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  PARTICIPATION 
 Planning Council Brochure - English
  or Spanish (pdf)  All council and committee
  meetings are open to the general public. 
  Please check the calendar
  for meeting dates and times. The Planning
  Council is a 39 member volunteer planning group comprised of
  community members who have been appointed by the CEO to serve a
  two-year term.   The CEO appoints individuals
  to the planning council who have a wide range of viewpoints and expertise
  including health care providers, public health officials, people of various
  race, ethnic background and sexual orientation.  At least one-third of the members of the
  planning council must be people living with HIV.  These members bring the consumers’ point of
  view to planning council discussions. 
  Each December, the Council elects officers (Chair, Vice Chair and
  Secretary) to serve a one year term. The Chair of the Planning
  Council assigns each member to work on one or more of the five standing
  committees.  Committees include:
  Affected Community, Comprehensive HIV Planning, Operations, Priority and
  Allocations and Quality Improvement. 
  Committee members will typically commit four hours a month to attend
  committee meetings and related activities, such as special workgroups. Full
  Council members will commit an additional two hours per month for Planning
  Council meetings. Applications for Appointment
  to the Planning Council and for external committee membership are available
  through the Council's office of support as well as on the website (see
  below).  Completed applications should
  be returned to the Office of Support. 
  You may attach a resume or vita if you desire, it is not however, a
  requirement. Each applicant will be
  contacted and scheduled to meet with the Membership Committee for an
  interview to determine interest, experience, background and time
  availability.  Please be aware that the
  minimum time required to participate as a Ryan White Planning Council Member
  is four (4) hours a month. Your time commitment is vital to the workings of
  the Council. Conflict of Interest:
  Applicants who are members of, employees of, or who have a financial interest
  in an organization seeking Ryan White funds can serve on the Council. However, they
  cannot vote on awarding funds when their particular agency is involved. You can apply to be a member of the Planning Council here.    You can apply to be a committee or workgroup member here.   If you would like to receive
  an application by mail or email, please email your name and mailing address or call the Office
  of Support at 832-927-RYAN (7926). |