Board & Commission Vacancies
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT JACKIE HENDERSON AT 703 746-4550
CITY CLERK AND CLERK OF COUNCIL NOVEMBER 17, 2009
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 December 8, 2009 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 Friday, November 27, 2009. Applications received after this deadline will not be forwarded to City Council.
Affordable Housing Advisory Committee – One vacancy for a City employee/teacher representative due to the resignation of Desiree Maxwell. The Committee meets on the first Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Approximately four hours per month are required of Committee members.
Alexandria Gang Prevention Community Task Force – three vacancies: one for a representative of the Interfaith Community due to an administrative action; one for a representative of middle schools, due to an administrative action; and one Latino community representative, due to an administrative action. The Task Force meets at the call of the chair.
Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee – two vacancies for citizen position, one due to an expiring term, and one due to the resignation of Allison Taylor. 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 – seven vacancies for citizen positions – five are due to resignations, one is due to an administrative action and one is 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 – one vacancy for a representative of civic association due to resignation of Andrew Hall. The Citizen Corps 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 – two vacancies: one for a member who has expertise in the arts, either as a practitioner of various art disciplines or as a professional administrator working in the field, due to an expiring term; and one representative of arts education or business expertise relative to arts and cultural development, including marketing, finance/funding, tourism promotion and organizational development, due to an expiring term. The Commission meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. Approximately nine hours per month are required of Commission members.
Commission on Aging – four vacancies for citizen members, two due to expiring terms, and two due to resignations. The Commission on Aging 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: one employment services representative due to an administrative action; and one business representative, due to an administrative action. The Commission meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 a.m. Approximately five hours per month are required of Commission members.
Commission on HIV/AIDS – seven vacancies: one AGLCA member, one Red Cross member, and one HIV/AIDS service organization member, all due to resignations; one representative of the Sheriff’s Office, due to the resignation of Merry Brinkley; one citizen-at-large due to an expiring term; one member from and representing Inova Alexandria Hospital, due to an administrative action; and one hospice of Northern Virginia/Capital Hospice representative, due to an administrative action. 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 – two vacancies: one for a representative of an institution of higher education, due to an administrative action; and one Chamber of Commerce representative, due to an administrative action. The Commission meets bi-monthly on the second Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. Approximately two hours per meeting are required of Commission members.
Commission on Persons With Disabilities – two vacancies: one citizen member due to a resignation; and one business representative due to a resignation. The Commission meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. Approximately eight hours per month are required of Commission members.
Community Services Board – two vacancies: one for a consumer member who is currently receiving services, due to the resignation of Miles McGinnis; and one licensed physician representative due to a resignation. The Commission meets on the first Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. Approximately eight hours per month are required of Commission members.
Consumer Affairs Commission – three vacancies: one for a member of the business community due to the resignation of Miriam Leiva; one citizen member due to an administrative action; and one citizen member due to the resignation of Sonya Sacks. The Commission meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. Approximately four hours per month are required of Commission members.
Early Childhood Commission – two vacancies as follows: one representative from the Alexandria Chapter of the Northern Virginia Family Day Care Association due to an expired term; and one member of the Alexandria Economic Opportunities Commission due to Council action. The Commission meets on the first Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. Approximately four hours per month are required of Commission members.
George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee – six vacancies as follows: one member of a veterans organization due to the resignation of Kristin Himes Holland; one member nominated by Gadsby’s Tavern Museum Society; one member nominated by the Alexandria Federation of Civic Associations; one member who attends high school in the City of Alexandria, all due to resignations; one member from the Alexandria Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, due to an expiring term; and one member nominated by the Masonic Fraternity, due to an expiring term. The Committee meets on the third Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Approximately two hours per month are required of Committee members.
Historic Alexandria Resources Commission – three vacancies: one representative from the Alexandria Society for the Preservation of Black Heritage due to the resignation of Charles Nelson; one representative from Landmarks Society/Stabler Leadbeater due to an expired term; and one Planning District III representative due to a resignation. The Commission meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. Approximately two hours per month are required of Commission members.
Human Rights Commission – three vacancies: one for a representative from the Alexandria Economic Opportunities Commission due to an administrative action; one Landlord-Tenant Relations Board representative due to a resignation; and one Commission on Aging representative due to an expiring term. The Commission meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. Approximately five hours per month are required of Commission members.
Local Emergency Planning Commission – three vacancies as follows: two members representing the broadcast or print media due to resignations, and one member representing a facility subject to federal emergency planning requirements of SARA, due to the resignation of Michael Stumpf. The Committee meets quarterly at the call of the Chair. Approximately two hours per meeting are required of Committee members.
Park and Recreation Commission – one vacancy for a high school youth member due to a resignation. The Commission meets on the third Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. Approximately eight hours per month are required of Commission members.
Potomac Yard Design Advisory Committee – one vacancy for a representative of the Potomac Yard Area, due to an expiring term. The Committee meets at the call of the Chair.
Public Health Advisory Commission - two vacancies for citizen members who are not health professionals, due to expiring terms. 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: one for a citizen member due to an expired term; and one for a citizen member due to a resignation. 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.
Sister Cities Committee – one vacancy for a citizen member due to a resignation. The Committee meets on the fourth Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. Approximately six hours per meeting are required of committee members.
Social Services Advisory Board – two vacancies for citizen members due to the resignation of Patrick Mallory and Christine Samonds. The Board meets on the third Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Approximately six hours per month are required of Commission members.
USS Alexandria Liaison Committee – one vacancy for a representative from the Alexandria Federation of Civic Association, due to a resignation. The Committee meets at the call of the Chair.
Waterfront Committee – two vacancies: one for a representative from the Old Town Civic Association, due to a resignation; and one Founders Park Community Association representative, 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.
Youth Policy Commission – three vacancies: one for a member of the Alexandria City School Board’s Advisory Committee due to an expired term; one representative of a community non-profit agency having an interest in youth issues; and one representative of the business community, due to expiring terms. The Commission meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. Approximately five hours per month are required of Commission members.
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.
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 703 746-6390.
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.
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