City Commission, Committees, and Board Vacancies

The Alexandria City Council is seeking applicants to fill the following vacancies on City
of Alexandria boards, commissions and committees.  Council will act on these
vacancies at the February 14, 2012, City Council meeting.  All applicants must complete
a Personal Data Record Form and return it to the City Clerk’s Office or file the form
electronically via the City’s website no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 3,
2012.  Applications received after this deadline will not be forwarded to City Council.

Affordable Housing Advisory Committee – one vacancy for a builder or developer of
residential property, due to an administrative action.  The Committee, whose members
also serve on the Housing Master Plan Advisory Group, meets on the first Thursday of
each month at 7:00 p.m. for Housing Master Plan business.  Separate Affordable
Housing Advisory Committee meetings will be held at 6:30 the same evening on an as-
needed basis.   In the event Committee business is expected to take longer than 30
minutes, a special meeting will be held on an alternate date convenient to the majority
of members.  Approximately four to five hours per month are required of Committee
members.

Alexandria ASAP (Alcohol Safety Action Program) Board – This is an existing board
but its members will now be appointed by City Council. One vacancy for a public
defender representative. The Board meets quarterly on the third Tuesday of the month
at 4:00 p.m.

Alexandria Gang Task Force – one vacancy for a member from and representing the
youth of the City, due to a resignation.  The Task Force meets quarterly during the
weekday evening.  Approximately two hours per meeting are required of Task Force
members.

Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee – one vacancy for a citizen member due to
an expiring term.  The committee meets on the second Monday of each month at 7:00
p.m.  Approximately four hours per month are required of committee members. 

Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee – six vacancies for citizen members, five
due to resignations and one due to an expiring term. The committee meets at 7:30 p.m.
on the fourth Tuesday of the month.  Approximately three hours per month are required
of Committee members.

Archaeological Commission – one vacancy for a citizen member, due to an expiring
term.  The Commission meets at 7:00 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month. 
Approximately four to five hours per month are required of Commission members. 

Citizen Corps Council – six vacancies: one representative of the Emergency Medical
Services Council, Medical Reserve Corps or a person with emergency medical
response experience, due to an administrative action; one representative from the
Alexandria Chapter of the American Red Cross due to a resignation; one representative
of an Alexandria civic association due to a resignation; one for a representative of the
Alexandria business community, due to an expired term; one member designated by the
Alexandria School Board due to a resignation; and one representative of the Crime
Prevention Council, or an individual with law enforcement or crime prevention
experience, due to a resignation.  The Council meets on the fourth Monday of the month
at 7:00 p.m.  Approximately four hours per month are required of Council members.

Commission for the Arts – one vacancy for a member who has expertise in the arts,
either as a practitioner of various art disciplines or as a professional administrator
working the field, due to a resignation.  The Commission meets on the third Tuesday of
the month at 7:00 p.m.  Approximately twelve hours per month are required of
Commission members.  Commissioners are required to become involved in various art
projects/events throughout the City and serve on one grant review panel and one
committee. 

Commission on Aging – one vacancy for a citizen member who is under 60 years of
age, due to an administrative action.  The Commission meets on the second Thursday
of every month, except in July and August, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  Approximately
four to six hours of work per month are required of Commission members. 

Commission on Employment – two vacancies for two business representatives from
among recognized area businesses, including minority owned and small businesses,
due to resignations.  The Commission meets on the second Tuesday of the month at
8:00 a.m.  Approximately five hours per month are required of Commission members.

Commission on HIV/AIDS – nine vacancies:  one high school student who currently
attends any high school located in the City due to an administration action (ordinance
change); one member from and representing the Inova Alexandria Hospital’s
Department of Pastoral Services; two citizen-at-large members due to resignations; one
member who is a practicing physician due to a resignation; one member  from and
representing the Human Rights Commission due to an expired term; one member from
and representing the Community Services Board due to an expired term; and one
member from and representing the City of Alexandria Public Schools due to an expired
term. The Commission meets on the third Monday of the month at 7:00
p.m.  Approximately three hours per month are required of Commission members.

Commission on Information Technology – four vacancies:  one citizen member, due
to a resignation; one for a member representing a provider of local telephone
communication services in the City of Alexandria due to an expired term; one School
Board representative, due to an administrative action; and one member representing
the holder of the City’s cable television franchise, due to an administrative action.  The
Commission meets on the second Monday of every month.  Approximately two hours
per meeting are required of Commission members.

Commission on Persons with Disabilities – six vacancies:  one citizen member due
to a resignation; two disabled citizen members due to resignations; and two
representatives of the business community (one designated by the Alexandria Chamber
of Commerce), due to a resignation and an expiring term. The Commission meets at
7:00 p.m. on the second Wednesday of every month.  Approximately six to ten hours a
month are required of Commission members.

Community Policy and Management Team – one vacancy for a 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 and consistent basis, due to an
expiring term.  The Team meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 3:00 p.m. 
Approximately two hours per month are required of Team members.

Community Services Board – four vacancies:  one for a licensed physician
representative due to a resignation; and two citizen members due to resignations. The
Board meets on the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m.  Approximately eight
hours per month are required of Board members.

Convention and Visitors Association Board of Governors – one vacancy for a hotel
owner or manager representative due to a resignation.  The Board meets on the third
Monday of the month.  Approximately three hours per month are required of Board
members.

Economic Opportunities Commission – three vacancies:  one for a representative of
business, industry, labor, religious, welfare or other private groups and interests certified
by the Commission, due to a resignation; and two for representatives of low income
individuals and families in the City of Alexandria, who must be democratically chosen as
an EOC representative by the low-income members of the respective organization or
geographic area, due to resignations.  The Commission meets on the third Wednesday
of the month at 7:00 p.m.  Approximately four hours per month are required of
Commission members.

Emergency Medical Services Council – one vacancy for a representative of the
Emergency Nurses Association from Alexandria Hospital due to an expired term. The
Council meets quarterly at the call of the chair.

Environmental Policy Commission – one vacancy for a citizen at large member, due
to an expiring term.  The Commission meets for a work session on the first Monday of
the month at 7:30 p.m. and a regular meeting on the third Monday of each month at
7:30 p.m.  Approximately 15 hours per month are required of commission members. 

Fort Ward Ad Hock Advisory Group - (appointments will be made by the City
Manager) One vacancy as follows: one at-large citizen member who has shown a
knowledge and keen interest in Fort Ward.  The Advisory Group will meet on an as-
needed basis and is limited to a two-year period.  Approximately three hours per month
are required of members.

George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee – nine vacancies: one member
nominated by the Alexandria Jaycees, due to an administrative action; two business
community representatives nominated by the Chamber of Commerce, one due to an
expired term and one due to an expiring term; one citizen member due to a resignation;
one member nominated by a veterans organization other than the Veterans of Foreign
Wars or the American Legion, due to a resignation; one member nominated by the
Veterans of Foreign Wars due to a resignation; one member nominated by the
Alexandria Federation of Civic Associations due to a resignation; one member
nominated by the Masonic Fraternity and one member who attends high school in the
City of Alexandria, due to a resignation.  The Committee meets on the third Monday of
each month at 7:00 p.m.  Approximately three to five hours per month are required of
Committee members.

Historic Alexandria Resources Commission – six vacancies: one representative of
the Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association Board of Governors, due to an
expiring term; one member from Planning District II, due to a resignation; one
representative from the Alexandria Society for the Preservation of Black Heritage due to
a resignation; one representative from Landmarks Society/Stabler Leadbeater due to an
expired term; and one representative for the Torpedo Factory Artists Association, due to
a resignation.  The Commission meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:30
p.m.  The Commission does not meet in the summer.  Approximately two hours per
month are required of Commission members.

Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission – two vacancies:  one vacancy
for a citizen member due to a resignation and one due to an expiring term.  The
Commission meets at the call of the chairperson.

Human Rights Commission – two vacancies:  one vacancy for a citizen member, due
to a resignation; and one vacancy for a Landlord-Tenant Relations Board representative
due to a resignation.  The Commission meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 7:00
p.m.  Approximately five hours per month are required of Commission members.

Industrial Development Authority – one vacancy for a citizen member, due to a
resignation.  The Authority meets at the call of the Chairperson.

Juvenile Detention Commission – one vacancy for a citizen member, due to an
expiring term.  The Commission meets at the call of the Chairperson. 

Law Library Board – one vacancy for a citizen member, due to an expiring term.  The
Board meets quarterly on the third Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.  Approximately 1-1/2 hours
per meeting are required of Board members.  

Local Emergency Planning Committee – one vacancy for a representative of the
broadcast or print media, due to an administrative action.  The Committee meets
quarterly at the call of the chair.  Approximately two hours per meeting are required of
Committee members.

Public Health Advisory Commission – three vacancies: one for a citizen member who
shall not be a health professional, due to an expiring term; one for a representative from
the Inova Alexandria Hospital, nominated by the Hospital due to a resignation; and one
physician practicing in the City nominated by the Alexandria Medical Society due to a
resignation.  The Commission meets on the third Thursday of the month at 5:30
p.m.  Approximately four hours per month are required of Commission members.

Public Records Advisory Commission – two vacancies for citizen members, due to
expiring terms.  The Commission meets on the third Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. 
Approximately two hours per month are required of Commission members. 

Sanitation Authority – one vacancy for a citizen member, due to an expiring term.  The
Authority meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m.  Approximately four
hours per month are required of Authority members. 

Sister Cities Committee – five vacancies: two for representatives of the Alexandria-
Gyumri Sister City Committee due to resignations; and three citizen members, one due
to a resignation, one due to an expired term, and one due to an expiring term. The
Committee meets on the fourth Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. and participates in
the Christmas Walk and Scottish games.

USS Alexandria Liaison Committee – one vacancy for a representative of the U.S.
Navy League due to an expired term.

Waterfront Committee – one vacancy for a citizen who resides east of Washington
Street and north of Pendleton Street, due to an expiring term.  The Committee meets on
the third Tuesday of the month at 7:30 a.m.  Approximately three hours per month are
required of Committee members. 

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Please note that the term “expiring term” means the position vacancy is due to a term of
an incumbent that is about to expire, and the incumbent may or may not reapply for the
position.
All applicants must comply with City Ordinance No. 2452, which states that no
appointee shall resident outside of the City of Alexandria unless a residency waiver is
granted, and City Ordinance No. 2641, which states that City employees may not apply
for vacancies on boards, committee or commissions that relate to the responsibilities of
the department in which they are employed.
Applicants may only submit an application to one committee at a time.
Members of the Human Rights Commission are available to assist any person or attend
any meeting to explain the board and commission application process.  To request such
assistance, contact Jean Niebauer at 703 746-3140.
For further information about the vacancies or responsibilities of these boards and
commissions, contact Jackie Henderson in the City Clerk/Clerk of Council Office at 703
746-4550.