1973-01-02r'-
An adjourned meeting of the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County~
Virghi~y was held on January 2y 1973 at 10:00 A.M. in the Board~Room~ County Office
Buildingy said meeting being adjourned from December 29, 1972.
Present were: Messrs. Stuart F. Carwiley Gerald E. Fishery J. T. Henley~ J~y
William C. Thacker~ Jr.y Gordon L. Wheeler and Lloyd F. Wood~ Jr.
Officers present: County ~.xecutive and County Attorney.
The meeting was called to order by Mr. Wheeler.
Mr. Batchelor entertained nominations for Chairman.
Mr. Carwile offered the name of Gordon L. Wheeler for Chairman for a one-year
term. Motion was seconded by Mr. Wood and carried by the following recorded vote:
AYES: Messrs. Carwiley Fishery Henley~ Thacker~ Wheeler and Wood.
NAYS: None.
Mr. Fisher offered the name of William C. Thackery Jr.~ for Vice-Chairman for
a one-year term. Motion carried by the following recorded vote:
AYES: Messrs. Carwiley Fishery Henley~ Thacker~ Wheeler and Wood.
NAYS: None.
Mr. Wheeler then requested an executive session to discuss personnel matters.
Motion to this effect was offered by Mr. Carwile, seconded by Mr. Fisher and carried
by the following recorded vote:
AYES: Messrs. Carwile, Fisher, Henley, Thacker, Wheeler and Wood.
NAYS: None.
The Board Reconvened.
The following legislative program was presented:
'(1 )
The county requests legislation increasing the penalty on late payment of
real estate taxes to ten (10%) per cent beginning January 6 of each year.
The penalty for the first 30 days would remain at fi~e per cent (~%). The
rate of interest on late payment after July would be increased from six (6)
to eight (8) per cent.
(2)
The county requests the elimination of Item 3 from Form 761, Capital Not
Otherwise Taxedy which reads as follows: "If this return is for a
manufacturingy miningy radio or television broadcastingy or dairy business,
report here the value of all other personal property of every kind both
tangible in.fact and intangible, except machinery and tools, and ~xcept the
intangible personal property described in the note below .... " An example
of the impact of Item 3 is that business vehicles are taxed at 30¢ per $100
rather than at the localities' rates which are higher. It was not the
intent of the legislature for local businesses to receive this exemption.
(3)
The General Assembly should pass legislation requiring that grantees' names
and addresses be put on all deeds. This would ease the mailing of tax ticke~s~
and eliminate confusion during late payment periods.
The General Assembly should allow localities to ~mpose an admission tax on all
entertainment activities.
The General Assembly should allow counties to impose a hotel and motel room
tax. Cities now have that right.
The General Assembly should pass legislation allowing localities to impose
a $10 penalty on accounts on which bad checks are received on taxes. This
would parallel state power and save money for localities.
(7)
Localities should be able to place fees on building permits that reflect the
cost of administration of planning and zoning ordinancesy as wellas the cost
of building code enforcement. This approach allows for the costs of development
to be borne by the developer.
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(8)
<9)
Albemarle County requests the General Assembly to amend Section 29-192
of the Code of Virginia to allow Boards of Supervisors to designate
areas of the county in which dogs may be prohibited from running at
large. Many counties seem to need "leash laws" within subdivisions
or densely populated areas but are reluctant to pass county-wide
"leash-laws."
The county is requesting the General Assembly to make impact area
payments to localities in which state institutions impose a direct cost.
For example: Albemarle County must educate the children whose parents
are faculty and staff members at the University of Virginia.
(10) The county is requesting the General Assembly to amend legislation to
allow members of the board of supervisors to sign waivers for special ~-~
meetings. If all members sign~ the special meeting can be held and
action taken. The county currently is operating on an opinion from the
office of the Attorney General and would like additional legal clarification.~
(11) The county is requesting that the Division of Motor Vehicles make the
retail price on ~ll new vehicles available to localities. This would
enable localities to assess personal property off of data tape with
more accuracy~ eliminate the Blue Book as an index of prices and use
depreciated scales.
(12) The General Assembly also is being requested to amend Section 15.1-504
by adding the underlined portion below:
"The publication shall include a statement that a copy of the full
text of the ordinance is on file in the clerk's office of the circuit
court-of the county; or in the case of any county organized under the
form of government set out in Article 3 (Sec. 15.1-674 et se~) of chapter
14 or in Article 2 (Sec. 15.1-728 et se~) and Sec. 15-1-~88 et seq.
of Chapter 15 of Title 15.1 of the Code of Virginia, a statement that a
copy of the full text of the ordinance is on file in the office of the
county board.
Legislation is also Sought to revise Section 15.1-504 as it relates
to advertising ordinances Which impose tax or raise revenue to require
that such advertisement/~l~U~ne time in total rather than four-.
Additional legislation is requested to delete the requiresent that
such advertisements (those referring to ordinances which impose tax or
raise revenue) be posted at each post office in the county.
Albemarle County finds that a considerable investment is involved
in publication of lengthy ordinances. One time in total or two or
three other times by reference would accomplish the same objective and
reduce the cost.
In attempting to comply with the section dealing with posting
notices at post offices~ the county has found that is is difficult to
post except when these o£fices (now privately owned) are located in stores.
(13) Albemarle County requests that there be no changes made in billing
procedures followed by the health department and further asks that no
new items whether these be personnel or medical be added unless the
new procedures or items are approved by a majority of the localities
participating in the State-Local Health program Or by the General
Assembly. (It has been the county's experience that ~out four years ago
the health department bega~.~billing the county for fringe benefit~~. Last
year~ the billing procedure for consumable items change~ giving the state
a one-time windfall of more than $50,000 from the city and the county.
Now~ State Health is disbursinglmedication for those with tuberculosis.
In the pasty State Health paid for the confinement of these persons and
for their medication. The county understands that localities now are
to pay for this medication. It seems that it should be the responsibility
of the General Assembly to appropriate money for health programs and to '
designate where the local health departments er the local governments are
to receive the monies and appropriate them through their budgets.)
(t4) Albemarle County re$~ests legislation saking all bottles and containers
returnable. To make this effective a special tax should be placed on
bottle~ and containers that would have the effect of discouraging their
being deposited in public places and along roads. Similar legislation will
be proposed by the Virginia Association of Counties.
(~) Albemarle County requests special enabling legislation to permit the
county to require performance bonds reflecting required improvements
as shown on site plans. This should be a provision within the zonmng
ordinance.
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(16) Albemarle County asks the General Assembly to allow a locality to include
within its subdivision ordinance the right to require dedication of land
for the widening of streets that abut the property.
(17) The County requests legislation to allow all localities, bo~h cities and
counties~ to enact boarding fees on passengers using local airports.
Attention should be given to the drafting of this where the airport is
jointly owned or owned by an airport commission so that they would not be
left out inadvertently.
Justification: The Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport has never been on a
p~ing basis. It is getting large enough that it should break even and soon
have revenues sufficient for repairs and expansion. The new criteria that
has been sent out by the seoretary of Transportation will require security
police at our small airports half an hour before each flight is to leave
to inspect and make sure no one is carrying concealed weapons. The estimated
cost of this new requirement is between thirty and fifty thousand a year.
No federal funds are available. It is anticipated that the next requirement
will be an additionto the airport where all boarding passengers can go through
security procedures and then be segregated from othertterminal visitors until
such time as they are to board the plane. This will be a major expenditure
and as of this date is not eligible for federal participation; The boarding
fees will have to go t~wards this sort of cost as it is for the protection
of the user~ thus we f~el the user~should be paying for this service. It
would seem that a bo~ing fee as de~ermined by the localities should be
allowed and that no maximum limits be placed upon it by the Ganeral Assembly.
Motion to approve the f~regoing &egislative program was offered by Mr. Fisher~ seconded
by Mr. Henley and carried by the following recorded vote:
AYES: Messrs. Carwile~ Fisher~ Henley, Thacker~ Wheeler and Wood.
NAYS: None.
Upon proper motion~ the meeting was adjourned.
Chairman