The City of Winter Haven is looking for someone to fill a vacancy on one of its advisory bodies. According to the city, there is one seat available on its Grant and Aid Application Review Committee, often shortened to GAARC. Anyone interested in serving has a few weeks to put an application forward.
What is happening
The city has announced that one (1) seat is open on the Grant and Aid Application Review Committee. The city's announcement is the source for the details here, and the committee seat is the only opening described in it.
The deadline
All completed applications must be returned to the City Clerk by Monday, November 30, 2026. The city's wording is specific: the application has to be complete, and it has to be returned to the City Clerk. An unfinished form or one sent somewhere else would not meet that requirement as the city describes it.
Because the deadline is a fixed date, anyone considering the seat may want to read the city's full notice early, gather what the form asks for, and return it with time to spare. The full announcement is on the City of Winter Haven website.
Who is responsible
The City of Winter Haven is accepting the applications, and the City Clerk is the office that receives them. The committee itself is a city body, so questions about the seat, the application form or the process are best directed to the city through the notice linked above.
This post does not describe the committee's duties, meeting schedule, length of term or who is eligible to serve, because those details were not part of the information verified for this story. The city's own announcement is the place to confirm them before applying.
Where city decisions are made
The committee is part of the city's wider public process. The Winter Haven City Commission holds regular meetings on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month in the John Fuller Auditorium in City Hall. Details about the commission are on the city's City Commission page.
The City Commission meeting on Monday, November 9, 2026 is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. Its agenda includes a staff update on the 8th Street NW and Ave L NW project. The agenda is posted by the city. Residents who want to see how city business is conducted, or who simply want to watch a meeting before deciding whether to serve on a city committee, can attend a regular meeting at City Hall.
What residents can do
- Read the city's full notice about the Grant and Aid Application Review Committee seat.
- Complete the application and return it to the City Clerk by Monday, November 30, 2026.
- Attend a City Commission meeting at City Hall to see the public process in person.
- Share the opening with neighbors who may want to take part in city government.
For other local news and notices, visit the Winter Haven Living news page. For city contacts and other resources, the directory is a useful starting point.
Only one seat is open, so there is no reason to wait for a reminder. The date to remember is Monday, November 30, 2026, and the place to send a completed application is the City Clerk.
Sources
Compiled from the official sources below.