1978-05-17A253
May 17, 1978 (Adjourned-Afternoon)
An adjourned meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, was
held on May 17, 1978, at 4:00 P.M. in the Board Room of the County Office Building,
Charlottesville, Virginia; said meeting being adjourned from May !0, 1978.
Present: Messrs. Lindsay G. Dorrier, Jr., Gerald E. Fisher, J. T. Henley, Jr.,
F. Anthony Iachetta and W. S. Roudabush.
Absent:
Mr. C. Timothy Lindstrom.
Officer present: County Executive, Guy B. Agnor, Jr.
Agenda Item No. 1.
Fisher.
The meeting was called to order at 4:07 P.M. by the Chairman, Mr.
Agenda Item No. 2. Work Session: Pay/Classification Plan. The Board began the
meeting by continuing with discussion of the Employee's Handbook. The following changes
were tentatively agreed to by the Board, but there was no real consensus on the paragraph
entitled "Political Activity'i:
Political Activity
Every County employee is e~&~e~ ~e a~ &e encouraged to exercise ~e&~ his/her right to
vote. Ail ~e~agi~e County employees
~ e&ee~e~eg~iee~ except elected officials, are e~&e~ prohibited from participating in
any form of &eea&w e~a~e- e~ ~a~&e~a& ~e&&~&ee~ political activities on Mondays through
Fridays from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M.
Additionally~ employees are prohibited from using their employment position in any manner
to influence, ~ersuade, coerce, or induce, a fellow employee or a citizen to his/her
political beliefs.
County employees are not prohibited from seeking public office. However, when any public
employee, except elected officials, becomes a candidate for any public office
~e e~ee~&e~ eg ee~e~&~e~a~ e~&ee~e~w ~e~ he/she shall be required to take a leave
of absence without pay ~em ~e ~i~&~ ~a~e ~e~ ~e e&ee~&e~ &~ e~e~ ~e
e~&~&e&e~ e~ ~e em~&e~ee a~ e¢ ~e-~e~. Uge~ ~e w~&~e~ ~eg~ee~ eg ~e em~&e~ee~
~e &e ~aRSe~ a ~eaYe e$ a~seRee w&~e~ pa~ for any work time spent in camp.aigning; the
procedure for taking such leave of absence shall be determined by the county, executive and
the employee prior to the .emplo. yee filing for office. If the employee shall successfully
qualify for a seat on the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, he/she shall re.l.~nquish
his/her job with the Coun%y prior to taking seat.
Add a paragraph on Indebtedness to the County to read:
The Director of Finance is prohibited by law from issuing County checks to anyone owing
money to the County. County employees are therefore expected to pay taxes, licenses, and
fees owed to the County on or before their due dates. In the event of delinquency, the
Director of Finance will follow procedures of collection required in the State Law, which
provides for deductions from salaries and liens on estates. (Section 58-922 and 58-1010,
Code of Virginia.)
Matters Deemed Not Grievable
Employees are advised .... In addition, ~ e~&~e ~aw~ merit., wages, salaries ....
Determination of Grievability
If some question ... for a ruling of grievabilit~ from the Ge~ Charlottesville Ci.t~
Attorney, who ....
Under Grievance Procedure, STEP IV, change third paragraph to read:
Within seven days after the date of the written request for a panel hearing, or after
referral by the County Executive as one of his options in STEP III, ~e ~e~ ~ee~&~e
~ea~ ~e ~&e~a~ee~ ~ panel consisting of three members, none of whom may have been
involved in an earlier phase of the grievance~ shall be chosen in the following manner:
· ~ee ~e~e~e ~e w&&~ ee~e$&$~e ~e pa~e& ,~6&& Be ee'~ee~e6 ¢~e~ ~&e &&e~ one member ....
May 17, 1978 (Afternoon-Adjourned)
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Under the same section, change No. 7 to read as follows:
7) The majority decision of the panel shall be ,~m~e~ ~e ~e Bea~ eS $~e~&ee~e Se~ ~
~e~&ew~ a~ e~a~& ~e~eaS~e~ final ~e.e ~e Bea~ eS ~e~&ee~e S&~e ~a~ ~e
~a~e& e~eee~e~ &~e a~e~&~ in all its determinations.
Mr. 'Agnor noted that on the schematic Listing, Page 27, Social Worker Trainee is
listed as a (9) and should be listed as a (10).
At the conclusion of the discussion on the Employee's Handbook, Mr. Agnor noted that
further changes to the Handbook could be made at the June 14 meeting since it would be
best to have the changes become effective July !.
The Board again discussed the cost of implementing the Pay Plan. Mr. Fisher said
this is the last meeting scheduled for this month and if the Pay Plan is to go into effect
as of May 1, action would be needed this date. It being the consensus of the Board that
Mr. Agnor and the consultants had done a good job on this revision of the Pay Plan, motion
was offered by Dr. Iachetta, seconded by Mr. Roudabush, to adopt "A Personnel Management
System for the County of Albemarle, Virginia, 1978", as prepared by Municipal Advisors,
Incorporated, Virginia Beach, Virginia, and amended by the Board in work sessions held on
May 3 and May 17, 1978; with salary adjustments to be effective as of May 1, 1978.
(Salary adjustments are those salaries recommended for the various employees by this Pay
Plan, with the 5% cost-of-living adjustment for the fiscal year 1978-79 being given as of
May 1, 1978~ instead of July 1, 1978.) The motion carried by the following recorded ~ote:
AYES: Messrs. Dorrier, Fisher, Henley, Iachetta and Roudabush.
NAYS: None.
ABSENT: Mr. Lindstrom.
Not Docketed: Mr. Fisher noted agreement signed with the Jordan Development Corporation
on December 11, 1977. He said a typographical error was made on the first page and Jordan
has asked that the first sheet of the agreement be retyped. Motion was then offered by
Mr. Dorrier, seconded by Mr. Henley, to adopt the following resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County,
Virginia, does hereby authorize the retyping of the first page of an
agreement between THE COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE, VIRGINIA, and JORDAN
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, signed on December 11, 1977, in order to
correct a typographical error appearing on said sheet; this being a
change in figures from $228,280.00 to $288,280.00; and
FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution shall be attached to and
made a permanent part of such agreement.
The foregoing motion carried by the following recorded vote:
AYES: Messrs. Dottier, Fisher, Henley and Roudabush.
NAYS: None.
ABSENT: Mr. Lindstrom.
ABSTAINING: Dr. Iachetta. (Because of disclosure made on association with solar energy-
D.H.I. Co.)
Not Docketed: Mr. Agnor noted receipt of request for a lea~e of absence, without
pay, from June 1, 1978, to August 31, 1978, for Linda L. Thompson of the Building Inspections
Department. Motion to approve this request was offered by Dr~ Iachetta, seconded by Mr.
Dorrier, and carried by the following recorded ~ote:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
Messrs. Dorrier, Fisher, Henley, Iachetta and Roudabush.
None.
Mr. Lindstrom.
May 17, 1978 (Afternoon-Adjourned)
Agenda Item No. 3. At 5:07 P.M., motion was offered by Dr. Iachetta and seconded by
Mr. Roudabush to adjourn into executive session to discuss property acquisition, legal and
personnel matters. The motion carried by the recorded vote which follows:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
Messrs. Dorrier, Fisher, Henley, Iachetta and Roudabush.
None.
Mr. Lindstrom.
At 7:30 P.M., the Board reconvened into open session and immediately adjourned.
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