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 - DISSOLVED 3/18/2025
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 - DISSOLVED 3/18/2025
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
COORDINATING COUNCIL ON AGING AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES (CCAAD)
COUNCIL FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
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 DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (EDA)
ELECTORAL BOARD
ENGINEERING STANDARDS REVIEW COMMITTEE
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (EQAC)
FAIRFAX AREA DISABILITY SERVICES BOARD
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
HISTORY COMMISSION
HISTORICAL MARKER PROJECT VOTING COMMITTEE - DISSOLVED
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 - DISSOLVED 3/18/2025
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 - DISSOLVED 3/18/2025
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)
VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES COMMISSION
VOLUNTEER FIRE COMMISSION
WATER AUTHORITY
WETLANDS BOARD
YOUNG ADULTS ADVISORY COUNCIL (YAA)
YOUTH BASKETBALL COUNCIL ADVISORY BOARD
