TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - If you would like to get more involved in the way local government works, here's your chance.
The City of Tallahassee is looking for people to sign up to be on the city's Independence Ethics Board, but time is running out to apply.
Right now, two spots are up for grabs to serve on an ethics board that's not tied to the city.
Anyone who applies must live in the city and must be a registered voter.
If you're not familiar with the board, it was created thanks to voters in 2014.
Seven members investigate claims of corruption and fraud, among other things.
They manage an ethics hotline where those complaints come in, and they oversee ethics training for local officials and employees.
The city's independent ethics officer says the board offers a way the public can get more involved in how government runs.
"The value that the board brings to the city of Tallahassee is, first and foremost, a forum for citizens to bring their concerns to a board independent of the city that can offer guidance to the city and recommendations to the commission for ordinances to pass," said Julie Meadows-Keefe, Independent Ethics Officer.
The city commission will pick one seat, and the ethics board will pick the other. They have different deadlines, but the first one is Friday at 1:00 p.m.
The city commission is expected to make its pick during its Jan. 30 meeting.
The Independent Ethics Board is expected to fill the second vacancy at its meeting on Feb. 16.
