Mayor Hawkins invites residents to apply for two vacancies on the Orange Board of Education and one Orange Planning Board vacancy. These appointments will be made under Orange’s Call to Service initiative to encourage citizen involvement on local boards and commissions.

Statement by Mayor Eldridge Hawkins, Jr.

“Shortly I will be appointing two members to the Orange Board of Education and one member to the Orange Planning Board.

All of these board members serve as volunteers without compensation. In filling the vacancies, I want to choose from among the most dedicated, best informed, and highly experienced Orange residents. Orange has a deep pool of qualified residents. We are conducting an open appointments process so that all qualified citizens and not just the politically-connected may apply. I invite interested Orange residents to apply for these positions by April 1, the deadline for receiving applications. Current members are invited to apply for reappointment.

If you are interested in applying for the vacancies, please mail a resume and statement of your goals for education or city planning to me, Mayor Eldridge Hawkins, City Hall, 29 North Day Street, Orange, NJ 07050 or email your resume and statement to my secretary Stacey Murphy at smurphy@ci.orange.nj.us”

Call to Service was created under the Citizen Service Act (P.L. 2009, c.141) signed by Governor Corzine in October 2009. The "New Jersey Call To Service" is an initiative that recruits residents and other stakeholders to serve on a city's boards and commissions. The program educates people about the best ways to access entry level voluntary leadership positions and about how to initiate cost-saving measures. For more information about the Citizens’ Campaign, please go to www.jointhecampaign.com

Under the Call to Service principles, Mayor Hawkins has already appointed citizens to positions on several boards and commissions after publicizing the opportunities through newspaper stories, website postings, and the city’s new email newsletter.