Boards and Commissions | Richmond

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Richmond, VA
23219 USA
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BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
All applicants must reside or have a principal place of employment in the City of Richmond, unless otherwise specified.
Richmond City Council appoints members to 50+ boards and commissions, which are made up of local and regional government/non-government boards, commissions, committees, and task forces.  Each focuses on different topics and responsibilities such as advising Council, creating policy or governing.
Would you like to actively take part in creating a vibrant community that is a great place to live, work and play?
Review the list of vacancies for opportunities to serve your community as a member of a board or commission.
The application deadline is March 15, 2026
Meeting Calendar
Current Vacancies and Application Information
ADVISORY BOARKD FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF TOWING FEES AND THE STORAGE OF VEHICLES
1 – A Richmond Police Department representative
1 – Towing and recovery operator who resides or has a principal place of employment within the city
1 – Person who resides within the city
ADVISORY BOARD OF RECREATION AND PARKS
No vacancies
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND SUPERVISORY BOARD
1 – A representative of a charitable institution who resides or has a principal place of employment within the city who is
1 – A lender from a financial institution with affordable housing financing experience who resides or has a principal place of employment within the city
AGING AND DISABILITIES ADVISORY BOARD
1 – A resident of the city who is a person with a disability
1 – A resident of the city who is age 55 or older
1 – A person who is an attorney or paralegal who’s firm or office handles cases for senior citizens or persons with disabilities; or who has experience addressing issues related to the Americans with Disabilities Act
1 – An employee of the city
AUDIT COMMITTEE
1 – A member of the business community of the city who resides or has a principal place of employment within the city
BOARD OF BUILDING CODE APPEALS
No vacancies
BOARD OF FIRE APPEALS
3 – Persons who are qualified by experience and training to rule on matters pertaining to building construction and fire prevention
CAPITAL AREA PARTNERSHIP UPLIFTING PEOPLE, INC
No vacancies
CAPITAL REGION AIRPORT COMMISSION
No vacancies
CENTRAL VIRGINIA WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
3 – Alternate members who reside within the city
CITY PERSONNEL BOARD
6 – Persons who reside within the city
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
No vacancies
CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD
No vacancies
CLEAN CITY COMMISSION
1 – A person who resides or has a principal place of employment in the 9
th
Council District
COMMISSION OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW
1 – Citizen of the city at-large
COMMUNITY CRIMINAL JUSTICE BOARD
1 – A local educator who resides or has a principal place of employment within the city
1 – A judge of Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
COMMUNITY POLICY AND MANAGEMENT TEAM
1 – Private organization located within the city that serves children and families
COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE (MPO)
1 – A persons who reside in the city to serve as alternate members
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
1 – A resident of the city
who is a member of the Virginia State Bar
1 – A resident of the city who is member of the banking, lending or financial services community
ETHICS REFORM COMMISSION
Not accepting applications
FUTURE OF WORKFORCE COMMISSION
No Council-appointed vacancies
HISTORY AND CULTURE COMMISSION
No vacancies
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
No vacancies
J. SARGEANT
REYNOLDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD
No vacancies
JOHN TYLER ALCOHOL SAFETY ACTION PROGRAM (ASAP) POLICY ADVISORY BOARD
2 – Persons who reside or have a principal place of employment within the city
LEWIS GINTER BOTANICAL GARDEN, INC
1 – A member of Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Inc. in good standing, who resides or has a principal place of employment within the city
LOCAL FINANCE BOARD FOR OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (OPEB) TRUST
1 – Treasurer – Director of Finance
MAGGIE L. WALKER COMMUNITY LAND TRUST - CITIZENS' ADVISORY PANEL
No Council-appointed vacancies
MAGGIE L. WALKER INITIATIVE CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD
1 – A business owner or a representative of a business with a workforce with a majority of city residents
MAYMONT FOUNDATION
No vacancies
MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AND EMERGING SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY BOARD
No Council-appointed vacancies
PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING STEERING COMMISSION
2 – Persons who reside in the city to serve as alternate non-voting members
1 – A person who resides in the city with a disability
PLANRVA (RICHMOND REGIONAL PLANNING DISTRICT COMMISSION
No vacancies
PUBLIC ART COMMISSION
No vacancies
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND SERVICES COMMISSION
2 – Public utilities customers who are residents of the city or the authorized representatives of such commercial or residential public utilities customers
RICHMOND AMBULANCE AUTHORITY
No vacancies
RICHMOND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AUTHORITY
1 – A person who resides or has a principal place of employment within the city
RICHMOND PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
1 – Qualified voter of the city
RICHMOND REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY
1 – A person who resides or has a principal place of employment within the city
RICHMOND REGION TOURISM
No vacancies
RICHMOND RETIREMENT SYSTEM
No vacancies
SAFE AND HEALTHY STREETS
No vacancies
SISTER CITIES COMMISSION
4 – Persons who reside or have a principal place of employment within the city with knowledge in strengthening the ties between the city and any sister city or cities
SOCIAL SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD
1 – A person who
resides within the city
SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE COMMISSION (formerly GREEN CITY COMMISSION)
1 – A city resident who demonstrates expertise in sustainability or equitable climate action through professional or volunteer efforts, or experience, which may include policy expertise, technical skills, community outreach, organizing, advocacy, or other sustainability and climate related skills.
URBAN DESIGN COMMITTEE
No vacancies
URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION
No Council-appointed vacancies
Click the link below to view vacancies and submit applications.
Boards and Commissions Vacancies
Click the image below to download a .pdf application and submit it via email, mail or fax.
Frequently Asked Questions
Richmond City Council boards and commissions encompass local and regional government/non-government boards, commissions, committees and task forces. Each body focuses on differing topics and responsibilities such as advising Council, creating policy, or governing.
Per Richmond City Code § 2-773
Each board or commission shall be classified according to its respective level of authority as follows:
Advisory:
A board or commission is classified as "advisory" if its purpose is to provide advice and comment to the Council, the Mayor or any City agency.
Policy:
A board or commission is classified as "policy" if its purpose is to promulgate public policies or regulations, adjudicate regulatory or statutory violations or make decisions binding on City agencies or members of the public, whether or not such decisions are subject to appeal.
Supervisory:
A board or commission is classified as "supervisory" if its purpose is to be responsible for agency operations, including approving requests for appropriations, appointing an agency director who is subordinate to the board or commission and ensuring that the agency complies with all statutory directives and directives of the board or commission.
Additional information regarding boards and commissions may be found within the Richmond City Code at the following link:
Additional information about a particular board or commission may be found on the boards and commissions application portal link below:
The boards and commissions website provides information regarding:
Members
Vacancies
Meetings
Board composition (applicant requirements)
Obligations
The application process
Upcoming vacancies
Online and .pdf applications
All applicants must live and/or work in the City of Richmond, unless otherwise specified.
Unsure if you live in the city?
Click here
to use the City Assessor's property search tool to verify your address.
For more information regarding individual board and/or commission membership requirements, visit the Clerk's application portal linked below, or review where a vacancy is in the process to the left (computer) or by scrolling down below (mobile phone/tablet):
Select a board or commission of interest from the provided list and click “View Details” on the right side of the screen.
Underneath the header “Composition” you will find the requirements for members and applicants to the board or commission of interest.
Applicants will receive an e-mail confirmation upon receipt of their application(s).
Applicants are not required to be present at such meeting; however, the committee could elect to conduct interviews or require the completion of a questionnaire for certain vacancies.
Appointment recommendations by Richmond City Council Standing Committees are forwarded to City Council for final determination.
City Council will vote on recommendations by a formal vote.
Once an appointment decision is made by the Richmond City Council, applicants are advised of the decision via e-mail or mail. Applicants who are appointed will be provided information regarding their appointment term.
Applicants who were not selected for appointment or reappointment are also notified via e-mail.
An application for appointment or reappointment is completed by interested applicants and submitted to the Office of the City Clerk.
The Office of the City Clerk distributes all applications to the appropriate Richmond City Council Standing Committee for review.
After reviewing each application, the
standing committee
recommends the applicant deemed most appropriate for each particular position.
Once the standing committees have made their recommendations of applicants, the Office of the City Clerk presents the recommendations in the form of a report, which is distributed to all Councilmembers in advance of a Richmond City Council
Formal Meeting
at which the appointments will be considered.
At any time after the Office of the City Clerk has presented the recommendations of the standing committees to Richmond City Council, any Councilmember may make a motion to appoint any or all of the recommended applicants.
Once Richmond City Council has adopted this motion to appoint, the applicants cited in the motion are deemed appointed.
Appointees must take an oath of office, administered by a qualified member of the Office of the City Clerk, following appointment but prior to the next formal meeting of Richmond City Council. If an appointee fails to take the oath of office in this time frame, Council may reconsider the motion, reject that appointee, and appoint a replacement.
Richmond Code of Laws
Chapter 2 - Administration
ARTICLE V. - BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES AND OTHER AGENCIES
Link to the Code of Laws
Per Resolution No.
1993-R295-273
, adopted October 11, 1993, no person is eligible to serve at any one time on more than two boards, commissions or committees appointed by the Council and no person serving on the Board of Zoning Appeals shall be eligible for appointment by the Council to serve on any other board, commission or committee, subject to certain exceptions.
Please note that time commitments vary. Meeting times, dates, locations and frequency are scheduled as needed. Appointment terms may be project-oriented and exist for a few months or more long-term that may last for up to four years.
Incumbents will be contacted regarding interest in continued service prior to the end of their term via e-mail.
The reappointment e-mail will include a copy of a reappointment application.
Incumbents are to submit reappointment applications by the date signified within the reappointment e-mail.
The Clerk's office will send confirmation via e-mail once the reappointment application is received.
From that point forward the reappointment process is the same as the appointment process.
Most appointments are volunteer/non-paid positions.
Applications submitted for positions for which there is no vacancy will remain on file for consideration for a period of six months pending an opening on the requested entity.
2025 Annual Reports
Board, Commission, Similar Entity
2025 Annual Report
ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF TOWING FEES AND THE STORAGE OF VEHICLES
Advisory Board for the Assessment of Towing Fees and the Storage of Vehicles.pdf
ADVISORY BOARD OF RECREATION AND PARKS
Advisory Board of Recreation and Parks_0.pdf
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND SUPERVISORY BOARD
Affordable Housing Trust Fund Supervisory Board.pdf
AGING AND DISABILITIES ADVISORY BOARD
Aging and Disabilities Advisory Board.pdf
AUDIT COMMITTEE
Audit Committee
BOARD OF BUILDING CODE APPEALS
BOARD OF FIRE APPEALS
Not Active in 2025
JOHN TYLER ALCOHOL SAFETY ACTION PROGRAM (ASAP) POLICY ADVISORY BOARD
CAPITAL AREA PARTNERSHIP UPLIFTING PEOPLE, INC.
Capital Area Partnership Uplifting People Inc.pdf
CAPITAL REGION AIRPORT COMMISSION
Capital Region Airport Commission
CENTRAL VIRGINIA WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION
Not Active in 2025
CITY PERSONNEL BOARD
City Personnel Board.pdf
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD
Civilian Review Board
CLEAN CITY COMMISSION
Clean City Commission.pdf
COMMISSION OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW
Commission of Architectural Review
COMMUNITY CRIMINAL JUSTICE BOARD
Community Criminal Justice Board.pdf
COMMUNITY POLICY AND MANAGEMENT TEAM
COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE (MPO)
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Economic Development Authority.pdf
ETHICS REFORM COMMISSION
Not Active in 2025
GREATER RICHMOND CONVENTION CENTER AUTHORITY
GREATER RICHMOND PARTNERSHIP, INC.
GREATER RICHMOND TRANSIT COMPANY
Greater Richmond Transit Company.pdf
FUTURE OF WORKFORCE COMMISSION
HISTORY AND CULTURE COMMISSION
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
Human Rights Commission.pdf
J. SARGEANT REYNOLDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Board.pdf
LEWIS GINTER BOTANICAL GARDEN, INC.
LOCAL FINANCE BOARD FOR OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT (OPEB) TRUST
MAGGIE L. WALKER COMMUNITY LAND TRUST - CITIZENS' ADVISORY PANEL
MAGGIE L. WALKER INITIATIVE CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD
MAYMONT FOUNDATION
METROPOLITAN RICHMOND AIR QUALITY COMMITTEE
Not Active in 2025
MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AND EMERGING SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY BOARD
Minority Business Enterprise and Emerging Small Business Advisory Board.pdf
PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING STEERING COMMISSION
Participatory Budgeting Steering Commission
PLANRVA (RICHMOND REGIONAL PLANNING DISTRICT COMMISSION)
PlanRVA and RRTPO.pdf
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND SERVICES COMMISSION
Public Utilities and Services Commission Annual Report.pdf
RICHMOND AMBULANCE AUTHORITY
Richmond Ambulance Authority.pdf
RICHMOND AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (MPO)
RICHMOND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AUTHORITY
Richmond Behavioral Health Authority.pdf
RICHMOND METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (RMTA)
Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority.pdf
RICHMOND PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
Richmond Public Library Board.pdf
RICHMOND REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY
Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority.pdf
RICHMOND REGION TOURISM (RICHMOND METROPOLITAN CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU)
Richmond Region Tourism
RICHMOND RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Richmond Retirement System.pdf
SAFE AND HEALTHY STREETS COMMISSION
Safe and Healthy Streets.pdf
SISTER CITIES COMMISSION
SOCIAL SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD
SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE COMMISSION (Green City Commission)
Sustainability and Resilience Commission.pdf
URBAN DESIGN COMMITTEE
Urban Design Committee.pdf
URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION
Urban Forestry Commission.pdf
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