The Flood Safety District is looking for an engaged, community-minded individual to serve on the Bond Accountability Committee. Currently, there are four other volunteers on the committee and they help oversee how public funds are spent on critical projects that protect neighborhoods from flooding across the region.
An ideal candidate for this volunteer position would care about: flood safety and disaster resilience; the environment, clean water, and green infrastructure; government accountability and community equity.
Additional experience that would be helpful for this volunteer role includes:
- Capital project design
- Construction
- Capital program management
- Construction financing
- Planning
- Budgeting
- Auditing
- Environmental sustainability
- Climate-resilient infrastructure
- Cultural history, equity
- Public contracting
Interested in being part of this committee? Fill out this form; applications will be reviewed as they are received.
Committee Responsibilities
The Bond Accountability Committee’s responsibility is to monitor, report, and make recommendations to the District Board on the progress of the bond program.
Committee members will need to attend four meetings per year – three on site at the District office, and one visiting project sites around the District. Meeting times will be coordinated with committee members. Participation will also require members to thoroughly review materials before each meeting. Terms are three years and are uncompensated.
About the Flood Safety District
The mission of the District is to equitably reduce flood risk and prepare for and respond to flood emergencies by maintaining levees, conveying water when necessary, and finding innovative and nature-based ways to live with more water around us while supporting community safety and the region’s economic vitality, contributing to the health of the river and watershed, planning for a more climate-resilient future, and promoting equity in all we do.
The District manages the flood safety system in northern Multnomah County. The system reduces flood risk for 8,000 residents, 60,000 businesses, 2,000 acres of natural habitat, and critical services such as Portland International Airport and the region’s secondary supply of drinking water from being flooded by the Columbia River.