In 1975, three Democratic city commissioners ([[Mayor]] [[John K. Snyder]], Finance and Utilities Commissioner Arnold Jack Rosenthal, and Streets and Parks Commissioner [[Malcolm Hébert]]) named Mrs. Boese to a vacancy on the Alexandria Civil Service Commission,<ref name=biographies/> which hears grievances from city employees who wish to challenge dismissals, demotions, or changes in job duties and descriptions. She served on the review board of the Alexandria Zoning Commission from 1979 to 1984. | In 1975, three Democratic city commissioners ([[Mayor]] [[John K. Snyder]], Finance and Utilities Commissioner Arnold Jack Rosenthal, and Streets and Parks Commissioner [[Malcolm Hébert]]) named Mrs. Boese to a vacancy on the Alexandria Civil Service Commission,<ref name=biographies/> which hears grievances from city employees who wish to challenge dismissals, demotions, or changes in job duties and descriptions. She served on the review board of the Alexandria Zoning Commission from 1979 to 1984. |