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Citizens Advisory Board urges active recruitment as several CAB terms and seats become vacant
Summary
Board members discussed recruitment for vacant Citizens Advisory Board seats, outreach to schools for a student representative, participation in upcoming community events and the volunteer review process.
Members of the Oak Harbor Police Committee Advisory Board discussed recruitment and outreach for vacant CAB seats and related community events during their May 7 meeting.
Why it matters: the board reported multiple vacant seats and several members whose terms end this year, and members agreed to pursue proactive recruitment and add the topic to the next meeting agenda.
Board members said at least three seats were vacant or soon will be, and several current members’ terms end at year’s end. One member reported that "we have 3 vacant seats minimum," and another clarified that positions 4, 6 and 7 are limited to city limits or Navy housing. Members discussed actively recruiting and reaching out to high‑school counselors and club advisers to identify a student representative for the coming school year.
Vice Chair Buchanan volunteered to contact a local school contact, Dwight Lundstrom, to request student nominations. "I will contact Dwight and send a list your way," Buchanan said during the discussion.
Board members also raised events and short-term outreach opportunities: the mental health awareness fair on May 17, the Citizens Academy (dates to be confirmed), and National Night Out later in the year were all mentioned as venues for outreach and recruitment. On the Citizens Academy, members asked whether CAB could guarantee spots; staff said the board could likely be guaranteed some spots but not the entire board.
The board flagged a volunteer review process that staff said is being implemented and suggested routing recruitment materials through Sabrina or Mikhail for compliance checks before outreach. Members agreed to place "student representative recruitment" on the next agenda for follow-up.
Discussion versus action: board members agreed to pursue recruitment activities and to add recruitment to a future agenda; there was no formal vote recorded on recruitment measures during the meeting.
Next steps: staff will confirm compliance steps for volunteer outreach, Buchanan will contact the school liaison, and the board will revisit recruitment at the next meeting.
