Two city disability groups have volunteer openings
There are positions on the Committee to Advocate for Persons with Impairments and on the police road patrol.
By JON WILSON
Published March 3, 2004
ST. PETERSBURG - Two groups that help people with disabilities need reinforcements.
The city's Committee to Advocate for Persons with Impairments (CAPI), a mayor-appointed body that advises on policy affecting disabled people, has four openings, CAPI chairman Wally Dutcher said.
Meanwhile, the disabled parking unit of the Police Department's volunteer road patrol is down to two members out of the 15 who graduated from special training a few years ago, said Tonia Nave, the police officer who coordinates the unit.
Anyone interested in a CAPI appointment should come to a few of the committee's meetings, held on the second Wednesday of each month, 1:30 p.m. at City Hall, 175 Fifth St. N. Then a resume should be submitted to Charley Williams, the city government's liaison to the committee.
"The requirement really is one of either representing an agency that serves the disabled or an interest in furthering the interest of the disabled community," Dutcher said.
For information, call Williams at 892-5507.
Members of the disabled parking unit write tickets for motorists who violate handicapped parking space rules. Some help educate business owners about complying with handicapped parking laws.
Shifts can be four or eight hours, Monday through Saturday; volunteers work a minimum of eight hours a month. They receive training in writing tickets, defensive driving, departmental rules and radio use.
