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1962-08-23SPECIALAUGUST 23, 1962 PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING WAIVER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, MET IN SPECIAL SESSION AT 9:30 A.M. ON THIS DATE IN THE COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING, CHAR-- LOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT: MESSRS~ dOHN ~ ~ILLIAMS~ EDGAR N. GARNETT~ H. ASHBY HARRIS, M, Y. SUTHERLAND, dR. AND ROBERT THRAVES. ABSENT: MR. GEORGE C. PALMER, II. THE UNDERSIGNED, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY SUPERVI~SORS OF ALBEMARLE. COUNTY, VIRGINIA, DO HEREBY WAIVE NOTICE AND SPECIAL SERVICE THEREOF, OF A MEETING TO BE HELD AT 9:30 A.M. ON THE 23RD DAY OF AUGUST, 1962, FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING REPORT FROM THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE CONCERNING THE COMPARATIVE COST OF GENERAL.COUNTY OPERATION, AND WE DO HEREBY CONSENT TO ANY AND ALL BUSINESS AND THE TAKING OF SUCH ACTION AT SAID MEETING UPON THE MATTERS HEREINA_~BOVTENTIONE]D AS MAY BE LAWFUL, INCI- DENT AND NECESSARY THERTO. ,JOHN .. ~OBERT ~HRAVES ~R. OTIS L. BROWN, ASST. COUNTY EXECUTIVE, PRESENTED AND READ IN THE ABSENCE OF ~R* PENCE, A REPORT PREPARED BY THE OFFICE OF COUNTY EXECUTIVE CONCERNING THE COMPARATIVE COST OF GENERAL COUNTY OPERATIONS tN ALBEMARLE COUNTY. THE 21 PAGE REPORT WAS A REPLY TO A STATEMENT RELEASED ON AUGUST 17 BY SENATOR EDWARD O. MCCUE, dR. IN WHICH HE SAID THAT, ACCORDING TO A COMPARATIVE COST REPORT RELEASED BY THE STATE AUDITORO F PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, ALBEMARLE COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST PERCAPITA COST OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF GENERAL GOVERNMENT OF ANY COUNTY IN THE STATE WHOSE POPULATION IS IN THE ~0,000 TO ~0,000 BRACKET. ~BE REPORT PRESENTED SHOWED IN DETAIL THE COST OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND GAVE A PER CAPITA COST CATEGORY BY CATEGORY, OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY AND ELEVEN OF THE THIRTEEN COUNTIES CITED BY MR. MCCUEo UPON COMPLETION OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE REPORT, THE BOARD, UPON MOTION OF ~R. SUTHERLAND, SECONDED BY MRo HARRIS, ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY BE ROLL CALL VOTE THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION: WHEREAS, ON FRIDAY, AUGUST THE 1?TH, ~R. E. O. MCCUE, dR., A MEMBER OF THE VIRGINIA STATE SENATE, REPRESENTING ALBEMARLE COUNTY, ISSUED A STATEMENT TO THE PRESS AND RADIO ATTACKING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE FOR HAVING THE HIGHEST PER CAPITA COST OF OPERATION OF GENERAE GOVERNMENT OF ANY COUNTY IN VIRGINIA IN THE ~0 TO ~0 THOUSAND POPULATION BRACKET, AND ~H[REAS, THIS ATTACKING STATEMENT WAS GIVEN TO THE NEWS MEDIA AS BEING COMPLETE, TRUTHFUL AND ACCURATE, AS COMING FROM THE REPORT OF THE STATE AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, AND ~HEREAS, MANY OF THESE FIGURES AS ISSUED BY MR. MCCUE PROVED TO BE GROSSLY INCORRECT AS APPLIED TO ALBEMARLE COUNTY, AND ~HEREAS, MR. ~OCUE HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR APPROXI- MATELY ~0 YEARS, THE REPORT OF THE STATE AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS HAS BEEN THE SAME FORM SINCE 19~8 AND THE SAME WORDING SINCE 19~9, AND THAT SINCE ~R. MCCUE WAS SHOCKED AT NOTICING THE 196~ REPORT OF THE STATE AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, BUT DID NOT CON- TACT THE ALBEMARLE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR AN EXPLANATION, IT IS THE EXPRESSED OPINION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, THAT THE SAID ATTACKING STATEMENT WAS INCORRECTLY GIVEN AND ~IGHT BE INTERPRETED BY SOME TO EVEN APPEAR MALICIOUS AND WITHOUT CONSTRUC- TIVE PURPOSE, BUT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ATTEMPTING TO EMBARRASS AND CRITICIZE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY~ AND ~HEREAS, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS PROUD OF THE FACT THAT ALBEMARLE COUNTY IS ONE OF TWO COUNTIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH AND ONE OF FEW COUNTIES IN THE ENTIRE SOUTH THAT ENdOYS A DOUBLE ~Ae FINANCIAL RATING, AND THAT ITIS OF GREAT CONCERN TO US THAT A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA, WHO IS ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE TO SERVE THE BEST INTEREST OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY, WOULD THROUGH LACK OF KNOWLEDGE, OR IN- TENTIONALLY MISREPRESENT FACTS THAT COULD BE HARMFUL TO SUCH FINANCIAL RATING OFm ALBEMARLE COUNTY, NO~, THEREFORE, BE IT RESCLVED BY THE ~LBEMARLE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THAT WE DO HEREBY WELCOME CONSTRUCTIVE SUGGESTIONS A8 TO THE SOUND ECONOMIC OPERATION OF THE COUNTY~FROM ANY MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OR ANY OTHER CITIZEN OF ALBEMARLE. MR. WILLIAMS STATED THAT MR; PALMER WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE CONTENTS OF THE RESOLUTION AND THAT HE HAD BEEN AUTHORIZED BY MR. PALMER TO~OTIFY THE BOARD THATIF HE HAD BEEN PRESENT HE WOULD HAVE VOTED AYE. IT WAS MOVED BY MRo THRAVES~ SECONDED BY MR; HARRIS~ THAT A COPY OF THE REPORT AND RESOLUTION BE MAILED TO EACH COUNTY AND CITY OFFICIAL IN THE SENATORIAL ~ISTRICT WITH ALBEMARLE. THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY BE ROLL CALL ¥OTE. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. THRAVES~ SECONDED BY MR~ GARNETT~ THAT THE REPORT AS PRESENTED BY THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE BE PRINTED IN THE LOCAL DAILY NEWSPAPER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER THAT THE CITIZENS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY'M'AY BE INFORMED OF THE COST OF OPERA-TION. THE MOTION CARRIED UNANI- MOUSLY. THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS PROPOSED AND ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY UPON MOTION OF MR. GARNETT~ SECONDED BY MR. SUTHERLAND=. ~HEREAS, THE NEWS RELEASE OF AUGUST 17, 1962, BY MR~ E. 0~ MCCUE, dR., INTIMATED THAT ALBEMARLE ~OUNTYtS PER CAPITA COST WAS EXCESSIVE: AND WHEREAS, SUCH NE~S RELEASE TENDED TO GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THE COUNTY WAS NOT BEING OPERATED IN AN EFFICIENT MANNER~ ANY SUCH IMPRESSION HAVI.NG A DIRECT REFLECTION ON EVERY OFFICIAL IN THE COUNTY: AND WHEREAS, -ITIS APPARENT TO THIS ~OARD AND TO EVERYONE FAMILIAR WITH THE OPERATI~NS.~3~Z-~..[~E COUNTY THAT THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND HIS STAFF ARE EFFICIENT AND DILIGENT IN THEIR WORK, STRIVING AT ALL TIMES TO INSURE THAT THE CITIZEN RE- CEIVES A DOLLAR'S GOOD FROM EVERY TAX DOLLAR SPENT~ AND WHEREA~, tT REQUIRED AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF WORK ON THE PART OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND HIS STAFF IN'THE RESEARCH AND PREPARATION OF THE REPORT PRESENTED~ NOW, THEREFORE~ BE iT RE$CLVED THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY DOES HEREBY EXPRESS ITS SINCERE APPRECIATION TO M~ ~. PENCE, COUNTY EXECUTIVE, AND HIS FINE STAFF FOR THE OUTSTANDING MANNER IN WHICH THE REPORT WAS ~ESENTED AND FOR THE QUALITY OF ITS CONTENTS: AND ~E IT FURTHER RESCLVED THAT THIS BOARD EXPRESSES )TS UTMOST CONFIDENCE IN THE OPERATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE, AND ITS VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS~ AN~ IN EACH CONSTITUTIONAL OFFtCE~ INCLUDING COMMON~EALTHIS ATTORNEY, CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT AND SHERIFF. ON MOTION~ THE MEETING ADdOURNED.