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1962-09-07SPECIAL SEPTEMBER 7, 1%2 PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING WAIVER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VlRGINIA~ MET IN SPECIAL SESSION AT 10:00 A.M. ON THIS DATE IN THE COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING~ CHAR-- LOTTESVILLE~ VIRGINIA~WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT: MESSRS. dOHN ~o ~ILLIAMS~ EDGAR N. GARNETT~ H. ASHBY HARRIS, GEORGE C. PALMER, II, AND Mo Y. SUTHERLAND, dR. ABSENT: MR. ROBERT THRAVES° ~E, THE UNDERSIGNED, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGtNIA~ DO HEREBY WAIVE NOTICE AND SPECIAL SERVICE THEREOF~ OF A MEETING TO BE HELD AT 10300 AcCo ON THE 7TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER~ 1%2, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FURTHER CONSIDERA- TION OF STATEMENTS MADE BY SENATOR E. 0o ~CCUE~ dR. WITH REGARD TO COMPARATIVE COSTS OF GOVERNMENT, 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~ INCI- ~///.~~J0~ ~~ OHN ~ L I AM DENT AND NECESSARY THERETO. EDGAR [~. {~ARNETT,~ / /J~'EORGE C. PALMER,"'F't ROBERT THRAVES AFTER DlSCUSSlON~ THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT ~AS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED BY ROLL CALL VOTE OF THOSE PREBENT~ MOTION BEING MADE BY ~R. PALMER, SECONDED BY ~R. ~UTHERLAND= "THE BOARD OF ~UPERVISORB AT THIS TIME REAFFIRMS ITS POSITION ON THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED AT A SPECIAL MEETING ON AUGUST 2~ AND AGAIN ENDORSES UNANIMOUSLY THE REPORT PRESENTED BY THE OOUNTY ~XECUTIVE THE LATEST NEWS RElEASE;BY ~R. E; 0. ~COUE~ JR. ~S AS U~SLEAD~NG AS H~S ORiGiNAL STATEMENT. IT IS OBVIOUS TO EVERY ~E~BER OF THE BOARD THAT ~R. ~COUE HAD NOT READ THE ~TATE AUDITOR'S REPORT ON COMPARATIVE COST BEFORE HE ~ADE HIS INITIAL RELEASE AND IT APPEARS THAT HE HAD NOT READ THE OOUNTY~S REPORT BEFORE HIS LATEST STATEUENT. IF HE DID ATTEMPT TO READ THE REPORT~ IT IS EVEN MORE APPARENT THAT HE COULD FIND NOTHING TO REFUTE 1N THE REPORT~ SINCE HE RELIED ~N H~S LATEST RELEASE ON CO~NING PHRASES AND ~AKING CONUECTURES. THE BOARD FURTHER RECOGNIZES THE TACTICS OF NRULE OR RUtN~ BY ~R. ~COUE~ AND THE ~UPERV~BORS ~ILL NOT BE DUPED INTO BEING DICTATED TO BY HID. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ANSWERS TO ONLY ONE GROUP~ THE PEOPLE OF ALBEMARLE. THE OFF~CE OF THE OOUNTY [XECUT~VE PREPARED THE REPORT CITED BY ~R; ~COUE ~N H~S LATEST RE-- LEASE. TH~S REPORT WAS PREPARED IN ORDER TO SHOW CLEARLY AND FACTUALLY AND IN DETAIL THE TOT~ COST OF OPERATION OF ALBEUARLE~S GOVERNMENT. SUCH REPORT APPEARED NECESSARY ~HEN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER (THE DA~LY PROGRESS) CO~UENTED EDITORIALLY ON ~R. ~COUE~S RELEASE AND ~NDICATED THAT AN EXPLANATION ~AS IN ORDER. HENCE~ THE PRESS RAISED CERTAIN QUESTIONS ~HIOH ~T FELT SHOULD BE ANSWERED AND WHEN A FULL AND FAOTUA~ REPLY ~AS ~ADE, THE PRESS MADE ~TS O~N IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS. IT ~S GRATIFYING THAT AFTER THE COUNTY REPORT ~AS PRESENTED~ THE NEWSPAPER IN OTHER EDITORIALS PUBLICLY CO~ENDED THE OOUNTY FOR ITS EFFORTS AN[ WAS PUBLIC SPIRITED AND FAIR-MINDED ENOUGH TO AD~IT THAT THE RELEASES BY ~R, ~COUE ~ERE U~SLEAD~NG. THE NEWSPAPER INDICATED THAT AN APOLOGY WAS IN ORDER. ~R. ~COUE STATES THAT HE HA~ ~ADE-A "~PUBL~C EXPOSUREN OF ALBEUARLE~S COST RECORD AND HE AT- TE~P'TED TO EXPLAIN WHY TH~S ~PUBL~C EXPOSUREN WAS NOT ~ADE BEFORE~SlNCE THESE PER CAPITA F~GURES HAVE APPEARED tN THE SAME FORD S~NCE 19~9. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS NO CAUSE FOR ~NQU~RY SO LONG AS THE POPULATION OF THE OOUNTY WAS ~NCREASlNG AND THERE ~AS NO DECREASE IN AREA. TH~S ~S A FEEBLE ATTEMPT BY ~R. ~{COUE TO EXPLAIN HIS UNFAMiLiARiTY W~TH THIS ~TATE REPORT WHICH HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE SA~E FORM FOR YEARS. IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT ~R. ~COUE FELT THAT HE HAD FOUND SOME ~NFORUATION THAT WOULD BE EU~ARRAS~ INFORMED ON THE SUBUECT. THE VAST MAdORITY'OF FUNDS EXPENDED BY THE COUNTY GOES TO THE OPERATION OF THE SCHOOLS INCLUD- ING CAPITAL OUTLAY. APPROXIMATELY 80% OF THE TOTAL BUDGET ANNUALLY IS EXPENDED FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES= HENCE, ANY APPRECIABLE REDUCTION tN TOTAL GOVERNMENTAL COSTS MUST BE MADE WHERE THE LARGEST PORTION OF THE MONEY IS SPENT. SINCE INSTRUCTIONAL COST IS THE MAdOR ITEM IN THE EDUCATION BUDGET, THIS BOARD WONDERS IF MR; MCCUE ADVOCATES A REDUCTION tN THE SALARY SCALE FOR TEACHERS AFTER THE JANUARY ~ ANNEXA~ TION. IT IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE THE UNTOLD HARM THESE MISLEADING STATEMENTS HAVE DONE IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT. THE CHARLOTTESVILLE-~BEMARLE INDUSTRI~ COMMISSION tS WORKING DILtGENTL~ TO ATTRACT DESIRABLE INDUSTRIES. SUCH UNWARRANTED ATTACKS ON THE COUNTY BY ~R; MCCUE, SIMILAR TO THE ATTACK ON THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLEtS GOVERNMENT OF SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AFFECT MATERIALLY~THIS EFFORT. THE C~TIZENS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY WILL NO DOUBT LOOK CAREFULLY AT THE RELEASES MADE BY MCCUE IN AN EFFORT TO DETERMINE IF THEY WERE MADE IN A CONSTRUCTIVE MANNER AND IF THEY REELECT THE DIGNITY EXPECTED OF THE HIGH OFFICE OF STATE SENATOR. THE FACTS HAVE BEEN PRESENTED BY THE COUNTY, AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DOES NOT INTEND TO BECOME INVOLVED WITH MR. MCCUE OR ANYONE ELSE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE COUNTY. SINCE 19~9 THE ALBEMARLE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAS ENDEAVORED TO REPRESENT THIS COMMUNITY IN A CONSERVATIVE BUT FORWARD-LOOKING MANNER. THE BUDGETS HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY REVIEWED EACH YEAR AND MEETINGS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC HAVE BEEN HELD PRIOR TO APPROVING THE BUDGETS AND SETTING THE RATE REQUIRED TO MEET THE EXPENSES. WE BELIEVE THAT THE PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY ARE ENTITLED TO AND DESIRE THE SCHOOLS~ LA~ ENFORCEMENT~ LIBRARY FACtLITIES~ SANITARY LANDFILLS~ HEALTH SERVICES AND TUITION GRANTS~ ETC. AND ARE WILLING TO PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE. ~R REGULAR MONTHLY MEETINGS ARE ON THE THIRD ~HURSDAY OF EACH MONTH AND ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. [ACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ALWAYS WELCOMES CON- STRUCTIVE SUGGESTIONS ~D CRITICISMS FROM ANY MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING MR. MCCUE. IT tS THE INTENTION OF THE ENTIRE BOAR~ TO CONTINUE TO GIVE THIS COMMUNITY THE SERVICES THAT THE CITIZENS DESIRE.~ ON MOTION, THE MEETING ADdOURNED.