The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors is currently seeking applications from individuals who are interested in serving on the Byron-Brentwood-Knightsen Union Cemetery District. The district is responsible for establishing rates to be charged for burials within cemeteries of District III that will allow graves to be maintained on a self-supporting basis, for preparing and maintaining maps detailing information about lots, and for keeping records of all remains interred in the cemeteries. The term of office for this position is 4 years.

Applicants for this position must be voters in the district An application form may be obtained from the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by calling 925-335-1900 or by visiting the County Web page at www.co.contra-costa.ca.us.

Completed applications should be returned to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, Room 106, County Administration Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez, CA 94553, no later than Tuesday, Oct.12.

Further information about the Byron-Brentwood-Knightsen Union Cemetery District can be obtained by calling Deputy Chief of Staff to Supervisor Mary Piepho Lea Castleberry at 925-820-8683.