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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1967-06-22SPECIAL dUNE 22~ 1967 A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF 0OUNTY SUPERVISORS OF ALBEMARLE 0OUNTY~ VIRGINIA~ WAS HELD AT 9=00 A.M. oN THIS DATE IN THE COURT HOUSED OHARLOTTESVILLE~ VIRGINIA~ IN AOCOR- DANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING WAIVER= ~E~ THE UNDERSIGNED~ MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY~ VIRGINIA~ ]DO HEREBY WAIVE NOTICE AND SPECIAL SERVICE THEREOF~ OF A MEETING TO BE HELD AT 9=C)0 A.M, ON THE 22ND DAY OF dUNE~ lC)67~ FOR THE PUR- POSES OF CONSIDERING MATTERS PERTAINING TO UTILI, TY TAX~ TRAILER TAX AND CROZET STREET SIGNS~ AND WE DO HEREBY CONSENT TO ANY AND ALL BUSINESS AND THE TAKING OF SUCH ACTION AT SAID MEETING UPON THE MATTERS HEREINABOVE MENTIONED AS MAY BE LAWFUL~ INCIDENT AND NECESSARY THERETO, ROBERT THRAVES PRESENT= MESSRS, EDGAR N. GARNETT~ GARRETT W. KIRKSEY~ GEORGE C. PALMER, I!, Fo E. PAULETT~ ROBERT THRAVES AND R. A. YANCEY, ABSENT= NONE. THE MEETING WAS MOVED FROM THE 0OUNTY OFFICE BUILDING TO THE 0CURT HOUSE TO ACOOMO- DATE THE CROWD PRESENT. THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE UTILITY TAX ORDINANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING NOTICE WHICH WAS PUBLISHED IN SE DALLY PROGRESS ON MAY 17~ MAY 2~ MAY 31 AND dUNE ?~ 1907~ AND POSTED AT THE COURT HOUSE AND EACH OF THE TWENTY-TWO POST OFFICES IN THE COUNT~= eNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS OF ALBEMARLE 0OUNTY~ VlRGINIA~ INTENDS TO AMEND &ND RE-ENACT THE 0OUNTY~S UTILITY TAX ORDINANCE AND WILL HOLD PUBLIC HEARING ON SUCH AMENDED ORDINANCE IN THE BOARD ROOM~ COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING AT 9=00 A,M, ON dUNE 22~ 1967. ALL CITIZENS DESIRING TO ]30 SO MAY APPEAR AT THE ABOVE TIME AND PLACE AND MAKE THEIR VIEWS KNOWN. THE ~OMPLETE ORDINANCE IS POSTED AT THE ~)URT HOUSE AND AT EACH POST OFF~'OE IN THE COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE AND MAY ALSO BE SEEN AT ~OOM ~0~ COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING~ CHARLOTTESVILLE~ VIRGINIA. ~Y ORDER OF THE ~OARD OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS." APPROXIMATELY FORTY-FIVE L'ETTERS WERE RECEIVED PROTESTING PROPOSED INCREASE IN THE UTILITY TAX. A NUMBER OF PERSONS PRESENT ALSO EXPRESSED OPPOSITION TO THE AMENDMENT AS PROPOSED INCLUDING MR. BOYCE LOVING~ MR, AL ~WYER~ MR. ~. Io TAYLOR~ ~, FRANK Do ROCK, MR. Jo B. CARTER, MR, WALTER YOUNG¢ MR, Be N. BARNES~ MR, ~. ~o VAUGHN AND MR o A. E, ~OHNSON~ MR~ GORDON WHEELER STATED HE FELT THIS DECISION SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE PRIOR TO APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET. MR. PALMER EXPLAINED THAT THE BOARD FELT A HIGBER UTILITY TAX RATHER THAN HIGHER RATE ON REAL ESTATE WOULD BE FAIRER IN THAT THIS TAX APPLIES TO TRANSIENTS WHEREAS OTHER TAXES OFTEN DO NOT. MR~ THRAVES STATED THAT HE WAS OPPOSED TO THE AMENDMENT TO THIS ORDINANCE AND FELT THE FIVE PER CENT SHOULD BE MAINTAINED. MR, KIRKSEY STATED THAT HE WAS OPPOSED TO EXCLUDING WATER AND GAS FROM THE ORDINANCE, MR, EDWARD HOY APPEARED AND PRESENTED PROPOSAL OF A NUMBER OF INDUSTRIES tN THE COUNTY (STROM~ERG--CARLSON CORPORATION, [~ORTON FROZEN FOODS, FIBER AND TEXTILE DIVISION OF UNIROYAL, SPERRY PIEDMONT, ACME VISIBLE RECORDS, HARISCHFEGER~ ALBERENE.S~ONE~ AUTOMATED SPECIALTIES AND PANORAMA CORPORATION) FOR CONSIDERATION BY THIS BOARD AS FOLLOWS= 1. CHANGE THE RATE FROM ~% TO 10~ AS PROPOSED= 2. RETAIN THE PRESENT CEILING OF ~1~00, PER MONTH ON INDUSTRIES AND ~0o00 PER MONTH ON RESIDENCES. ~, ~MPOSE NO TAX ON WATER OR NATURAL GAS. MR. PAULETT S~TED THAT HE WAS tN SYMPATHY WITH MR. THRAVES, BUT AFTER APPROVING THE BUDGET= FUNDS MUST BE RAISED TO MEET IT. AFTER LENGTHY DISC~SSION~ THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS WAS OFFERED BY MR, PALMER~ SECON- DED BY MiR. PAULETT, AND ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE= AYES= MESSRSo GARN/TT~ KIRKSEY, PAULETT, PALMER AND YANCEY. NAYES~ MR. THRAVES, AN ORDINANCE TO IMPOSE A TAX ON PERSONS IN ALBEMARLE COUNTY PURCHASING CERTAIN UTILITY SERVICES OF TEN PER CENT (~0~) OF THE CHARGE MADE BY THE SELLER~ TO PROVIDE CERTAIN LIMITATIONS THEREON, TO PROVIDE REVENUE FOR THE GENERAL FUND OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY~ PURSUANT TO SECTIONS AND 58-617.2 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA (CHAPTER ~0, ACTS OF ASSEMBLY OF 1966). BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS OF ALBEMARLE 0OUNTY~ VIRGINIA, THAT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 58-587ol AND 58-617.2 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA (CHAPTER ~0, ACTS OF ASSEMBLY OF 1966), A TAX ON PERSONS PURCHASING CERTAIN UTILITY SERVICES, TO PROVIDE REVENUE FOR THE GENERAL FUND OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY, IS HEREBY LEVIED AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1o DEFINITIONS. THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND TERMS~ WHEN USED IN THIS ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO BTILITY TAXES~ SHALL~ FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ORDINANCE~ HAVE THE FOLLOWING RESPECTIVE MEANINGS EXCEPT WHERE THE CONTEXT CLEARLY INDICATES A DIFFERENT MEAN-lNG= COMMERClALOR INDUSTRIAl. THE PHRASE ~COMMERClAL OR INDUSTRIAL~ SHALL INCLUDE, IN ADDITION TO THE NORMAL WORD USEAGE~ BUILDINGS HAVING A SINGLE METER FOR THE FURNISHING OF ELECTRICITY TO TWO OR MORE DWELLING UNITS OR HAVING A CEBTRAL TELEPHONE SWITCHBOARD FUR- NISHING TELEPHONE SERVICE TO TWO OR MORE DWELLING UNITS. 163 PERSON, THE WORD ~PERSON' SHALL INCLUDE INDIVIDUALS~ FtRMS~ PARTNERSHIPS~ ASSOCIA- TIONS~ CORPORATIONS AND COMBINATIONS OF INDIVIDUALS OF WHATEVER FORM AND CHARACTER. PURCHASE~__ ~. THE WORD ~PURCHASER" SHALL INCLUDE EVERY PERSON WHO pURCHASES A UTILITY SERVICE. SELLER® THE WORDI~ELLER~ SHALL INCLUDE EVERY PERSON~ WHETHER A PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION OR A MUNICIPALITY OR PRIVATE CORPORATION OR NOT~ WHO SELLS OR EURNISHES A UTILITY SERVICE. ~ILITY SERVICER, THE PHRASE t~UTILITY SERVICE" SHALL INCLUDE A LOCAL EXCHANGE TELE- PHONE SERVICE AND ELECTRIC SERVICE FURNISHED WITHIN THE 0OUNTY OF ALBEMARLE. RESIDENTIAL. THE WORD ~RESIDENTIAL" SHALL INCLUDE~ IN AD~ITtON TO THE NORMAL WORD USEAGE~ BUILDINGS HAVING SINGLE OR MULTIPLE METERS FOR THE FURNISHING OF ELECTRICITY USED IN MAINTAINING A PLACE OF ABODE OR IN NORMAL FARMING OPERATIONS OR HAVING LOCAL TELEPHONE SERVICE TO ONE OR MORE BUILDINGS MAKING UP A PLACE OF ABO~E. SECTION 2o TAX RATE; LEVY~ PROCEDURE AS TO PAYMENT. BEGINNING dULY 1~ ~ AND CONTINUING THEREAFTER UNLESS OTHERWISE CHANGEp~ THERE IS HEREBY IMPOSED AND LEVIED BY THE COUNTY UPON EACH AND EVERY PURCHASE OF UTILITY SERVICE AS SET FORTH HEREIN A TAX FOR GENERAL PURPOSES IN THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS: (A) ON PURCHASERS OF ELECTRIC SERVICE FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES~ THE TAX SHALL BE IN THE AMOUNT OF TEN PER CENT (10~ OF THE CHARGE ON METER READINGS TAKEN ON OR AFTER ~ULY ~O~ EXCLUSIVE OF ANY FEDERAL OR STATE TAX THEREON~ MADE BY THE SELLER AGAINST THE PURCHASER WITH RESPECT TO SUCH RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC SERVtCE~ PROVIDED~ HOWEVER~ THAT IN ANY CASE A I~tONTHLY BILL SUBMITTED BY THE SELLER FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICE FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES SHALL EXCEED TWENTY DOLLARS (~20~00)~ THERE SHALL BE NO TAX COMPUTED ON SO MUCH ~F SUCH BILL AS SHALL EXCEED TWENTY DOLLARS (~20,00); EXCEPT THAT THERE SHALL BE NO TAX COMPUTED ON BILLS SUBMITTED FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE FOR WATER HEA~ING SERVICE. (BI ON PURCHASERS OF ELECTRIC SERVICE FOR COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES~ THE TAX SHALL BE IN THE AMOUNT OF TEN PER CENT (10~) OF THE CHARGE ON METER READINGS TAKEN ON OR AFTER ~ULY 1~ 19~= E~CLUSIVE OF ANY FEDERAL OR STATE TAX THEREON~ MADE BY THE SELLER AGAINST THE PURCHASER WITH RESPECT TO SUCH COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC SERVICE; PROVIDED= HOWEVER= THAT IN ANY CASE ANY MONTHLY BILL SUBMITTED BY THE SELLER FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE FOR COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES SHALL EXCEED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS (~2~(~)0o00)~ THERE SHALL BE NO TAX COMPUTED ON SO MUCH OF SUCH BILL AS SHALL EXCEED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS (C) 0N PURCHASERS OF TELEPHONE SERVICE FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES~ THE TAX .SHALL BE IN THE AMOUNT OF TEN PER CENT (10~) OF THE CHARGE MADE ON OR AFTER dULY ~, 1~?, EXCLUSIVE OF ANY FEDERAL OR STATE TAX OR MILEAGE CHARGES THEREON~ MA~E BY THE SELLER AGAINST THE PUR- CHASER WITH RESPECT TO SUCH RESIDENTIAL TELEPHONE SERVlCE~ PROVlDED~ HOWEVER~ THAT IN ANY CASE A MONTHLY BILL SUBMITTED BY THE SELLER FOR TELEPHONE SERVICE FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES SHALL EXCEED TWENTY DOLLARS (~20,00)~ THERE SHALL BE NO TAX COMPUTED ON SO MUCH OF SUCH BILL AS SHALL EXCEED TWENTY DOLLARS (D) ON PURCHASERS OF TELEPHONE SERVICE FOR COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES~ TH/ TAX SHALL BE IN THE AMOUNT OF TEN PER CENT (10~) OF THE CHARGE MADE ON OR AFTER ~UEY 1~ 1967~ EXCLUSIVE OF ANY FEDERAL OR STATE TAX OR MILEAGE CHARGES THEREON, MADE BY THE SELLER AGAINST THE PURCHASER WITH RESPECT TO SUCH COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL TELEPHONE SERVICE~ PROVIDED, HOWEVER~ THAT IN ANY CASE ANY MONTHLY BILL SUBMITTED BY THE SELLER FOR TELEPHONE SERVICE FOR COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES SHALL EXCEED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS (~2,000.00), THERE SHALL BE NO TAX COMPUTED ON SO MUCH OF SUCH BILL AS SHALL EXCEED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,(~)0.00). SECTION 3. UTILITY BILLS, MONTHLY OR OTHERWISE. BILLS SHALL BE CONSIDERED MONTHLY BILLS IF SUBMITTED TWELVE TIMES ANNUALLY FOR A PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH OR PORTION THEREOF. tN CASE BILLS ARE SUBMITTED BY ANY SELLER FOR TWO MONTHSI SERVICE~ THERE SHALL BE NO TAX COMPUTED ON SO MUCH OF SUCH BILL AS SHALL EXCEED FORTY 9OLLARS (~0o00) FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES OR FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS (~4,000.00) FOR COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES. SECTION A. REQUIREMENTS PARTICULARLY APPLICABLE TO TELEPHONE SERVICE. THE TAX IMPOSED AND LEVIED BY THIS ORDINANCE ON PURCHASERS WITH RESPECT TO TELEPHONE SERVICE SHALL APPLY TO ALL CHARGES MADE FOR LOCAL TELEPHONE EXCHANGE SERVICE EXCEPT AS FOLLOWS: (A) COIN BOX TELEPHONE. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE GUARANTEED CHARGE ON EACH BILL RENDERED FOR SEM~-PUBLIC COIN BOX TELEPHONE SERVICE SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE BASIS FOR THE TAX WITH RESPECT TO THE PURCHASER OF SUCH SERVICE, BUT NO OTHER TAX SHALL BE IMPOSED ON TELEPHONE SERVICE PAID FOR BY INSERTING COINS IN COIN-OPERATED TELEPHONES. (B) FLAT RATE SERVIC_ _ _-~ E, ~ITH RESPECT TO FLAT RATE SERVICE~ THE TAX SHALL APPLY TO ONLY THE AMOUNT PAYABLE FOR LOCAL AREA SERa/CE AND SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY SPECIFIC CHARGE FOR CALLS TO POINTS OUTSIDE THE COUNTY OR TO ANY GENERAL CHARGE OR RATE DIFFERENTIAL PAY- ABLE FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF'CALLING POINTS OUTSIDE THE COUNTY OR FOR MILEAGE SERVICE CHARGES. (C) ~ESS~AGE RATE SERVIC~E. ~HERE PURCHASERS OF TELEPHONE SERVICE ARE CHARGED ON A MESSAGE RATE BASIS~ THE TAX SHALL APPLY ONLY TO THE BASIC CHARGE FOR SUCH SERVICE AND SHALL NOT RPPLY TO ANY CHARGE FOR ADDITIONAL MESSAGE UNITS~ SECTION 5. DUTY OF COUNTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. THE COUNTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE SHALL BE CHARGED WITH THE POWER AND DUTY OF COLLECT- ING THE TAXES IMPOSED AND LEVIED UNDER THIS ORDINANCE. SECTION 6. PRESCRIPTION OF FORMS FOR REPORTS, ETC, THE COUNTY DIRECTOR OF F~NANCE MAY PRESCRIBE FORMS FOR FILING OF ANY REPORT OR THE PAYMENT OF ANY FUNDS SET FORTH IN THIS ORDINANCE. SECTION 7. DUTY OF SELLER GENERALLY~ (A) IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF EVERY SELLER IN ACTING AS THE TAX COLLECTION MEDIUM OR AGENCY FOR THE COUNTY TO COLLECT FROM THE PURCHASER FOR USE OF THE COUNTY, THE TAX IMPOSED AND LEVIED BY THIS ORDINANCE AT THE TIME OF COLLECTING THE PURCHASE PRICE CHARGED THEREFOR~ AND THE TAXES COLLECTED DURING EACH CALENDAR MONTH OR BILLING PERIOD SHALL BE REPORTED AND PAID BY EACH SELLER TO THE 0OUNTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE BY THE LAST DAY OF THE SECOND CALENDAR MONTH THEREAFTER. (B) ~N ALL CASES WHERE THE SELLER COLLECTS THE PRICE FOR UTILITY SERVICE [N STATED PERIODS~ THE TAX IMPOSED AND LEVIED BY THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE COMPUTED ON THE AMOUNT OF PURCHASE DURING THE MONTH OR PERIOD ACCORDING TO EACH BILL RENDERED~ PROVIDED THE AMOUNT OF TAX TO BE COLLECTED SHALL BE THE NEAREST WHOLE CENT TO THE AMOUNT COMPUTED. SECTION 8~ RECORDS TO BE KEPT BY THE SELLER. EACH SELLER SHALL KEEP COMPLETE RECORDS SHOWING ALL PURCHASERS IN THE COUNTY~ WHICH RECORDS SHALL SHOW THE PRICE CHARGED AGAINST EACH PURCHASER WITH RESPECT TO EACH PURCHASE~ THE DATE THEREOF AND THE DATE OF PAYMENT THEREOF~ AND THE AMOUNT OF TAX IMPOSED HEREUNDER AND SUCH RECORDS SHALL BE KEPT OPEN FOR INSPECTION BY THE DULY AUTHORIZED AGENTS OF THE COUNTY DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS ON BUSINESS DAYS~ AND THE DULY AUTHORIZED AGENTS OF THE COUNTY SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT~ POWER AND AUTHORITY TO MAKE SUCH TRANSCRIPTS THEREOF DURING SUCH TIMES AS THEY MAY DESIRE. SECTION 9, EXTENSION OF TIME FOR FILING RETURN. THE COUNTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE MAY EXTEND~ FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN~ THE TIME OF FILING ANY RETURN REQUIRED TO BE FILES BY THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE~ PROVIDED> HOWEVER~ NO SUCH EXTENSION SHALL EXCEED A PERIOD OF NINETY DAYS. SECTION 10. EXEMPTIONS FROM ORDINANCE. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA~ DIPLOMATIC PERSONNEL EXEMPTED BY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES~ THE STATE AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS~ BOARDS~ COMMISSIONS AND THE AUTHORITIES AND AGENCIES THEREOF~ ARE HEREBY EXEMPT FROM THE PAYMENT OF THE TAX IMPOSED AND LEVIED BY THIS ORDINANCE WITH RESPECT TO THE PURCHASE OF UTILITY SERVICES USED BY SUCH GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES. SECTION 11. PENALTIES. ANY PURCHASER FAILING~ REFUSING OR NEGLECTING TO PAY THE TAX IMPOSED OR LEVIED BY THIS ORDINANCE AND ANY SELLER VIOLATING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE AND ANY OFFICER~ AGENT OR EMPLOYEE OF ANY SELLER VIOLATING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND SHALL BE PUNISHED BY A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN TEN DOLLARS (~10o00) NOR MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS (~300,00) OR BY IMPRISONMENT IN dAIL FOR NOT MORE THAN THREE MONTHS~ OR BY BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMPRISONMENT. EACH FAILURE~ REFUSAL~ NEGLECT OR VIOLATION AND EACH DAY'S CONTINUANCE THEREOF SHALL CONSTITUTE A SEPARATE OFFENSE. SUCH CONVICTION SHALL NOT RELIEVE ANY PERSON FROM THE PAYMENT~ COLLECTION AND REMITTANCE OF SUCH TAX AS PROVIDED BY THIS ORDINANCE. SECTION 12. EFFECTIVE DATE, THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE~ AS ~ENDED dUNE 22~ 1967~ SHALL BE ON AND AFTER dULY 1, 1967. THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE TRAILER ORDINANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING NOTICE WHICH WAS PUBLISHED IN THE DALLY PROGRESS ON MAY MAY 2~, MAY 31 AND JUNE ?~ 1967, AND POSTED AT TH/ COURT HOUSE AND EACH OF THE TWENTY--TWO POST OFFICES IN THE COUNTY= ~NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY~ VIRGINIA~ INTENDS TO AMEND AND RE-ENACT THE COUNTYIS TRAILER ORDINANCE AND WILL HOLD PUBLIC HEARING ON SUCH AMENDED ORDINANCE IN THE BOARD ROOM~ COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING~ AT 10=00 AcM. ON JUNE 229 1~57o ALL CITIZENS DESIRING TO DO SO MAY APPEAR AT THE ABOVE TIME AND PLACE AND MAKE THEIR VIEWS KNOWN. THE COMPLETE ORDINANCE IS POSTED AT THE COURT House AND AT EACH POST OFFICE IN THE COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE AND MAY ALSO SE SEEN AT ROOM 20~ COUNTY OFFICE BUILDiNG~ CHARLOTTESVILLE~ VIRGINIA, NANCEo BY ORDER OF THE ~OARD OF COUNTY SUPERVISORSo~ THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE GAVE A BRIEF SUMMARY OF PROPOSED CHANGES IN ~HE TRAILER 0RDi- ~R. [. 0. McCuE~ l~ ATTORNE% APPEARED AEQNG WITH MANY OF THE TRAILER PARK OWNERS IN THE COUNTY AS THEIR REPRESENTATIVE. HE STATED THAT IT WAS THE CONTENTION OF HIS CLIENTS THAT THE PROPOSED ~AX IS DISCRIMINATORY AND REQUESTED THAT THE INCREASE BE DELETED FROM THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AND THAT CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN TO LOWERING THE TAX AT A LATER DATE. MR o ~cCuE CITED A NUMBER OF REASONS FOR HIS REQUESTS AND AFTER CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION SY THE BOARD AND ~R. ~0GE~ IN ADDITION TO TRAILER PARK OWNERS PRESENT~ ACTION ON THIS MATTER WAS DEFERRED UNTIL 10=00 A.M. ON AUGUST 179 l C)67~ MOTION BEING MADE BY MR. KIRKSEY~ SECONDED BY ~,~JR. PALMER~ AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED. MR. ALAN ~OSENKRANS APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE CROZET LIONS CLUB AND REQUESTED THIS ~OARD TO REQUEST THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TO INSTALL CROZET STREET SIGNS. ON MOTION OF MR. PAULETT~ SECONDED BY ~R..PAL~ER~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED= ~[AS~ THE CROZET LIONS CLUB OF CROZET~ VIRGtNIA~ HAS ~ORKE~ WITH~THE COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE IN REVIEWING AND COMPLETING THE NAMING OF ALL STREETS IN THE COMMUNITY OF CROZET AND HAS AGREED TO PURCHASE STREET SIGNS DESIGNATING SUCH NAMES~ N0~ THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ~OARD OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY~ VlRGINIA~ THAT THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS BE AND IS HEREBY REQUESTED TO INSTALL STREET SIGNS IN THE COMMUNITY OF CROZET. ON MOTION~ THE MEETING WAS ADdOURNED~ CHAIRMAN