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Columbia Council adopts Matchboard tool and process tweaks for boards and commissions appointments
Summary
Council staff demonstrated Matchboard and agreed on application changes: remove confusing council‑district dropdown, provide live applicant snapshot to council, send vacancy notices and a PDF report of terms; staff will continue bi‑monthly appointment cadence.
City staff and Matchboard demonstrated the online application and management platform the city uses to recruit and vet candidates for 36 boards, commissions and committees.
Emily Bowerman, director of Matchboard, told council the platform is operated by the nonprofit South Carolina Women in Leadership and is already embedded on the city’s website. "Matchboard is actually a project of the nonprofit South Carolina Women in Leadership, and it is a board and commission management platform used by 15 local governments in the state," Bowerman said. She walked council through creating a profile, applying to a board, uploading a resume and tracking application status.
Pamela Benjamin,…
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