Hearing Board Member

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District) is a regional government agency, committed to achieving clean air to protect the public's health and the environment. The Air District accomplishes this goal through regulation of industrial facilities and various outreach and incentive programs designed to encourage clean air choices.

The Air District's jurisdiction encompasses all of seven counties - Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Napa, and portions of two others - southwestern Solano and southern Sonoma.

The Hearing Board is established by state law and consists of five members and their alternates - an attorney, a professional engineer, a member from the medical profession, and two members of the public.

The Air District is currently recruiting for the following five (5) Hearing Board seats:

• Principal A in the Public category
• Alternate A in the Public category
• Principal in the Attorney category
• Alternate in the Attorney category
• Principal in the Medical category

The Hearing Board is a quasi-judicial body that rules on particular cases that affect only individual facilities. It is authorized to hear requests for variance relief, permit revocation, abatement orders, and appeals by permit applicants, or by interested third parties, concerning the issuance or denial of permits.

These are volunteer positions. There is no salary. Members of the Hearing Board receive a stipend of $400 per meeting day, plus travel expenses, if applicable.

The applicants for the Hearing Board are evaluated based on their qualifications to serve as representatives for their profession, field of endeavor, or the community, as the case may be.

Members in the Professional Engineer category must be registered as a Professional Engineer in the State of California, pursuant to the Professional Engineers Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700) of Division 3 of the California Business and Professions Code).

Members in the Medical category must be in a medical profession whose specialized skills, training, or interests are in the fields of environmental medicine, community medicine, or occupational/toxicologic medicine.

Hearing Board members serve a term of three years and may be reappointed to a maximum of fifteen consecutive years. The Hearing Board can meet as often as 1-3 times per month, depending on the volume of cases filed, usually on Tuesdays, at the Air District's office at 375 Beale Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. In-person attendance is required of Hearing Board members serving on the dais.

Interviews are held during the Air District's Board of Director's Finance and Administration Committee Meeting. If you are selected for an interview, our staff will contact you to request your presence at this meeting/interview.

HOW TO APPLY & SELECTION CRITERIA:

Interested individuals must submit the following materials no later than 5:00p.m. on Monday, February 10, 2025:

1) A completed BAAQMD Hearing Board application, along with;
2) A chronological resume

Applications are accepted online. For an application, contact the Human Resources Office at (415) 749-4667 or you may download a copy at our website at www.baaqmd.gov/jobs. Completed application packets should be returned to: Bay Area Air Quality Management District, Human Resources Office, 375 Beale Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94105. Faxes will be accepted, as long as a hard copy original is submitted by mail or in person by the filing deadline.