Apply to Serve on a Board, Commission, or Authority

Essex County accepts applications to serve on a Board, Commission, or Authority at any time. 

The Boards, Commissions, and Authorities you may apply to serve on include:

  • Airport Authority
  • Agricultural and Forestal Economic Development Advisory Board
  • Animal Control Advisory Commission
  • Board of Zoning Appeals
  • Economic Development Authority
  • Local Board of Building Code Appeals
  • Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission
  • Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission
  • Planning Commission
  • Rappahannock River Basin Committee
  • Social Services Board
  • Upper Middle Peninsula Regional Radio System Policy Team
  • Wetlands Board
  • Workforce Investment Board

If you would like to be considered to serve on one of the appointed Boards, Commissions, or Authorities, you must submit your application 30 days prior to the term expiration at the latest.

Applications to serve on a County Board may be downloaded from the bottom of this page.