truth In Millage (TRIM) Act, and the CSC must submit an annual report to the board as required by Florida law.
To be considered for the CSC, Florida Statute criteria include the requirement that nominees have been residents of Escambia County for the previous 24-month period and are willing to submit an annual statement of financial interests form. Florida law also requests that gubernatorial appointments are representative of the demographic diversity of the county’s population.
After the application deadline of Jan. 30 has past, the eligible applications will be compiled for the BOCC’s consideration during the Feb. 18 meeting. In order to narrow down the pool of applicants to the 15 nominations that will be submitted to the governor, each commissioner will nominate two applicants and the full board nominates five additional applicants.
The governor will have 45 days to make a selection or request a new list of candidates.
Resumes and both applications may also be submitted via email to boardapply@myescambia.com or by mail to:
Shamara Jernigan, Program Coordinator
Escambia County Board of County Commissioners
P.O. Box 1591
Pensacola, FL 32502
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10 Responses to “Voters Approved The Escambia Children’s Trust. Now You Can Apply To Be A Member.”
@Disgruntled taxpayer
If they stop making babies,they stop making money!!!!!!!!!!!!
this isnt supposed for the county tax collector to pocket 3.4 million dollars, and the unknown people to run it to pocket 4.8 million dollars… isnt this supposed to be for helping people, its evident the county does not even care about the people..
I don’t know of ANYONE that voted for this. When we approached a so called representative on the campaign trail, they could not answer basic questions. What is it for? Where will the money be spent? Who will run the program? This is just another waste of taxpayer money that will go down a rabbit hole.
Sounds like Obamacare. You have to pass it to find out what’s in it.
I did not vote for this either. Could it be it was voted down, but somehow someway “they” wanted it to be passed and guess what, it was passed. I question everything, oops forgot, just get in line and shut up. Funny how everything is upside down now. Oh, I guess the virus ate the flu this year.
This is a joke,that i voted against. Peaple need to educate themselves before they vote.
How did we EVER survive our youth in the 60’s and 70’s without this mess??? Folks should quit making babies if they can’t take care of them!!!!
What will the salary be for these council members? Is it a part time job like a County Commissioner or is this a full-time job? They should provide more information about the job to potential candidates.
Also, I voted AGAINST this needless council! I agree with Alma & Alex – Parents should be taking care of their own children or quit having them! I heard it will cost the average property owner about $40 a year in taxes – which means those who live in government housing or receive free rental housing pay ABSOLUTELY NOTHING for this! Those of us who responsibly raise/raised their own children have to foot the bill. This should have never passed & I think many voters didn’t educate themselves on what it even is. The next time someone comes up with another of these hair-brained ideas, they should propose an increase in SALES TAX so that EVERYONE gets to fund it – not just us property owners!
Amazing, at one time this was the job of parents not the government that has taken over even more.
Just another scam to charge tax payors.
William, what is the current/estimated equivalent dollar amount for 0.5 mils in the county? I hope you will be tracking this for years to come so Escambia County residents can see what they are getting for their money.