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August 2, 2022
The Alexandria City Council is seeking applicants to fill the vacancies on City of Alexandria boards, commissions, and committees. Council will act on these vacancies at the September 13, 2022, City Council meeting. All applicants must complete a Personal Data Record form electronically via the City’s website at www.alexandriava.gov/Boards no later than 5:00 p.m. on September 2, 2022. Applications received after this deadline will not be forwarded to City Council. Applicants may only submit an application for one committee at a time.
Please note the meaning for the following terminology related to board vacancies:
Expiring Term – denotes a term of a current member will be ending soon. There may or may not be an incumbent applying for the position.
Expired Term - denotes a term has completed and there is not someone in the position.
Immediate Vacancy – synonymous with Expiring Term. A term of a current member will be ending soon. The incumbent may or may not be reapplying for the position.
Ad Hoc Stormwater Utility and Flood Mitigation Advisory Group – 3-year term
Meeting Schedule: at the call of the Chair and staff.
One vacancy for consideration:
One member with interest or expertise in diversity, race and social equity and inclusivity issues - new position.
Alcohol Safety Action Program Policy Board - 3-year term
Meeting Schedule: at the call of the Chair.
Seven vacancies for consideration:
One Virginia Department of Corrections representative, due to an expired term.
One representative of the Alexandria Bar Association, due to an expired term.
One U.S. Probation office representative, due to an expired term.
One citizen member, due to an expired term.
One Public Defender designee, due to an expired term.
One Commonwealth Attorney representative, due to an expired term.
One substance abuse treatment center representative, due to an expired term.
Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: second Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
One vacancy for consideration:
One citizen member, due to an expiring term.
Alexandria Gang Prevention Community Task Force – 3-year term
Meeting Schedule: Task Force meets quarterly.
Five vacancies for consideration:
One T.C. Williams High School representative, due to a resignation.
One Interfaith Community representative, due to an expired term.
One representative from/representing private schools in Alexandria, due to a resignation.
Two at-large members representing youth in the City of Alexandria, due to expired terms.
Alexandria Housing Affordability Advisory Committee – 3-year term
Meeting Schedule: first Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Four vacancies for consideration:
One faith community representative, due to an expiring term.
One financial professional, due to an expired.
One representative of an organization that promotes and maintains affordable housing, due to an expiring term.
One housing consumer under 30 years of age, due to an expired term.
Alexandria Renew Enterprises – 4-year term
Meeting Schedule: third Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m.
One vacancy for consideration:
One citizen member, due to administrative action.
Alexandria Transportation Commission – 3-year term
Meeting Schedule: third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Two vacancies for consideration:
One Planning Commission representative, due to an expiring term.
One Alexandria Transit Company representative, due to a resignation.
Archaeological Commission – 4-year term
Meeting Schedule: third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Four vacancies for consideration:
One area business community representative, due to an expiring term.
One citizen member, due to a resignation.
One Alexandria Historical Society representative, due to a resignation.
One member from the Alexandria Society for the Preservation of Black Heritage or an equivalent organization, due to an expired term.
Beauregard Urban Design Advisory Committee – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: at the call of the Chair - approximately four hours per month.
Two vacancies for consideration:
One citizen member, due to a resignation.
One business community representative, due to an expiring term.
Beautification Commission – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: second Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m.
Two vacancies for consideration:
One master gardener, master naturalist or tree steward, due to a resignation.
One member with expertise in the field of architecture or urban planning, or be a historian with architectural knowledge, due to an expired term.
Board of Architectural Review – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: first and third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm except August.
One vacancy for consideration:
One citizen member, due to a resignation.
Budget and Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
One vacancy for consideration:
One citizen member, due to an expiring term.
Building Code Board of Appeals – 5-year term
Meeting Schedule: meetings are called as appeals are filed.
One vacancy for consideration:
One citizen member, due to an expiring term.
Children, Youth, and Families Collaborative Commission – 3-year term
Meeting Schedule: second Wednesday of each month.
Two vacancies for consideration:
Two community members with experiences as parents, guardians, teachers and/or expertise in early childhood, youth, or general education policy, due to an expired term and resignation.
Citizen Corps Council – 3-year term
Meeting Schedule: fourth Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m.
Four vacancies for consideration:
One citizen member, due to an expiring term.
One business representative, due to an expiring term.
One designee from the Alexandria School Board, due to a resignation.
One Commission on Persons with Disabilities representative, due to an expired term.
Commission for Women – 3-year term
Meeting Schedule: second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
One vacancy for consideration:
One citizen member, due to a resignation.
Commission on Employment – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: second Tuesday of each month at 8:00 a.m.
Four vacancies for consideration:
Two representatives from recognized area businesses including minority-owned and small businesses, due to expiring and expired terms.
One citizen member, due to an expiring term.
One representative from such organization as educational agencies, organized labor, rehabilitation agencies community-based organizations, economic development agencies and the area public employment service, due to an expired term.
Commission on HIV/AIDS – 3-year term
Meeting Schedule: third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
Eighteen vacancies for consideration:
One member representing an HIV/AIDS Service Organization, due to an expiring.
Eleven citizen members, due to expired terms and resignations.
One ACPS student, due to an expired term.
One Human Rights Commission representative, due to an expired term.
One representative from Hospice of Northern Virginia, due to an expired term.
One Alexandria Community Services Board representative, due to an expired term.
One member who is a practicing physician, due to a resignation.
One member for and representing Inova Juniper, due to a resignation.
Commission on Information Technology – 3-year term
Meeting Schedule: second Monday of every other month.
Three vacancies for consideration:
One student from T. C. Williams High School, due to an expired term.
One Budget and Fiscal Affairs Advisory Commission representative, due to a resignation.
One member from and representing the Chamber of Commerce, due to a resignation.
Commission on Persons with Disabilities – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Five vacancies for consideration:
Two citizen members, due to expiring and expired terms.
One business representative, due to an expiring term.
One representative from the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce, due to a resignation.
One representative of the Commission on Aging, due to a resignation.
Community Criminal Justice Board – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: first Thursday of each month at 4:00 p.m.
Two vacancies for consideration:
One citizen member, due to a resignation.
One business representative (designated by the Chamber of Commerce), due to an expired term.
Community Policy and Management Team – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: fourth Wednesday of each month at 2:30 p.m.
Two vacancies for consideration:
One representative of a private organization or association of providers of children's or family services which provides such services within the City on a continuing or consistent basis, due to an expiring term.
One parent representative who is not an employee of any public or private program which received funds from the Children’s Services Act, due to an expired term.
Community Services Board – 3-year term
Meeting Schedule: first Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. (except July and August)
Six vacancies for consideration:
Two citizen members, due to a resignation and expiring term.
Four consumers (current or former direct recipient of public or private mental health, intellectual disability, or substance abuse treatment rehabilitation services) or family members (immediate family member or the principal caregiver who is not paid) of consumer, due expired terms and a resignation.
Economic Opportunities Commission – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Five vacancies for consideration:
Two Category III - Representative of business industry, labor, religious, welfare or other private groups and interests certified by the Commission, due to expired terms.
One Category II – Low Income representatives, due to expired terms.
Two Category I – Elected public officials currently holding office, due to expired terms.
Emergency Medical Services Council – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: meets quarterly at the call of the Chair.
Six vacancies for consideration:
One a nursing home representative in the city, due to administrative action.
One Alexandria Hospital administration representative, due to an expired term.
One representative for the Emergency Nurses Association from Alexandria Hospital, due to an expired term.
One representative of the Alexandria Red Cross, due to a resignation.
One Emergency Room Physician from Alexandria Hospital, due to an expired term.
One representative of the Alexandria Medical Society who has privileges at INOVA Alexandria Hospital, due to an expired term.
George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: third Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Six vacancies for consideration:
One veteran citizen member, due to an expired term.
Two citizen members, due to an expired term.
One city manager or a designee, due to an expired term.
Environmental Policy Commission – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: first Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m.
Two vacancies for consideration:
One member from the field of urban planning, due to an expiring term.
One member from the field of environmental sciences (e.g., environmental/sanitary engineering, ecology, geology, botany, hydrology, chemistry) or who have Alexandria waterfront expertise, provided that at least four members shall have scientific expertise, due to an expiring term.
George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: third Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Eight vacancies for consideration:
Four citizen members, due to an expired and expiring terms.
One American Legion representative, due to an expiring term.
One city manager or a designee, due to an expired term.
One member to be nominated by the City of Alexandria Pipe and Drums, due to an expired term.
One member who attends high school in the City of Alexandria, due to an expired term.
Historic Alexandria Resources Commission – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Seven vacancies for consideration:
One Planning District I representative, due to an expiring term.
One Historic Alexandria Foundation representative, due to an expiring term.
One Christ Church representative, due to an expired term.
One ACVA Board representative, due to an expired term.
One Alexandria Society for Preservation of Black Heritage representative or an equivalent organization, due to an expired term.
One business representative (designated by the Chamber of Commerce), due to an expiring and expired term.
One representative of Carlye House, due to an expired term.
Human Rights Commission – 3-year term
Meeting Schedule: third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Two vacancies for consideration:
One Commission on Aging representative, due to a resignation.
One Commission on Persons with Disabilities representative, due to a resignation.
Landlord-Tenant Relations Board – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: first Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Three vacancies for consideration:
Two landlord representatives, due to an expired term.
One minority homeowner representative, due to an expired term.
Local Emergency Planning Committee – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: at the call of the Chair quarterly.
Two vacancies for consideration:
One owner and operator of facilities subject to the federal emergency planning requirements of Super Fund Amendments and reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), due to an expired term.
One representative of a community group, due to expired terms.
Park and Recreation Commission – 3-year term
Meeting Schedule: third Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
Two vacancies for consideration:
One Planning District II representative, due to an expiring term.
One high school student, due to an expired term.
Potomac Yard Design Advisory Committee – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: at the call of the Chair.
Four vacancies for consideration:
One business community representative, due to an expired term.
One member representing the Potomac West area, due to a resignation.
One member representing the Potomac East area, due to an expired term.
One National Park Service representative, due to an expired term.
Public Health Advisory Commission – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: third Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m.
Five vacancies for consideration:
One health professional citizen member, due to expiring term.
One non-health professional citizen member, due to an expired term.
One representative of INOVA Alexandria Hospital, due to an expired term.
One Alexandria City School Board Representative; due to a resignation.
One representative of the Community Services Board, nominated by such Board, due to an expired term.
Public Records Advisory Commission – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: third Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m.
Two vacancies for consideration:
Two citizen members, due to expired terms.
Redevelopment and Housing Authority - 4-year term
Meeting Schedule: fourth Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m.
One vacancy for consideration:
One citizen member, due to an expiring term.
Sister Cities Committee – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: third Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Two vacancies for consideration:
Two citizen members, due to expiring terms
Social Services Advisory Board – 3-year term
Meeting Schedule: third Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Eight vacancies for consideration:
Two citizen members, due to expiring terms.
Three parent members, due to an expiring and expired term.
Three client members, due to expiring and expired terms.
Towing Advisory Board – 3-year term
Meeting Schedule: at the call of the Chair.
Four vacancies for consideration:
One business owner/property management experience representative, due to expiring term.
Two members from Alexandria law enforcement agencies to be nominated by the head of the agency, due to an ordinance amendment.
One member representing licensed towing and recovery operators doing business in the City of Alexandria, due to an ordinance amendment.
Urban Design Advisory Committee - 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: at the call of the Chair.
One vacancy for consideration
One professional skilled in urban design, architecture or landscape architecture, due to an expiring term.
Visit Alexandria Board of Governors – 3 year-term
Meeting Schedule: third Monday of the month in July, October, November, January, March, May and June
One vacancy for consideration:
One “1 of 4” representatives from the 4 categories (Hotel, Restaurant, Association or Retail); due to an expired term.
Waterfront Commission – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: third Tuesday of each month at 7:30 a.m.
One vacancy for consideration
One representative of the Commission for the Arts, due to a resignation.
Applicants may only submit an application to one committee at a time.
Applicants must comply with City Ordinance No. 2452, which states that no appointee shall reside outside of the City of Alexandria unless a residency wavier is granted by Council, and City Ordinance No. 2641, which states that City employees may not apply for vacancies on boards, commissions, and committees that relate to the responsibilities of the department in which they are employed.
For further information about the vacancies or responsibilities of boards, commissions, and committees, contact Keia Waters, Deputy City Clerk and Clerk of Council at 703.859.1258.