The City of Newport News has over 350 citizens who serve on nearly 45 boards, commissions, and committees. Those boards provide a wide variety of valuable technical, advisory, administrative, and judicial services to the City and its residents. Also included are regional boards and authorities which provide specific administrative direction to service providers on the Peninsula and in Hampton Roads in fields ranging from mental health and medical care, to transportation, education, and recreation.

THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS

Appointments to the various boards, commissions and committees are made by the Newport News City Council on a quarterly basis. The length of term for committee appointees varies from one to five years.

The City Charter establishes a maximum length of service in that no member of a City board or commission may serve continuously for more than ten years. Regional boards are in accordance with State law.

To be appointed to a board, commission or committee in Newport News, one must be a resident of Newport News, submit to a background check and be approved by a member of the City Council and approved by a simple majority vote of Council members. Generally, this voting process is accomplished by voice vote. The appointment process is as follows:

• A citizen expresses an interest in serving on a board, commission or committee to the City Clerk or a Council member.

• The citizen completes a Board Bank application (PDF) and returns it to the City Clerk's Office, 2400 Washington Avenue, Newport News, Virginia 23607, (757) 926-8599 (fax).

• Following appointment to a board, commission or committee, the individual is notified in writing of the appointment, along with the length of term, expiration date, and instructions to take an oath of office, if necessary.

	The Board Bank application (PDF) is available online in PDF format. You must have a PDF viewer, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader, installed on your PC to view or print a document in PDF format. If you do not have a PDF viewer installed, you may download Adobe Acrobat Reader free.
	A "Fillable" Board Bank application (PDF) is now available in PDF format that can be filled in online and then submitted electronically or printed and then mailed or faxed.

To have an application mailed or faxed to you or to determine when vacancies occur on boards, commissions and committees, call the Office of the City Clerk at (757) 926-8634.

ACTIVE BOARDS

• Animal Review Committee
• Architect Engineer Selection Committee (Engineering)
• Architect Engineer Selection Committee (Public Utilities)
• Board of Appeals
• Board of Trustees - Pensions and Retirement
• Cable Television Advisory Commission
• Commemoration Advisory Commission
• Commission on Youth
• Committee on Investments - Employees Retirement Fund
• Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center Board
• Eastern Virginia Health Care Systems Agency
• Eastern Virginia Medical School Board of Visitors
• Hampton-Newport News Community Criminal Justice Board
• Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board
• Hilton Village Architectural Review Board
• Human Services Advisory Board
• Industrial Development Authority
• Insight Enterprises, Inc./Peninsula Center for Independent Living - Board of Directors
• Law Library Advisory Committee
• Newport News Arts Commission
• Newport News Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission 
• Newport News Human Rights Commission
• Newport News Mayor's Committee on Disabilities
• Newport News Occasions, Inc.
• Newport News Planning Commission
• Newport News Public Library Board of Trustees
• Newport News Redevelopment and Housing Authority
• Newport News Wetlands Board
• Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors
• North End/Huntington Heights Architectural Review Board
• Peninsula Agency on Aging
• Peninsula Airport Commission
• Peninsula Disability Services Board
• Peninsula Institute for Community Health
• Reservoir Protection Appeals Committee
• Sports Authority of Hampton Roads, Virginia
• Taxi Advisory Board
• Thomas Nelson Community College Board of Directors
• Towing Advisory Board
• Transportation Safety Commission
• USS Newport News Liaison Committee

Announcement of Board Bank Vacancies

Newport News City Council is looking for qualified candidates to serve on boards, committees and commissions.

Vacancies are available on the following:

• Animal Review Committee (Veterinarian)
• Board of Trustees-Pensions and Retirement 
• Committee on Investments-Employees Retirement Fund
• Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center Board
• Eastern Virginia Healthcare Systems Agency
• Hilton Village Architectural Review Board
• Industrial Development Authority
• Insight Enterprises, Inc., Peninsula Center for Independent Living
• North End/Huntington Heights Architectural Review Board
• Transportation Safety Commission