Alexandria Boards/Commission Vacancies

FROM THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA: 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT JACKIE HENDERSON AT 703
746-4550
CITY CLERK AND CLERK OF COUNCIL

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 28, 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 17,
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 – two vacancies for citizen members, one
due to an expired term and one 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.

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 on Aging – two vacancies for citizen members who are under 60 years of
age, one due to an administrative action and one due to a resignation.  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 – eight vacancies:  one Alexandria chapter of the American
Red Cross representative, due to an administrative action; 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, one due to a
resignation and one due to an administrative action; one member who is a practicing
physician due to a resignation; 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 – three vacancies:  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:  two citizen members, one
due to a resignation and one due to an administrative action; three disabled citizen
members due to resignations; and one representative of the business community, due
to a resignation. 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 – three 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
restaurant owner/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 member from the Alexandria
business community, 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 – eight 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 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 – five vacancies: 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 – 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.

Landlord-Tenant Relations Board – one vacancy for a landlord or representative of a
landlord, due to an expiring term.  The Board meets on the first Wednesday of each
month at 7:00 p.m.  Approximately five hours per month 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 – two vacancies: 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.

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.

Social Services Advisory Board – one vacancy for a citizen member, due to a
resignation.  The Board meets on the third Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. 
Approximately six hours per month are required of Commission members. 

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

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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 reside 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.