Eden Area MAC Seat Up for Grabs

A position on the Eden Area Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) is now available and applications are being accepted through next Friday, February 11.   

The council consists of seven members total with four members recommended by Supervisor Nate Miley (District 4) and three members recommended by Supervisor Dave Brown (District 3). The council advises the Board of Supervisors on matters concerning the more than 69,000 residents of Ashland, Cherryland, Hayward Acres, and San Lorenzo, as defined within the boundaries established in the Eden Area General Plan. It does not advise the area that is established by the Fairview MAC nor the Castro Valley MAC.

The appointment comes as District 3 representative and San Lorenzo resident Diane Wydler’s 3-year term expired at the end of 2021. Following the County's 2021 Redistricting Process, District 4 now represents all of Ashland and has gained an additional seat on the Council.

"I was proud to champion the creation of the Eden Area Municipal Advisory Council in 2019. Over the last two years, the Council has become an additional avenue for members of the Eden Area to engage with their government and to uplift local voices,” Supervisor Miley said in a statement.

Miley and former Supervisor Wilma Chan who died last year helped establish the Eden Area MAC, which held its first meeting in January 2020. Since that time, the council gives advice to the Board of Supervisors on all matters concerning services that are or may be provided to the Area by the County or other local governmental agencies, including topics such as land use, public works, economic development, and public safety. 

Appointees must live in the area served by the Eden Area MAC or have operated or owned a business there for at least five consecutive years.  If an appointee moves themselves or their business out of the area during their term, their appointment shall expire immediately, and the Board shall appoint a replacement member.

Each member shall be appointed for a four-year term, but the Supervisors stagger the service years into 2-year, 3-year, and 4-year segments so that there is consistency within the governing body.

No appointee shall serve more than 12 years, or as the Board of Supervisors may otherwise decide as part of their protocols and procedures. The Board of Supervisors may remove any council member from office at any time.

The council meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 6:00 p.m. at the San Lorenzo Library. Appointees will receive a $50 stipend per meeting.

If you are interested, visit https://www.acgov.org/bnc to complete an online application.