Mount Vernon Council of Citizens' Associations

Membership Information

Membership in the Council runs through the end of December each year. All membership renewals and new members must complete a membership application and submit the application WITH payment to the Treasurer. The Treasurer can accept applications and payments at the General Council meeting or by mail to PO Box 203, Mount Vernon, VA 22121. See the annual dues notice for more information. If you have read the dues notice and have additional questions, please contact the Treasurer.

Please do not mail the membership application and payment separately! They should be received by December 31.

Each member association is encouraged to designate a person to be the representative to each of the standing committees: Budget & Finance, Consumer Affairs, Education, Environment & Recreation, Health & Human Services, Planning & Zoning, Public Safety, and Transportation. Only representatives from member associations have a right to speak at meetings and only members can vote. At the discretion of the presiding Chair, non-members might be allowed to speak.

Membership Application (PDF format)
Membership Application (DOC format)
Annual Dues notice (instructions and payment amount)

From the Bylaws:

ARTICLE III MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS

1. The MVCCA shall have one class of members that shall consist of citizens associations. For the purpose of membership eligibility, the term citizens association shall include a civic association, a community association, a property owners association, a homeowners association, and a condominium unit owners association. Every citizens association in the Mount Vernon Magisterial District of Fairfax County, Virginia shall be eligible for membership, provided that the association is organized and operated for nonpartisan civic activity and no substantial part of its objective shall be for the promotion of commercial enterprise. A member association must represent at least ten housing units.

2. Any eligible citizens association applying for membership in the MVCCA shall become a member association upon the favorable majority vote of member associations represented and voting at a regular meeting of the MVCCA General Council at which a quorum is present and upon payment of dues. An application for membership shall be submitted with the payment of dues to the MVCCA Treasurer. The MVCCA Board of Directors shall review the application and forward it to the General Council for approval.

3. Each member association shall have one vote in the MVCCA General Council and in all MVCCA Standing Committees, which shall be exercised by the member associations authorized representatives to the MVCCA General Council or respective Committees. Absentee voting and voting by mail shall not be permitted. Article XI sets forth the rules for voting in MVCCA Committees.