1966-10-06OCTOBER 6~ 1966
AN ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY WAS HELD
AT ?=30 P.M. ON THIS DATE IN THE COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING~ SAID MEETING BEING ADdOURNED FROM
SEPTEMBER 29~ 1966~ SINCE A qUORUM WAS NOT PRESENT AT THAT TIME.
PRESENT: MESSRS. El)GAR N. GARNETT, GARRETT W. KIRKSEY~ GEORGE C. PALMER~ I1~ F. E,
PAULETT~ ROBERT THRAVES AND Ro A, YANCEY.
ABSENT: NONE,
THE CHAIRMAN PRESENTED COMMUNICATION FROM 0TIS L. BROWN~ SUBMITTING HIS RESIGNATION
AS COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE~ EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 31~ 1966. ON MOTION OF
PALMER~ SECONDED BY ~. KIRKSEY~ MR, BROWN'S RESIGNATION WAS ACCEPTED WITH REGRET,
MR. BROWN READ TO THE BOARD REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF COUNTY EXECUTIVE AS
FOLLOWS~
"YOUR COMMITTEE HAS SCREENED THE APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE COUNTY FOR
THE POSITION OF COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE COMBINED. AFTER
NUMEROUS INTERVIEWS AND CONTACTS WITH APPLICANTS FROM WITHIN AND OUTSIDE
THE STATE~ THE COMMITTEE WISHES TO RECOMMEND THE APPOINTMENT OF THOMAS M,
BATCHELOR~ JR,~ EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY~ AS COUNTY
EXECUTIVE AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE~ EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1~ 1966,
MR. BATCHELOR APPEARS TO HAVE THE BAOKGROUND~ qUALIFlCATIONS~ PERSONALITY
AND FORESIGHT TO FILL THIS POS ITION~ WE FEEL HE IS EMINENTLY QUALIFIED AND
THAT THE COUNTY IS FORTUNATE TO OBTAIN HIS SERVICES.
THE COMMITTEE INFORMALLY HAD THE ENTIRE BOAR~ MEET.,WlTH MiR. BATCH/LOR
PREVIOUSLY AND THIS RECOMMENDATION IS COMMENSURATE WITH ITS WISHES.
WE RECOMMEND THAT THE COUNTY EXPRESS BY LETTER TO ALL APPLICANTS THE
COUNTYIS APPRECIATION FOR THEIR INTEREST,I~
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED~
(SIGNED) E~GAR N. GARNETT
OTIS L, BROWN
ON MOTION OF MR. PALMER~ SECONDED BY MR, YANCEY~ THE. FOREGOING REPORT WAS UNANIMOUSLY
ACCEPTED AND THE SALARY OF MR. BATOHELOR ~AS SET AT ~1~00 PER YEAR~ IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT
THE COUNTY WOULD BEAR THE COST OF MR. BATCHELOR~S MOVING EXPENSES.
ON MOTION OF MR, KIRKSEY~ SECONDED BY MR. PAULETT~ IT WAS ORDERED THAT THE FIRM OF
HANTZMAN~ ~IEBEL AND COMPANY BE EMPLOYED TO PERFORM THE NECESSARY TURN-OVER AUDIT IN CONNEC-
TION WITH TRANSFER OF ACCOUNTS FROM ~R. BROWN TO MR. BATCHELORo
ON MOTION OF MR. PALMER~ SECONdED.BY MR. KIRKSEY~ THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE WAS INSTRUCTE~
TO NOTIFY THE STATE TAX COMMISSIONER OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THOMAS Mo ~ATCHELOR AS DIRECTOROF
FINANCE AND TO REQUEST THE APPROVAL OF THAT OFFICE IN THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. BATCHELOR TO ACT
AS CHIEF ASSESSING OFFICER OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY.
REQUEST WAS'RECEIVED FROM THE CITIZENS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY FOR SUBSTITUTION OF
CERTAIN SECURITIES HELD IN ESCROW BY CHEMICAL BANK NEW YORK TRUST..COMPANY. THE FOLLOWING
RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED BY MR. YANCEY~ SECONDED BY MR. PALMER~ AND UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED:
~HER£AS, CITIZENS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA,
DEPOSITORY, HAS REQUESTED THE SUBSTITUTION OF CERTAIN SECURITIES HELD BY
CHEMICAL BANK NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY~
NO~, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ~OARD OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS OF
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, THAT CITIZENS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY BE AND IS
HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO PLEDGE THE FOLLOWING:
$300,000 FED. HOME LOAN BANKS 6~% BONDS DATED 9/26/66, DUE
3/26/67 AND 9/27/67.
AND, UPON THE PLEDGE AND DELIVERY OF THE FOREGOING, THE CHEMICAL BANK NEW
YORK TRUST COMPANY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO RELEASE THE FOLLOWING:
~300,OOO FED. HOME LOAN BANKS NOTES, 4.60% DUE 9/26/66.
BE IT FURTHER RESCLVED THAT COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION BE FORWARDED TO
THE CITIZENS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND TO CHEMICAL BANK NEW YORK TRUST
COMPANY.
PLAT WAS PRESENTED ON SECTION 1, DEERWOOD SUBDIVISION, AS PREPARED BY
RANDOLPH AND APPROVED BY THE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION. ON MOTION, DULY MADE AND SECON-
DED, THIS PLAT WAS APPROVED AND THE CHAIRMAN AND CLERK WERE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN SAME ON
BEHALF OF THIS BOARD.
COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM MR. GORDON T. WINFIELD, CHAIRMAN OF THE POLITICAL
ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, IN WHICH THE BOARD WAS ADVISED THAT THE WEEK
OF DECEMBER 5 - 9 HAS BEEN SET ASIDE AS STUDENT GOVERNMENT WEEK DURING WHICH TIME HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS WOULD ACTUALLY TAKE OVER THE REIGNS OF GOVERNMENT. ON MOTION OF
PALMER, SECONDED BY MR. KIRKSEY, THIS PROdECT WAS GIVEN UNANIMOUS A~PROVAL.
CLAIMS AGAINST THE COUNTY AMOUNTING TO $956~O75.02 WERE PRESENTED~ EXAMINED~ AND
ALLOWED AND CERTIFIED TO THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE FOR PAYMENT AND CHARGED AGAINST THE
FOLLOWING FUNDS=
GENERAL REVENUE FUND
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
SCHOOL OPERATING FUND
CAPITAL OUTLAY FUND
VIRGINIA PUBLle ASSISTANCE FUND
DOG TAX FUND
COMMONWEALTH OF VA. CURRENT CREDIT ACCOUNT
TOTAL
ON MOTION, THE MEN, lNG WAS ADdOURNEDo
143.00
207,306.50
266,579.67
291,049.81
25,127.65
2,629.12
1~3 ~39.27
956,075.02