The Baker County Commission is seeking persons to fill three vacancies by appointment to the St. Mary’s River Management Committee. The Committee has 20 members (5 from each of 4 counties); Camden and Charlton (Georgia), and Nassau and Baker ( Florida), and is charged with developing and implementing plans and programs to benefit the St. Mary’s River corridor. Two positions have 2-year terms initially and one is a 4-year term. The five members from Baker County are made up of one County Commissioner (Gordon Crews), 2 property owners along the River and 2 other citizens. All are unpaid volunteer positions. The Committee generally meets one evening a month in Callahan, and is subject to all public records and sunshine laws.

For more information about the committee, visit their Web site at http://www.saintmarysriver.org.
If you are interested, please contact Sara Little at 259-3613 by February 8, 2010.

The Board of County Commissioners is a five member board elected to represent the citizens of Baker County. Each member represents a district, but is elected Countywide. The commission establishes policies and appoints a County Administrator to implement the policies and manage the operation of the County. The Commission adopts the millage rate annually and approves the budget, which determines the expenditures and revenue necessary to operate all County Departments. The powers and duties of the County Commission are established by Florida Statutes, Chapter 125.

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