Council Seeks to Fill Vacancies on Boards, Committees, Commissions

The Alexandria City Council is seeking applicants to fill the following vacancies on city boards, commissions and committees. Council will act on these vacancies at the June 26 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 p.m. on June 15

Affordable Housing Advisory Committee – two vacancies:  one vacancy for a residential tenant in the City; and one vacancy for a licensed and
practicing attorney, due to an expiring term. The Committee, whose members also serve on the Housing Master Plan Advisory Group, meets on the first Thursday of each month at 7 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. Approximately four to five hours per month are required of 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 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-Gyumri Sister City Committee – six vacancies for citizen members due to resignations. 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.

Alexandria Marketing Committee – one vacancy for a member with experience or  expertise in marketing/communications, advertising agency/public relations, media  buyer, graphic design/production, or media relations/media outlet, due to a resignation. The Committee meets three times a year at 8 a.m.  Approximately two hours per meeting are required of Committee members. 

Board of Architectural Review – Old and Historic District – two vacancies for citizen members, due to expiring terms.  The Board meets on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at 7:30 p.m. (except in August when they are on recess.) Approximately 10 hours per month are required of Board members. 

Board of Architectural Review – Parker-Gray District – three vacancies:  two vacancies for citizen members, one due to an expiring term and one due to a resignation; and one vacancy for an architect, due to an expiring term.  The Board meets on the fourth Wednesdays of the month at 7:30 p.m. (except in August when they are on recess.)  Approximately five hours per month are required of Board members. 

Building Code Board of Appeals – one vacancy for a citizen member, due to a
resignation. The Board meets when appeals are filed. 

Children, Youth and Families Collaborative Commission – one vacancy for a City employee member, due to a resignation. The Commission meets on the second Wednesday of each month. Approximately eight hours per month are required of Commission members.  

Citizen Corps Council – five vacancies: 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 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 p.m.  Approximately four hours per month are required of Council members.

Commission for the Arts – one vacancy for a member who represents arts education or business expertise relative to arts and cultural development, including such perspectives as marketing, finance/funding, tourism promotion and organizational development, due to a resignation.  The Commission meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.  Approximately 12 hours per month are required of 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 Employment – one vacancy for a business representative from among recognized area businesses, including minority owned and small businesses, due to a resignation. The Commission meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 8 a.m. Approximately five hours per month are required of Commission members.

Commission on HIV/AIDS – four vacancies: one Alexandria chapter of the American Red Cross representative, due to an administrative action; one member from and representing the Inova Alexandria Hospital’s Department of Pastoral Services; 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 7p.m. Approximately three hours per month are required of Commission members.

Commission on Information Technology – three vacancies:  one vacancy 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 – five vacancies: one vacancy for a citizen member, due to an administrative action; three vacancies for disabled citizens, due to resignations; and one representative of the business community, due to a resignation. The Commission meets at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of every month. Approximately six to 10 hours a month are required of Commission members.

Community Services Board – two vacancies for 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 to expiring terms. 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 – eight vacancies, all due to expiring terms: two hotel owner/manager representatives; one national or international trade or professional association executive; one historic preservationrepresentative; two citizen at large representatives; one restaurant owner/manager representative; and one attraction representative.  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 p.m.  Approximately four hours per month are required of 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 – two vacancies: one for a citizen member, due to a resignation; and one vacancy for a representative from the Alexandria business community, due to a resignation. 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. 
 
George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee – seven vacancies: 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, due to a
resignation;  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 p.m.  Approximately three to five hours per month are required of Committee members.

Historic Alexandria Resources Commission – five vacancies: one citizen member from Planning District I, due to a resignation; one Historic Alexandria Foundation representative, due to an expiring term; 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 – three vacancies for three citizen members, due to expiring terms. 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 p.m.  Approximately five hours per month are required of Commission members.

Landlord-Tenant Relations Board – two vacancies:  one vacancy for a landlord or representative of a landlord, due to an administrative action; and one vacancy for a landlord or representative of a landlord, due to an expired 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 – three vacancies:  one vacancy for a
representative from law enforcement or firefighting personnel, due to a resignation; one vacancy for an owner/operator of facilities subject to the federal emergency planning requirements of the Super Fund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, due to an expiring term; and 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 vacancy for a citizen member who shall not be a health professional, due to a resignation; and one vacancy for a 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 – one vacancy for a citizen member due to an expired term.  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. 

Real Estate Assessments Review Board – one vacancy for a citizen member, due to an expiring term.  Applicants must be residents of and own real property within the City of Alexandria.  The Board meets three times per week from June through December at the call of the chair. 

Sister Cities Committee – two vacancies for representatives of the Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee due to resignations. 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 parent 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. 

Torpedo Factory Art Center Board – one vacancy for a representative from the Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association, due to a resignation.  The Board meetsthird Wednesday of the month at 5 p.m.