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Boards and Authorities

BOARDS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS (BACS)

 

In our democracy, government is of the people, by the people and for the people. That is why citizen participation in local government is so essential. Local government is the form of government closest to us in our everyday lives, and the one we are most able to influence. Advisory bodies play a very important role in county government.


If you are interested in serving on a county board, authority, commission, or committee ("BAC"), contact your Supervisor. Please be prepared to provide a current résumé. Download the brochure for a brief guide to BACs. Please note that certain members of BACs must file financial disclosure statements upon appointment, and annually thereafter.

Members of BACs must follow the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (VFOIA). This act ensures that the people of the Commonwealth have ready access to public records in the custody of a public body or its officers and employees and free entry to meetings of bodies wherein the business of the people is being conducted. The Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council is a state agency with expertise to help resolve disputes over VFOIA issues and provide guidance regarding VFOIA.

To learn more about a particular BAC, click on the applicable link below. For information on BACs that do not have web sites, or to determine which BACs have current vacancies, please contact the Office of the Clerk to the Board of Supervisors, 703-324-3151. The office of the Clerk to the Board of Supervisors provides administrative and legislative support to the Board of Supervisors.

CURRENT LIST OF COUNTY BACS:

A. HEATH ONTHANK MEMORIAL AWARD SELECTION COMMITTEE

ADVISORY PLANS EXAMINER BOARD

ADVISORY SOCIAL SERVICES BOARD

AFFORDABLE DWELLING UNIT ADVISORY BOARD

AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COUNCIL (AHAC)

AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICTS ADVISORY BOARD

AIRPORTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

ALCOHOL SAFETY ACTION PROGRAM LOCAL POLICY BOARD

ANIMAL SERVICES ADVISORY COMMISSION

ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD

ATHLETIC COUNCIL

AUDIT COMMITTEE

BARBARA VARON VOLUNTEER AWARD SELECTION COMMITTEE

BOARD OF BUILDING AND FIRE PREVENTION CODE APPEALS

BOARD OF EQUALIZATION OF REAL ESTATE ASSESSMENTS (BOE)

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS (BZA)

BURGUNDY VILLAGE COMMUNITY CENTER OPERATIONS BOARD

CATHY HUDGINS COMMUNITY CENTER ADVISORY COUNCIL

CELEBRATE FAIRFAX, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CHESAPEAKE BAY PRESERVATION ORDINANCE EXCEPTION REVIEW COMMITTEE

CHILD CARE ADVISORY COUNCIL

CITIZEN CORPS COUNCIL

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

COMMISSION FOR WOMEN

COMMISSION ON AGING

COMMUNITY ACTION ADVISORY BOARD (CAAB)

COMMUNITY CRIMINAL JUSTICE BOARD (CCJB)

COMMUNITY POLICY AND MANAGEMENT TEAM, FAIRFAX-FALLS CHURCH

CONSUMER PROTECTION COMMISSION

CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) BOARD

COUNCIL TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (CEDV)

CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADVISORY BOARD (CJAB)

DULLES RAIL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD, PHASE I

DULLES RAIL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD, PHASE II

ECONOMIC ADVISORY COMMISSION

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (EDA)

ELECTORAL BOARD

ENGINEERING STANDARDS REVIEW COMMITTEE

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (EQAC)

FAIRFAX AREA DISABILITY SERVICES BOARD

FAIRFAX COMMUNITY LONG TERM CARE COORDINATING COUNCIL

FAIRFAX COUNTY 250TH COMMISSION

FAIRFAX COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS CORPORATION BOARD

FAIRFAX COUNTY EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM BOARD OF TRUSTEES

FAIRFAX-FALLS CHURCH COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD

GEOTECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD

GMU FAIRFAX CAMPUS ADVISORY BOARD

HEALTH CARE ADVISORY BOARD

HEALTH SYSTEMS AGENCY BOARD

HISTORICAL MARKER PROJECT VOTING COMMITTEE

HISTORY COMMISSION

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT CITIZENS ADVISORY COUNCIL

LIBRARY BOARD

MCLEAN COMMUNITY CENTER GOVERNING BOARD

MOSAIC DISTRICT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD

NORTHERN VIRGINIA REGIONAL PARK AUTHORITY

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON DISTRACTED AND IMPAIRED DRIVING

PARK AUTHORITY

PLANNING COMMISSION

POLICE CIVILIAN REVIEW PANEL

POLICE OFFICERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM BOARD OF TRUSTEES

REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY

RESTON COMMUNITY CENTER BOARD

RESTON TRANSPORTATION SERVICE DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD

ROUTE 28 HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD

SMALL BUSINESS COMMISSION

TENANT-LANDLORD COMMISSION

TRAILS, SIDEWALKS AND BIKEWAYS COMMITTEE

TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMISSION

TREE COMMISSION

TRESPASS TOWING ADVISORY BOARD

TYSONS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD

UNIFORMED RETIREMENT SYSTEM BOARD OF TRUSTEES

UPPER OCCOQUAN SEWAGE AUTHORITY (UOSA)

VOLUNTEER FIRE COMMISSION

WATER AUTHORITY

WETLANDS BOARD

YOUNG ADULTS ADVISORY COUNCIL (YAA)

YOUTH BASKETBALL COUNCIL ADVISORY BOARD