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August 4, 2026
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 8, 2026, City Council meeting. All applicants must complete a Personal Data Record form electronically via the City’s website at www.alexandriava.gov/application no later than 5:00 p.m. on August 28, 2026. Applications received after this deadline will not be forwarded to City Council. Applicants may only submit an application for one committee at a time.
MULTIPLE or DUPLICATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
Please note the meaning of the following terminology related to board vacancies:
Expiring Term – denotes a current member's term will be ending soon. There may or may not be an incumbent applying for the position.
Expired Term - denotes a term completed and no one is in the position.
Alexandria Gang Prevention Community Task Force – 3-year term
Meeting Schedule: Task Force meets quarterly.
One vacancy for consideration:
One member from and representing Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority or a resident of Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority-managed properties, due to administrative action.
Alexandria Housing Affordability Advisory Committee – 3-year term
Meeting Schedule: first Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
One vacancy for consideration:
One commissioner from the ARHA board, due to a resignation.
Alexandria Transportation Commission – 3-year term
Meeting Schedule: third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Two vacancies for consideration:
One member from the Alexandria Transit Company Board of Directors, nominated by the Board, due to a resignation.
One member from the Planning Commission, nominated by the Commission, due to a resignation.
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 an expiring term.
Archaeological Commission – 4-year term
Meeting Schedule: third Wednesday of each month at 7:00p.m.
Four vacancies for consideration:
One at-large member, due to an expiring term.
One member from the Alexandria Society for the Preservation of Black Heritage or an equivalent organization, due to an expiring term.
One Visit Alexandria representative, due to a resignation.
One citizen member from Planning District II, due to a resignation.
Beautification Commission – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: second Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m.
Two vacancies for consideration:
Two citizen members, due to an expiring term.
Board of Zoning Appeals – 4-year term
Meeting Schedule: second Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
One vacancy for consideration:
One citizen member, due to expiring terms
Budget and Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
Three vacancies for consideration:
Three members designated by City Council as representatives, due to expired terms.
Building Code Board of Appeals - 5-year term
Meeting Schedule: meetings are called when appeals are filed.
Two vacancies for consideration:
Two alternate members, due to administrative action and an expired term.
Children, Youth and Families Collaborative Commission – 3-year term
Meeting Schedule: second Wednesday of each month from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Six vacancies for consideration:
One high school student (one-year term), due to expiring term.
One community members with experiences as parents, guardians, teachers and/or expertise in early childhood, youth or general education policy (approved by the Alexandria School Board), due to an expiring term.
One member of City staff, identified by the City Manager, due to a resignation.
Three members shall be community members with experience as parents, guardians, teachers and/or expertise in early childhood, youth or general education policy (approved by the Alexandria School Board), due to an expiring and expired terms.
Citizen Corps Council – 3-year term
Meeting Schedule: fourth Monday of every other month.
Three vacancies for consideration:
One representative of the Business Community, due to an expired term.
One representative from Commission on Persons with Disabilities, due to an expired term.
One citizen designated by an Alexandria School Board member, due to an expired term.
Commission for the Arts – 3-year term
Meeting Schedule: third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
Two vacancies for consideration:
One member who has expertise in the arts, including, but not limited to, arts educators, professional practitioners of various art disciplines and professional administrators working in the arts, due to an expiring term.
One member who has expertise in visual arts either as professional practitioners of visual art, curators of visual art, or as professional arts administrators currently working in the field, due to an expiring term.
Commission for Women – 3-year term
Meeting Schedule: second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
Two vacancies for consideration:
Two citizen members, due to resignations
Commission on Aging – 3-year term
Meeting Schedule: second Thursday of every month at 4:00 p.m.
Five vacancies for consideration:
One member with leadership experience in a volunteer organization, due to and expired term.
One representative from the Commission for Women, due to a resignation.
Two citizen members who are 60 years of age or older, due to an expiring and expired term.
One representative of a supportive service provider, due to an expired term.
Commission on Employment – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: second Tuesday of each month at 8:00 a.m.
Four vacancies for consideration:
One citizen member, due to an expiring term.
Three representatives from a recognized area business including minority-owned and small businesses, due to expired terms and administrative action.
Commission on Information Technology – 3-year term
Meeting Schedule: meets on the second or third Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
One vacancy for consideration:
One member from and representing the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce, due to a resignation.
Commission on Persons with Disabilities – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: meets at 7:00 p.m. on the second Wednesday of every month.
Three vacancies for consideration:
One citizen member, due to an expiring term.
One representative of the Alexandria Commission on Aging, due to an expired term.
One Chamber of Commerce business representative, due to an expired term.
Community Policy and Management Team – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: fourth Wednesday of the month at 2:00 p.m.
One vacancy 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 a resignation.
Community Services Board – 3-year term
Meeting Schedule: second Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
Two vacancies for consideration:
One consumer member currently receiving service, due to an expired term.
One citizen member, due to an expiring term.
Economic Opportunities Commission – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: third Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
Three vacancies for consideration:
One Category III – representative of business industry, labor, religious, welfare or other private groups and interests certified by the commission, due to a resignation.
One Category I - elected public officials currently holding office, or their representative, due to expired term.
One Category II - representatives of residents living with low income and/or from historically marginalized communities in the City certified by the Commission, due to expired term.
Environmental Policy Commission – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: third Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m.
One vacancy for consideration:
One member from the field of environmental sciences (e.g. environmental/sanitary engineering, ecology, geology, botany, hydrology, chemistry) or who have Alexandria waterfront 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.
Six vacancies for consideration:
One citizen member, due to an expiring term.
One member nominated by the American Legion, 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 Director of the Transportation Division of the Department of Transportation and Environmental Services, due to administrative action.
One member to be nominated by the Gadsby's Tavern Museum Society, due to an expired term.
Historic Alexandria Resources Commission – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Eight vacancies for consideration:
One Planning District I representative, due to an expiring term.
One member representing historic houses of worship - congregations, or sites which have played a significant role in the diverse cultural, social, and religious history of the city, due to an expiring term.
One citizen member, due to administrative action.
One Planning District III 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 OHA Friends Group representative, due to an expired term.
One representative from George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association, due to an expired term.
One representative from the Alexandria Public Records Advisory Commission, due to an expired term.
Human Rights Commission – 3-year term
Meeting Schedule: third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
Three vacancies for consideration:
One citizen member, due to expiring term.
One Commission on Persons with Disabilities representative, due to an expiring term.
One Commission for Women representative, due to an expired term.
Independent Community Policing Review Board – 3-year term
Two vacancies for consideration:
One member who represents an organization, office, or agency that seeks racial or social justice or that otherwise advocates on behalf of historically, racially, or socially marginalized communities, particularly communities that may have experienced disparate policing, due to a resignation.
One member from historically, racially, or socially marginalized communities that have commonly experienced disparate policing in Alexandria or the Commonwealth of Virginia, due to an expiring term.
Local Emergency Planning Committee – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: at the call of the Chair quarterly.
Four vacancies for consideration:
Two owner and operator of facilities subject to the federal emergency planning requirements of Super Fund Amendments and reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), due to expired terms.
One community group representative, due to a resignation.
One representative of broadcast and print media, due to a resignation.
Potomac Yard Design Advisory Committee – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: at the call of the Chair.
Four vacancies for consideration:
One member who represents the Potomac West area, due to an expiring term.
One member who represents the Potomac East area, due to an expired term.
One National Park Service representative, due to an expired term.
One member representing the Potomac Yard area, due to an expired term.
Public Health Advisory Commission – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: third Thursday of the month at 5:30 p.m.
Four vacancies for consideration:
One citizen member, due to an expired term.
One Physician practicing in the City, nominated by the Medical Society of Northern Virginia, due to an expired term.
One representative from the Alexandria City School Board, nominated by such board, due to a resignation.
One representative from the Inova Alexandria Hospital, nominated by the Hospital, due to a resignation.
Public Records Advisory Commission – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: first Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m.
One vacancy for consideration:
One citizen member, due to a resignation.
Sister Cities Committee – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: third Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Three vacancies for consideration:
Three citizen members, due expiring terms.
Social Services Advisory Board – 3-year term
Meeting Schedule: third Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Six vacancies for consideration:
One client of the Department of Social Service, due to expired term.
Four Parent members, due to expired terms and resignations.
One citizen member, due to resignation.
Waterfront Commission – 2-year term
Meeting Schedule: third Tuesday of the month at 7:30 a.m.
One vacancy for consideration:
One representative from the Alexandria Park and Recreation Commission, due to an expired term.
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 Clerk of Council at 703.746.4550 or by email at alexboards@alexandriava.gov.