The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners is seeking applications from county residents to be nominated for gubernatorial appointment to the Escambia Children’s Trust. To be considered, applicants must submit the completed Escambia Children’s Trust application and questionnaire for gubernatorial appointments with an optional resume by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 4.
Resumes and both applications should be submitted via email to boardapply@myescambia.com or mailed to:
Jose Gochez, Program Manager
Escambia County
Board of County Commissioners
221 Palafox Place, Suite 420
Pensacola, FL 32502
The Board of County Commissioners will nominate three applicants per vacancy to be submitted to the Governor for review and potential appointment. Following the Board’s selection, the County Administrator will notify the Governor’s Appointments Office of the selected applicants and additional steps from the nominees may be required.
To be considered for the Escambia Children’s Trust, Florida Statute criteria include the requirement that nominees have been residents of Escambia County for the previous 24 months and are willing to submit an annual Statement of Financial Interests Form. Florida Statutes also require that gubernatorial appointments are representative of the demographic diversity of the County’s population.
Per Section 125.901, Florida Statutes, the Escambia Children's Trust shall consist of 10 members, including:
- The superintendent of schools;
- A School Board member as appointed by the School Board;
- The Department of Children and Families District Administrator, or his or her designee;
- A judge assigned to juvenile cases as appointed by the Chief Judge;
- A County Commissioner as appointed by the Board of County Commissioners; and
- Five members appointed by the Governor from candidates nominated by the Board of County Commissioners to serve a four-year term.
Visit EscambiaChildrensTrust.org for more information about the Escambia Children's Trust and how to donate to the cause.
