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Bakersfield City Clerk Julie Drimakis explains how residents can apply to serve on city boards and commissions
Summary
City Clerk Julie Drimakis and Assistant City Clerk Cari Cowling described the duties of Bakersfield’s boards and commissions — from planning to mosquito abatement — and explained the online application, residency rules, appointment process and recruitment calendar.
Bakersfield City Clerk Julie Drimakis and Assistant City Clerk Cari Cowling outlined how residents can apply to serve on local boards and commissions and described the roles those bodies play during an episode of the Something Better Podcast hosted by Eric Galvan.
The clerks said boards and commissions provide citizen expertise and recommendations to the city council and help manage specialized work such as land use, historic preservation, public safety oversight and vector control. “What the clerk’s office really does is we manage a lot of democratic processes,” Drimakis said, adding the office also ensures public access to records and serves as the city’s compliance and filing officer for the Political Reform Act, the Public Records Act and the Brown Act.
Cari Cowling, assistant city clerk, said her duties include coordinating Form 700 statements of economic interest…
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