Thank you for your interest in serving your community! Please familiarize yourself with the City’s various boards and commissions and their attendance policy. Please indicate in order of preference on which of the following boards and commissions you are interested in serving by choosing a 1^st choice, a 2^nd choice and a 3^rd choice.

Seeking Reappointment

Student Application

DATA PRACTICES ADVISORY
Your name, address, current employment position, previous work history, education and training are public data under the Minnesota Data Practices Act (Minn. Stat. Sect. 13.43, subd. 2 & 3) and must be provided to anyone who requests it. Other information is considered private; however all information in this application will be provided to the city council in a public forum and will be reviewed in public. It will therefore be part of the public record. Although you are not legally required to provide any of the information requested in this application, the information is needed to determine your suitability for appointment to a board or commission and failure to provide it may result in you not being considered for a position.

Applicant information
Residents of Edina are eligible for appointment to any of the advisory boards established by the city council. Please complete the following information and attach extra sheets if necessary. You may also attach a resume if you wish. The selection process may vary by board or commission and according to the number of applicants and vacancies and may include interviews with some candidates. For more information, please contact Debra Mangen, 952-826-0408.

Community service, civic and professional activities:  

Why are you interested in being appointed to an Edina advisory board or commission?  

What strengths and abilities would you bring to the board or commission?  

Any additional notes?

STUDENT APPLICANTS
Student members of advisory boards or commissions serve a one-year term.

POTENTIAL CONFLICTS
Are you or any of your family members presently employed by the City of Edina or serving on any of the city’s advisory boards of commissions?  

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. A conflict of interest may exist when a board or commission member is required to take an action or make a recommendation that would affect the member’s financial interest or that of an associated business. Are you aware of any such potential conflict of interest? If you are appointed and become aware of such conflicts, you should promptly disclose them to the City Manager.  

As a board or commission member, what issue(s) might cause conflict between your civic responsibility and personal or professional interests? How would you manage these conflicts?  

The City Council intends to interview all applicants. Please rank your preferred date to be interviewed. Interviews will be conducted at City Hall between 5 and 7 p.m. If none of the dates work for you, select "None" and provide an explanation.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY NOTICE
The City of Edina does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs and activities. Upon request, accommodations will be provided to allow individuals with disabilities to participate in all City of Edina services, programs, and activities.

The City of Edina does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status or status with regard to public assistance in employment, appointment, or provision of its services.

I have read and understand the information above and wish to be considered for appointment to a city advisory board or commission.