[EXTENDED] Volunteer (Non-Paid) Position--PBOT Bureau & Budget Advisory Committee (BBAC)

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[EXTENDED] Volunteer (Non-Paid) Position--PBOT Bureau & Budget Advisory Committee (BBAC)

Salary

$0.00 Annually

Location

Remote - Part-time, OR

Job Type

Volunteer

Remote Employment

Flexible/Hybrid

Job Number

2022-01025

Bureau

Office of Community & Civic Life

Opening Date

07/27/2022

Closing Date

9/5/2022 11:59 PM Pacific

The Position

About PBOT
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is a community partner in shaping a livable city. We plan, build, manage and maintain an effective and safe transportation system that provides people and businesses access and mobility. We keep Portland moving. For more information, visit us online at https://www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/
 
About the Bureau and Budget Advisory Committee
The PBOT BBAC convenes as a Budget Advisory Committee for three to four months (September through January) to guide the bureau’s budget making process. After the budget is submitted the committee continues as a Bureau Advisory Committee (February-June). The BBAC is comprised of members representing diverse perspectives, interests, and expertise including community, staff and labor members who work alongside the PBOT Director to develop the annual transportation budget and learn about and advise on a variety of bureau projects.
PBOT convenes the Bureau and Budget Advisory Committee (BBAC) to provide advice and support to the Portland Bureau of Transportation. The BBAC’s role is to:

  1. Review and inform PBOT’s annual transportation budget.
  2. Monitor the creation of the budget and track overall revenues, expenditure, and larger bureau program/project implementation.
  3. Provide recommendations to the PBOT Director on the effective use of resources as it relates to the overall transportation budget.
  4. Review program priorities, spending and any necessary revisions to capital project lists and financial plans.
  5. Provide input on the strategy for incorporating equity into PBOT’s work and direction on the inclusion of communities that have been traditionally underserved by PBOT.
  6. Think critically and strategically about the complete transportation system and provide input that champions the success of both the whole transportation system and the City of Portland and its diverse residents.

 

Total number of advisory seats: 24

Number of seats available: 9-12

To Qualify

To be eligible for the advisory committee, members must live, play, worship, go to school, work or do business in the City of Portland.

 

What We Look For
  • We want people from every part of Portland here to share their voice on this committee, especially people who have not been involved before. If you want to serve your community and to help government, make better choices, then we want to see your application. The attributes listed below are what will guide our selection process. We do not expect you to be or have everything listed. 
  • You have an interest or lived experience with transportation and urban design issues
  • You believe government is better when community is involved
  • You are an advocate for racial equity: you want positive and long-lasting outcomes for racial and ethnic communities who have been left out before. You can bring discussion about racial and ethnic communities who need it the most
  • You have a perspective on physically navigating the community with a disability.
  • You have the capacity to engage in the Committee’s work, including attending most of the meetings and participating fully in the discussions 
  • You serve a nonprofit or community-based organization
  • You have the experience, skills, knowledge, or perspective related to:
    • Impact of transportation system on Black people, Indigenous people, and People of Color (BIPOC), people with low incomes, people with disabilities and/or other groups historically underserved by the transportation system 
    • Business transportation needs 
    • A variety of transportation modes (transit, pedestrian, bicycling, freight) 
    • Disability rights 
    • Transportation safety 
    • Youth transportation experience 
    • Climate change and climate justice 
    • Environmental justice 
    • Neighborhood transportation needs 
    • Workforce development 
    • Municipal budgeting 
    • Academia/major institutions 
    • Working at the City of Portland as a represented and/or non-represented employee
    • Asset management 
Time Commitment
  • Monthly one and a half to two-hour monthly meeting for approximately 10 months (September through June) or as otherwise necessary to conduct the committee’s work. 
  • Meetings will take place on Thursday evenings from 4:00pm-5:30pm electronically via ZOOM. We will provide a physical space at the Portland Building for the public to attend the meeting.
  • The anticipated time commitment per month is about four hours
    1. Members are expected to prepare for meetings on their own time.  Additional meetings will be scheduled around the group's availability. 
  • BBAC members are often invited to volunteer for subcommittee discussions and encouraged to attend PBOT events, these additional activities are optional.
  • Members are expected to complete the City of Portland’s Advisory Bodies volunteer trainings.
  • Members are involved for a duration of two-year terms, but no more than 6 consecutive years.
  • We can provide interpreters who will translate the conversation in your language during the meeting. Please ask for an interpreter at least a week in advance of the meeting so we have enough time to plan.
  • You may need to read and write in your language. Verbal and written translations are performed by outside organizations. The dialects may be different than your home region and may be different on each document. 
  • We can provide Closed Caption for all of our meetings. 
 
We Remove Barriers
Let us know if there are barriers to your participation. 

Volunteer Ethics

People who join this committee will become what we call “Public Officials,” which means that while you serve you must behave fairly and ethically. We will provide training on this   if you are accepted. Part of following Public Officials Ethics laws means you must tell the group when you or a relative may financially benefit (or avoid fees) by your recommendations. This is called a “Conflict of Interest.” If you tell us about potential Conflicts of Interest that does not mean you cannot serve, in fact, many committees have potential members with Conflicts of Interest. We appreciate your ethical inclusion of possible Conflicts of Interest on the form included in the application.

The Recruitment Process

Applications are due by 11:59pm on Monday, September 5, 2022.

Applications will be reviewed the week of September 5, 2022

To talk with someone about this opportunity or to receive assistance completing the application, please contact the advisory body staff liaison at marianna.lomanto@portlandoregon.gov  or 503.823.7041. 

 

Voluntary & Confidential Demographic Information
The City is committed to diversity, inclusion, and equity. Completing the demographic information on the application is voluntary, but we encourage you to provide that information.  The City uses this information to help ensure that advisory body appointments represent a broad cross-section of community. Your information will not be used during the recruitment nor the selection process. State and federal law prohibit use of this information to discriminate against you. Questions about this may be sent to AdvisoryBodies@Portlandoregon.gov

 

General Questions
For general questions about the Advisory Bodies program, the volunteer recruitment process, or other upcoming advisory body opportunities please email AdvisoryBodies@Portlandoregon.gov. 


We Encourage You to Apply 

We welcome you to browse our website to learn more about the PBOT Budget Advisory Committee by visiting the committee website: https://www.portland.gov/transportation/bbac/about-bbac 

Do you have questions or need more information? Email marianna.lomanto@portlandoregon.gov or 503.823.7041. 

Additional Information

Additional Information

COVID – 19 Vaccine Requirement

The work location for this opportunity is hybrid (remote and onsite).
Workplaces across Portland, the United States and the world are making tough decisions about how to protect their employees and community from COVID-19. We, too, find ourselves in the middle of this complex situation at the City of Portland.  We are committed to ensuring the health and safety for our employees and our community. As a part of this commitment, all City employees are required to be fully vaccinated, effective October 18, 2021. Proof of full vaccination, or documentation of plans to become fully vaccinated (e.g., partially vaccinated however too soon for second dose, etc.) will be required prior to being hired by the City of Portland. The required vaccination is a minimum qualification requirement to be hired by the City of Portland. We understand that some are unable to be vaccinated for a variety of reasons, including medical and religious/spiritual reasons. Should you be offered employment with the City of Portland, there is an exception process that provides for an exception and reasonable accommodation based on a qualified medical condition or religious/spiritual reason.  Exception Request Process for COVID-19 vaccine (Exceptions only apply to candidate(s) offered a position; please do not submit at this time).

 

Work Location

Currently, many positions with the City of Portland are being performed remotely due to COVID-19.  In the future, current positions classified as “full-time remote” could: 1) remain full-time remote, 2) become a remote/onsite mix, 3) revert to full-time at a city work location. As the situation evolves, the exact work location of the position in this recruitment may change based upon leadership direction and approval.

City of Portland volunteers are unpaid; therefore, employment benefits are not available.

01
Do you understand that this is a volunteer (non-paid, non-employment) position?
  • Yes
  • No
02
Are you able to prepare for meetings on your own time? And can you commit to regularly attend and participate in meetings and for the duration of the service term?
  • Yes
  • No
03
Currently, do you live, work, play, go to school, and/or worship in the City of Portland? Please mark all that apply so we can know the variety of ways you are involved in Portland.
  • Live in Portland (reside and sleep)
  • Work in Portland (or do business, includes non-profit/volunteerism, and family caretaking)
  • Play in Portland (recreation, visiting establishments in Portland)
  • Worship in Portland (engage in spiritual activities of all types such as churches, or religious organization affiliations and practices)
  • Go to school in Portland (including study, take classes, research, broadly interpreted)
04
The City would like to know of any relationship you or a relative has to an agency that could benefit financially from the outcome of the matter to be considered by this advisory body. Additionally, are you a City of Portland employee? This is also known as a Conflict of Interest, and does not disqualify you.
  • Yes
  • No
  • I'm not sure
05
If you marked "yes" or "not sure", please describe the relationship (meaning is it you or a relative with the potential conflict), and the nature of your connection to the discussions or outcomes of the group. If you are a City employee, please use this space to tell us your bureau, title, and role. This answer does not disqualify you. We are required by law to ask for Conflicts of Interest.
06
What is your commitment and experience working with a diversity of people, in terms of age, ethnic background, sexual orientation, gender, disability, culture, religious preference, etc.? How have or how would you contribute to productive group processes and collective work in a collaborative, multicultural, and/or multilingual setting? No more than 250 words.
07
Do you have any affiliations with groups that you would like to tell us about, such as other committees, non-profits, churches, political action committees, or community-based organizations you are part of? Please list the name and your role with them, and dates you were active.
08
Describe your relevant skills, knowledge, and lived experience as well as any volunteer, work, and/or educational experience that would serve the advisory body's ability to meet its mission.
09
What excites you about the possibility of serving on this advisory body?
10
If selected and appointed to serve, what would you hope to accomplish during your service?
11
Please describe your experience working in community, diverse groups, or public bodies, and provide examples in which you contributed to productive group processes and collective work in a collaborative, multicultural, and/or multilingual setting.
12
Please describe your ability to listen and consider other perspectives which may be different from your own.
13
Please address your commitment to and experience supporting and/or advancing equitable outcomes. Refer to examples from: your school, work, community, places of faith, family, etc.
14
We Remove Barriers. Please let us know if there are barriers to your participation that we can help eliminate. Examples include bus/parking passes and food at meetings when in-person gatherings return, childcare, or stipends. While we may not have these options on all advisory bodies, the Advisory Bodies Program is interested in planning and budgeting in the future based on needs expressed here.
15
For Applicant: Completion of this section is not required and is therefore completely voluntary. The City is committed to diversity, inclusion, and equity and uses provided demographic information to help ensure that advisory body appointments represent a broad cross-section of community. This information will not be used during the recruitment or selection process. State and federal law prohibit use of this information to discriminate against you. This information is not anonymous. The City will treat this information as confidential to the fullest extent allowed by law. This may include sharing demographic information for all advisory body candidate applications with the staff liaisons after the recruitment cycle has ended. To ensure confidentiality, do not send this information to the staff person who works with this advisory body. Please send your application and confidential demographic information to the general program email for all advisory bodies: AdvisoryBodies@PortlandOregon.gov. Or mail to: Advisory Bodies Program City Hall 1221 SW 4th Avenue, Room 110 Portland, OR 97204 For City Staff Liaison: Do not collect confidential demographic information. Please forward all applications mistakenly sent to you, including Confidential Demographic Information and send it to AdvisoryBodies@PortlandOregon.gov. Do not store confidential demographic information. Delete or shred confidential demographic information. Demographic information cannot be used to inform or influence selection decisions. This data may be used in aggregate form to report on overall volunteer representation and to improve the City's engagement with and services to diverse populations. ? Please select yes or no: I have read the explanation of how voluntary, demographic information will be used. I agree and consent to sharing my voluntary, confidential demographic information.
  • Yes
  • No
16
What is your age?
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 24
  • 25 to 34
  • 35 to 44
  • 45 to 54
  • 55 to 64
  • 65 to 75
  • Over 75
  • Prefer not to disclose
17
Which of the following describes your racial or ethnic identity? Please mark all that apply.
  • American Indian/Alaska Native
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • Asian
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
  • African American or Black
  • White
  • Middle Eastern/Northern African
  • I do not know my race
  • Prefer not to disclose
18
If you prefer to describe your race or ethnicity, please do so here:
19
What is/are language(s) spoken at your home? If multiple, list in order of preference.
20
Do you have any American Indian/Alaska Native tribal affiliation? If no, please do not answer. If yes, please list your affiliation:
21
If you have tribal affiliation, are you enrolled?
  • Yes
  • No
22
If you have tribal affiliation, are you a descendant?
  • Yes
  • No
23
Do you live with a disability or identify as a disabled person?
  • Yes
  • No
  • Prefer not to disclose
24
If yes, please describe the nature of your disability. Please mark all that apply.
  • Mobility (e.g., walking, climbing stairs)
  • Visual (e.g., blind, low vision)
  • Deaf or hard-of-hearing
  • Cognitive (e.g., traumatic brain injury, learning disabilities)
  • Mental health (e.g., anxiety, PTSD)
  • Intellectual or developmental (e.g., Down syndrome, fragile X syndrome)
  • Invisible (e.g., diabetes, HIV, cancer)
  • Prefer not to disclose
25
If you prefer to describe your disability, please do so here:
26
What is your gender? Please mark all that apply.
  • Female
  • Male
  • Gender expansive (e.g., non-binary, agender, gender fluid)
  • Transfeminine
  • Transmasculine
  • Two spirit
  • Not sure or undecided
  • Prefer not to disclose
27
If you prefer to describe your gender identity, please do so here:
28
What is your sexual orientation? Please mark all that apply.
  • Queer
  • Gay
  • Heterosexual
  • Lesbian
  • Bisexual
  • Pansexual
  • Asexual
  • Not sure or undecided
  • Prefer not to disclose
29
If you prefer to describe your sexuality, please do so here:
30
What is your highest education level attained?
  • No schooling complete
  • Nursery or Preschool through grade 12
  • High school graduate or equivalent
  • Some college
  • Associate's degree
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Graduate degree
  • Prefer not to disclose
31
What is your field of expertise? Possible options include: Architecture, Education, Business, Government, Health, Sales, Planning, Environment, Other, or Prefer not to disclose. Prefer to describe:
32
What is your employment status?
  • Employed, full-time
  • Employed, part-time
  • Employed, on call
  • Retired
  • Not employed
  • Disabled
  • Prefer not to disclose
33
What is your total household income?
  • Under $30,000
  • $30,000 to $59,999
  • $60,000 to $89,999
  • $90,000 to $199,999
  • Over $200,000
  • Prefer not to disclose
34
What is the geographic area that you are representing for the purposes of this advisory body (predominant area you live, work, play, do business, worship, or go to school). If multiple, select the one that best fits. Options include: Southwest, Southeast, South, Northwest, Northeast, North, Outer East (East of I-205), Prefer not to disclose, Prefer to describe, or Outside Portland (describe):
35
What is your zip code for your residency? (it is understood that this may be different than the geographic area that you are representing for the purposes of this advisory body)
36
Which best describes your current housing? Options include: Rent, Own, Prefer not to disclose, or Prefer to describe:
37
Which best describes your current dwelling that you live in? Please mark all that apply.
  • Apartment
  • House
  • Duplex
  • Condo
  • Shelter
  • Assisted Living
  • Group housing
  • Mobile home
  • Van
  • Boat
  • Houseless
  • Tent
  • Prefer not to disclose

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