Boards and Commissions

Parks, Recreation and Tourism's Board and Commission meetings will be held electronically and in accordance with Amended Ordinance adopted by Chesapeake City Council on April 28, 2020, to effectuate temporary changes in certain deadlines and to modify public meeting and public hearing practices and procedures to address continuity of operations associated with pandemic disaster. If you would like to participate in any of these public meetings, please contact the department liaison associated with these boards and commissions provided in the following links. 

• Arboretum Advisory Board
• Bicycle/Trails Advisory Board
• CEIC (Chesapeake Environmental Improvement Council)
• Fine Arts Commission
  • Arts Alive!
  • Public Art
  • Chesapeake 9/11 Memorial
• Historic Preservation Commission
• Parks, Recreation and Tourism Advisory Board

As a recipient of federal financial assistance, the Department of Chesapeake Parks, Recreation and Tourism programs and activities are open to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, national origin, age, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, citizenship status, marital status, political affiliation and any other characteristic protected by federal, State, or local law.

If anyone believes he or she has been subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, national origin, age, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, citizenship status, marital status, political affiliation and any other characteristic protected by federal, State, or local law, they may file a complaint alleging discrimination with either the City’s EEO Compliance Officer at (757) 382-6492 / eeoco@cityofchesapeake.net or with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); online or in person by visiting the EEOC Public Portal at https://publicportal.eeoc.gov/Portal/Login.aspx.