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1964-01-23 MR. ROBERT M. MUSSELMAN, CPA, APPEARED AND OFFERED HIS ASSISTANCE TO NEW MEMBERS OF THE BOARD IN EXPLAINING THE AUDIT REPORT OF THE 0OUNTYfS ACCOUNTS. MR. MUSSELMAN WAS REQUESTED TO MEET WITH THE BOARD AT ITS ADdOURNED MEETING TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 23RD, AFTER THE NEW MEMBERS HAD HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO OVER THE AUDIT REPORT. MR. MUSSELMAN ALSO STATED THAT HE WOULD BE HAPPY TO CONTINUE TO ]30 THE COUNTYfS AUDI,TS. HOWEVER, IF THE PRESENT BOARD WISI..iDTO OBTAIN THE SERVICES OF ANOTHER FIRM, IT WOULD BE QUITE ALRIGHT WITH HIM. ON MOTION~ THE MEETING ADdOURNED UNTIL 10:O0 A.M. ON JANUARY 23~ 196/+. /z 0HAl RMAN JANUARY 23, 1964 AN ADdOURNED MEETING OF THE BCARD OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, FROM THE REGULAR JANUARY 16, 196~ MEETING WAS HELD IN THE COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING AT 10:00 A.M. ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MESSRS. F. E. PAULETT~ EDGAR N. GARN/TT, GARRETT W. KIRKSEY~ GEORGE C. PALMER, II, ROBERT THRAVES AND R. A. YANCEY. ABSENT - NONE. OFFICERS PRESENT: ASST. COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY. ~PuRsUANT TO NOTICES PUBLISHED IN THE DALLY PROGRESS AND POSTED AT THE COURT HOUSE AND AT EACH POST OFFICE IN THE COUNTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF A COUNTY LICENSE TAX ON MOTOR VEHICLES. MR. GEORGE T. HUFF STATED THAT HE WAS CONCERNED OVER WHEN THE BOARD WOULD STOP SEEKING OTHER MEANS OF TAXATION TO MAKE UP FOR ANNEXATION LOSSES° MR. RON BEITZEL S~ATED THAT HE FELT THE COUNTY SHOULD ATTEMPT TO REDUCE EXPENDITURES RATHER THAN INCREASE TAXES. MR. FRED REINHARD EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE INCREASE IN TAXES~ PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO REAL ESTATE TAXES. OTHERS APPEARING IN OPPOSITION TO THE ORDI- NANCE INCLUDED MR. ALLEN KENDRICK, MR. ALAN ROSENKRANS AND MR. LESLIE BLACK AND UR. WALTER YOUNG. UR. KIRKSEY STATED THAT HE THOUGHT FURTHER CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO EXEMPTING MEMBERS OF VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND RESCUE SQUAD FROM THE PURCHASE OF A COUNTY AUTO TAG AND AFTER DISCUS- SION~ OFFERED THIS SUGGESTION IN THE FORM OF A MOTION. MRo KIRKBEY~S MOTION RECEIVED NO SECOND. ON MOTION OF MR. PALMER, SECONDED BY ~R. GARNETT, THE ORDINANCE AS PROPOSED WAS OFFERED FOR ADOPTED AND PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES - ~ESSRS. PAULETT~ ~ARNETT, KIRKSEY, PALMER, THRAVES ~D YANCEY. NAYS - NONE. MR. THRAVES STATED THAT HE WAS VOTING FOR THE ORDINANCE BUT WISHED IT ENOWN THAT HE EXPECTED EXPENDI~RES TO BE CUT DURING THE NEXT YE~Ro THE ORDINANCE AS ADOPTED FOLLOWS: AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE LEVY AND ASSESSMENT BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, OF A LICENSE TAX ON MOTOR VEHICLES AND PUN- ISH~ENT FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH .SAM~.. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, AS FCLL0WS: SEC. 1..IMPOSITION: EXCEPTION. THERE IS HEREBY IMPOSED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS A LICENSE TAX UPON EVERY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION OWNING A MOTOR VEHICLE, TRAILER OR SEMI-TRAILER, REGULARLY HOUSED OR STORED IN THE COUNTY AND USED OR INTENDED TO BE REGULARLY OPERATED UPON THE STREETS OR HIGHWAYS IN THE COUNTY~ EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED IN THIS ORDINANCE. THE EROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY VEHICLE EXEMPTED BY THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS ~6.1~HROUGH ~6.1-~8 OR SECTION ~6.1-66 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, NOR SHALL THE PROVISIONS OF T~IR ORDINANCE APPLY TO ANY VEHICLE LICENSED PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 46.1-49 OR 46.1-50 OF THE CODE OF SEC~ 2. APPLICATION.. FOR~ LICENSE~. .. ISSUANCE. .. . . OF PLATE~ ETC......... EVERY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION OWNING A. MOTOR VEHICLE, TRAILER OR SEMI-TRAILER~ REGULARLY HOUSED OR STORED IN THE COUNTY AND USED OR INTENDED TO BE REGULARLY OPERATED UPON THE STREETS OR HIGH- WAYS IN THE COUNTY, SHALL MAKE APPLICATION FOR AND PROCURE A COUNTY MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE. APPLICATION FOR THE LICENSE HEREIN PRESCRIBED SHALL BE MADE TO THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE ON FORMS PROVIDING FOR THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE APPLICANT AND A DESCRIPTION OF 3flEMOTOR VEHICLE FOR WHICH THE LICENSE IS TO BE ISSUED. THE LICENSE TAX SHALL BE PAID TO THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. UPON TH PAYMENT OF THE LICENSE TAX, THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE SHALL ISSUE TO THE APPLICANT A LICENSE PLATE~ TACiti OR OTHER INDICIA OF LICENSE FOR SUCH MOTOR ~EHICLEo1~ SEC. 3. PASSENGER VEHICLES--GENERALLY. ON EACH AND EVERY PASSENGER VEHICLE THERE SHALL BE AN ANNUAL LICENSE TAX OF TEN DOLLARS; AND ON EACH AND EVERY MOTORCYCLE A LICENSE TAX OF THREE (~3.00) DOLLARS; AND AN ADDITIONAL LICENSE TAX OF TWO (~2.00) DOLLARS FOR EACH SIDE CAR FOR SAID MOTORCYCLE. SEC. 3.. TRUCKS,.TRAILERS,.[~.. (A) ON EACH AND EVERY TRUCK, TRAILER~ SEMI-TRAILER, AND AUTOWAGON NOT DESIGNED AND USED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS, AND NOT EXEMPT FROM TAXATION AS OTHERWISE HEREIN PROVIDED~ THERE SHALL BE A LICENSE TAX OF TEN (~10.00) DOLLARS. (B) ON EACH ONE OR TWO-WHEELED TRAILER, WITH A BODY LENGTH OF NOT MORE THAN NINE (9) FEET~ AND A WIDTH NOT GREATER THAT THE WIDTH OF THE SAID MOTOR VEHICLE TO WHICH IT IS ATTACHED AT ANY TIME OF OPERATION~ AND TO BE ATTACHED TO THE OWNERtS OWN MOTOR VEHICLE AND USED ONLY FOR CARRYING PROPERTY BELONGING TO THE OWNER OF SUCH TRAILER~ THERE SHALL BE NO LICENSE TAX ASSESSED. IN THE CASE OF A COMBINATION OF A TRACTOR-TRAILER OR SEMI-TRAILER, EACH VEHICLE CONSTIT- UTING A PART OF SUCH COMBINATION SHALL BE LICENSED AS A SEPARATE VEHICLE AND SEPARATE LICENSE ~NDICIA SHALL BE ISSUED THEREFOR. (D) ON EACH AND EVERY MOTOR VEHICLE, TRAILER~ OR SEMI-TRAILER UPON WHICH WELL-DRILLiNG MACHINERY IS ATTACHED AND WHICH IS PERMANENTLY USED SOLELY FOR TRANSPORTING SUCH MACHINERY, THERE SHALL BE A LICENSE TAX OF TEN (~10.©0) DOLLARS. (E) ON EACH AND EVERY MOTOR VEHICLE, TRAILER~ OR SEMI-TRAILER USED OR INTENDED TO BE USED FOR TRANSPORTING PERSONS TO AND FROM SCHOOL~ SUNDAY SCHOOL) OR CHURCH~ OR OTHER PLACE OF DIVINE WORSHIP THERE SHALL BE A LICENSE TAX OF TEN ($~0o~0) DOLLARS. SEC. ~. ....FXEMPTION OF BUSES OPERATED IN SPECIAL OR CHARTERED SERVICE AND CARRIERS SUBdECT TO ROA~ TAX CALCULATED UPON GROSS RECEIPTS. THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 3 AND ~ OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY CARRIER OPERATING UNDER A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY ISSUED BY THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR BUSES OPERATED IN SPECIAL OR CHARTERED PARTY SERVICE~ NOR SHALL THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (E) OF SECTION ~ APPLY TO ANY CARRIER OPERATING UNDER A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY ISSUED BY THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION OR THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION~ OR UNDER A LOCAL FRANCHISE GRANTED BY ANY CITY OR TOWN, OR TO ANY CARRIER WHICH iS SUBdECT TO AND PAYS TO THE STATE THE ROAD TAX CALCULATED UPON GROSS RECEIPTS PROVIDED UNDER SECTION ~-~ OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA. SEC. ~o PRORATING~ REFUNDS. ONE-HALF OF THE ANNUAL TAX PRESCRIBED BY THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE COLLECTED WHENEVER ANY LICENSE IS ISSUED DURING THE PERIOD BEGINNING ON THE FIRST D~Y OF OCTOBER IN ANY YEAR AND ENDING ON THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF ~ANUARY IN THE SAME LICENSE YEAR, AND ONE--THIRD OF SUCH FEE SHALL BE COLLECTED WHENEVER ANY LICENSE IS ISSUED AFTER THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF ~ANUARY IN ANY LICENSE YEAR. ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION HOLDING A CURRENT REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE AND LICENSE 'UNDER THIS ORDINANCE WHO DISPOSES OF THE V~HICLE FOR WHICH IT WAS ISSUED AND DOES NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER VEBICLE MAY SURRENDER THE LICENSE PLATE OR OTHER INDICIA OF LICENSE AND REGISTRATION CERTtFIC ATE TO THE ./~IRECTOR OF FINANCE WITH A STATEMENT THAT THE VEHICLE FOR WHICH THE LICENSE PLATE WAS ISSUED HAS BEEN SOLD~ AN~ REqUeST A REFUND FOR THE UNUSED PORTION OF THE FEE PAlCo THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE SHALL REFUN~ TO THE APPLICANT ONE-HALF OF THE TOTAL COST OF THE REGISTRATION ANDLICENSE PLATE OR OTHER INDICIA OF LICENSE~ IF APPLICATION FOR SUCH REFUND IS MADE PRIOR TO THE FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER OF THE CURRENT LICENSE YEAR, BUT SUCH REFUND SHALL ONLY BE ONE-THIR~ OF SUCH TOTAL COST WHEN THE APPLICATION THEREFOR IS MADE SUBSEQUENT TO THE FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER OF THE CURRENT LICENSE YEAR~ BUT PRIOR TO THE FIRST DAY OF ~ANUARY OF THE CURRENT LICENSE YEAR. NO REFUND SHALL BE MADE WHEN APPLICATION THEREFOR 1~ MADE AFTER THE FIRST ~AY OF ~ANUARY OF THE CURRENT LICENSE YEAR. SEC. ?o DISPOSITION. ALL FEES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEPOSITED BY THE DIR~;~TOR OF FINANCE IN THE GENERAL REVENUE FUND OF THE COUNTY. SEC. ,8. LICENSE NOT TO BE ISSUE~ UNTIL PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES ON VEH.ICLE PA.I~o No VEHICLE TAXABLE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE LICENSE~ UNLESS AND UNTIL THE APPLICANT FOR SUCH LICENSE SHALL HAVE PRODUCED SATISFACTORY EVIDENCE THAT ALL PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES UPON THE VEHICLE TO BE LICENSED~ WHICH PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES HAVE BEEN ASSESSED OR ARE ASSESS- ABLE AGAINST SUCH APPLICANT HAVE BEEN PAID. SEc~ c,:).' DURATION. THE LICENSE YEAR UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL COMMENCE ON THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF APRIL AND SHALL EXPIRE ON THE FIFTEENTH ~AY OF APRIL OF THE FOLLOWING CALENDAR YEAR. SEC. 10. DISPLAY OF LICENSE PLATE~ ETC~ ~ETAL LICENSE PLATES ISSUED TO THE LICENSEE PURSUANT TO THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DISPLAYED WITH THE STATE LICENSE PLATE AT THE FRONT OR REAR OF THE VEHICLE. DECALCOMANIS OR OTHER STICKERS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE ATTACHE~ TO THE LOWER RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD, OR TO SUCH OTHER LOCATION AS THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE SHALL DIRECT ON VEHICLES NOT E~UIPPED WITH WIND- SHIELDS. ,i0 SEC. 11. TRANSFER OF LICENSE PLATE? .ETC. t~NY OWNER WHO SELLS OR TRANSFERS A REGISTERED MOTOR VEHIOLE~ TRAILER~ OR SEMI-TRAILER~ PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE~ MAY HAVE THE LICENSE PLATE OR OTHER INDICIA OF LICENSE AND THE REGISTRATION NUMBER THEREON ASSIGNED TO ANOTHER VEHICLE OF LIKE DESIGN AND TITLED IN SUCH OWNER'S NAME~ UPON APPLICATION TO THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE ON FORMS PROVIDING FOR THE NAME AN]3 ADDRESS OF THE APPLICANT AND A ]3ESCRI~'TION OF THE MOTOR V.~HICLE FOR WHICH SUCH LICENSE HAS BEEN ISSUED~ AS WELL AS' A ;DESCRIPTION OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE FOR WHICH SUCH LICENSE iS TO BE TRANS- FERRED. SUCH APPLICATION SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A FEE OF FIFTY CENTS. SEClON 12. DUPLICATE LICENSE PLATEt ETC. ~N THE EVENT THAT ANY LICENSE PLATE OR OTHER INDIOIA OF LICENSE ISSUED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS OR]3NANCE SHALL BE LOST OR MUTILATED~ OR ~/HALL HAVE BECOME ILLEGIBLE~ THE PERSON~ FIRM OR COR- PORATION WHO IS ENTITLED THERETO SHALL MAKE IMMEDIATE APPLICATION FOR AND OBTAIN A DUPLICATE OR SUBSTI- TUTE THEREFOR UPON FURNISHING INFORMATION OF SUCH FACT SATISFACTORY TO THE ~)IRECTOR OF FINANCE~ AND UPON PAYMENT OF FIFTY CENTS. A PERSON~ FIRM OR CORPORATION~ HAVING ONCE APPLIE]3 FOR AND RECEIVED A DUPLICATE OR SUBSTITUTE LICENSE PLATE OR OTHER IN]31CIA OF LICENSE SHALL NOT BEENTITLE]3 TO APPLY AGAIN FOR AND RECEIVE A DUPLICATE OR SUBSTITUTE LICENSE PLATE OR OTHER IN]31ClA OF LICENSE DURING THE LICENSE YEAR FOR WHICH THE ORIGINAL LICENSE PLATE OR OTHER INDICAI OF LICENSE WAS ISSUED. SEC. 1~. PEN.ALTY~ ANY PERSON~ FiRM OR CORPORATION WHO SHALL FAIL TO PROCURE ANY LICENSE AND PAY 'THE FEE PR~- SCRIBED BY THIS ORDINANCE OR WHO SHALL VIOLATE ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL~ UPON CONVICTION~ BE PUNISHED BY A FINE NOT ~XCEEDING THREE HUNDRE]3 DOLLARS OR BY IMPRISONMENT iN THE COUNTY UAIL FOR NOT MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS. SEC. 1/~. IN CASE ANY PART OF THIS ORDINANCE DECLARED INVALID. IF ANY SECTION~ PHRASE~ OR PART OF THIS ORDINANCE SHOULD~ FOR ANY REASON~ BE HELD INVALID BY A COURT OR COMPETENT UURSIDICTIO'N~ SUCH DECISION SHALL NOT AFFECT THE REMAINDER OF THE ORDINANOE~ AND EACH REMAINING SECTION~ CLAUSE~ OR PART THEREOF SHALL CONTINUE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT. SECTION 15.. EFFECTIVE DATE. AFTER. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECF ON dANUARY 23~ 196~ AND THERE- ON MOTION OF ~R. GARNETT~ SECONDE]3 BY ~R. PALMER~ AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED~ IT WAS ORDERED THAT~ IF ADMINISTRATIVELY POSSIBLE~ TAGS OF DIFFERENT COLORS BE PURCHASED FOR THE RESCUE S~UAD AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS FOR PURPOSE OF IDENTIFICATION. ~R. ROBERT ~USSELMAN~ CPA, APPEARED AND DISCUSSED THE AUDIT REPORT WITH MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD EXPRESSED THE OPINION THAT IT WOULD LIKE A REPORT WHICH WOULD BE EASILY UN]3ERSTOOD BY THE PUBLIC. ON MOTION OF ~R. PALMER~ MR. BROWN~ MR. PENCE AND ~R. ~USSELMAN WERE REQUESTED TO WORK OUT A FORMAT FOR FURNISHING AN ANNUAL REPORT WHICH COULD BE MAILED OUT WITH TAX BILLS. COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM ~R. H. ~. RUNKLE WITH FURTHER REGARD TO ROUTES ?~ 6?6 AND ~O PROPOSED TO BE RELOCATED DUE TO THE SOUTH RIVANNA DAM AN]3 RESERVOIR BEING BUILT BY THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE. SAID COMMUNICATION REQUESTED RESOLUTIONS FROM THIS BOAR]3 APPROVING S~ID PROdECTS FOR FEDERAL AID FUNDS. MR. RUNKLE~S LETTER ALSO iNCLUDED THE FOLLOWING PERTINENT DATA: "ESTIMATE~ CONSTRUCTION COSTS: ROUTE ?~ - 0.5 MILE AND BRIDGE - ~20,000.00 ROUTE 6?6 - O.4 ~ILE AND BRIDGE - 195,000.00 ROUTE 660 - 0.5 MILE 89,000.00 I CONTACTED THE DISTRICT OFFICE IN REGARDS TO THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS AND THE BOARD"S qUESTION OF ]3ELAYING THE OTHER PROPOSED PROdECTS IN ALBEMARLE COUNTY AND WAS ADVISED THERE SHOULD BE NO ]3ELAY~ DUE TO FUNDS~ IN OTHER PROdECTS PROPOSED. ~E WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THESE RESOLUTIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER THAT WE CAN PROGRAM THESE PROdECTS AND GET SURVEYS STAETEDo" DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WAS SOME QUESTION AS TO THE ESTIMATES GIVEN ABOVE~ ~R. STRAUSSER WAS REQUEST TO OBTAIN FIGURES FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS IN THE MATTER AND ACTION THEREON WAS DEFERRED. ON RECOMMENDATION OF THE ASST. COUNTY EXECUTIVE~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED BY ~R. PALMER~ SECONDED BY ~R. THRAVES,AND UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY~ VIRGINIA~ THAT THIS BOARD DOES HEREBY GRANT AND CONVEY ADEQUATE RIGHT OF WAY AND DRAINAGE EASEMENTS THERETO TO THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS FOR THE RELOCATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF PORTIONS OF STATE ROUTE ~80. SUCH RELOCATION IS FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 1,500 FEET AND INCLUDES THE LOCATION ACROSS THE PROPOSED ~AM KNOWN AS THE BEAVER CREEK WATERSHED PROdECT, APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE NORT~OF INTERSECTION OF ROUTES 2~0 AND THE ASST. COUNTY EXECUTIVE ADVISED THE~'~OARD THAT BLUE BOOK VALUES ON TRAILERS HAD INCREASED RATHER THAN DECREASED OVER THE PAST YEAR. HE SUGGESTED THAT PERHAPS THE 1964 VALUES LISTED BY THE BLUE BOOK BE USED AND A PERCENTAGE TAKEN THEREOF TO ALLOW THE TAX PAYER .SOME DECREASE IN VALUE FOR TAX PUR- POSES. THIS MATTER WAS DISCUSSED AND IT WAS THE EXPRESSED FEELING OF THE BOARD THAT THERE MUST BE A REASON FOR SUCH INCREASE. MR. BROWN WAS INSTRUCTED TO DETERMINE FROM THE PUBLISHERS OF THE BLUE BOOK THE REASON FOR THIS INCREASE AND IT WAS DECIDED THAT ASSESSORS SHOULD USE THE 1964 VALUES AS LISTED FOR THE PRESENT. MR. BROWN, ASST. COUNTY EXECUTIVE, DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD CERTAIN CHANGES TO THE PRESENT STATE ANNEXATION LAWS TO BE INTRODUCED IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. ON MOTION OF MR. PALMER, SECONDED BY MRo THRAVES, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED= WHEREAS, IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS THAT CERTAIN CHANGES TO THE PRESENT STATE ANNEXATION LAWS WILL BE INTRODUCED IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY; AND ~VHEREAS, THESE PROPOSED CHANGES ARE BEING SUPPORTED BY THE LEAGUE OF VIRGINIA COUNTIES IN AN EFFORT TO CLARIFY AND SET FORTH MORE EQUITABLE PROCEDURES IN THE STATUTES. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THIS BOARD HEREBY SUPPORTS THE CHANGES IN THE ANNEXATION STATUTES PROPOSED BY THE LEAGUE OF VIRGINIA COUNTIES AND FURTHER URGES THE SENATOR AND DELEGATE REPRESENTING ALBEMARLE COUNTY TO GIVE THEIR SUPPORT TO THESE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATION WAS RECEIVED FROM THE ALBEMARLE COUNTY BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE: "THE ALBEMARLE _COUNTY BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE PASSED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION AT ITS MEETING OF JANUARY 22, THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE RECOMMENDS THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TAKE SUCH ACTION AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO PREVENT PASSAGE OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION AS "FOLLOWS: SECTION 63.72-~ SECTION ~6.~-~78 SECTION ~6.~-~64 IT ,S FELT THAT A THOROUGH STUDY SHOULD BE MADE OF PRESENT PRACTIVES WITH REGARD TO PROTECTIVE SERVICES TO CHILDREN, EMERGENCY PLACEMENT AND SUPERVIS¢ON OF CHILDREN AND THE EFFECT OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES BEFORE ADDITIONAL LEGISLATION IS ENACTEDo~ AFTER DISCUSSION OF THE FOREGOING MATTER, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED BY MRo THRAVES, SECONDED BY MR. PALMER, AND UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED, AND IT WAS ORDERED THAT CERTIFIED COPIES BE FORWARDED TO THE HONORABLE ED 0o McCeE AND THE HONORABLE RICHARD Ho MIDDLETON: WHEREAS, THE VIRGINIA COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WELFARE IS REOOMMENDING CERTAIN LEGISLATION PERTAINING TO DUTIES OF LOCAL WELFARE DEPARTMENTS REGARDING PROTECTIVE SERVICES OF CHILDREN; AND WHEREAS, THESE PROPOSED CHANGES WOULD MAKE E A DUTY OF TH/ LOCAL ~ELFARE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE PROTECTIVE SERVICES TO CHILDREN, INCLUDING INVESTIGATIONS AND THE PLACING OF A CHILD IN A SUITABLE HOME TEMPORARILY WITHOUT A COURT ORDER AS tS NO~ REQUIRED; AND WHEREAS, THESE AMENDMENTS TO THE PRESENT CODE WOULD TEND TO GIVE POLICE POWERS TO THE LOCAL WELFARE DEPARTMENTS, A RESPONSIBILITY HERETOFORE OF THE POL~ING OFFICIALS OF THE COUNTY; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE ALBEMARLE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE AND THE BOARD AND THE BOARD OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS ARE OPPOSED TO THE PROPOSED AMEND-- MENTS TO SECTIONS 63o72-1, 16.1-164 AND 16.1-178~ CODE OF VIRGINIA AS RECOMMENDED BY THE VIRGINIA COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WELFARE UNTIL ~URTHER STUDY IS GIVEN TO THE ENTIRE SEGMENT OF PRESENT LAWS PERTAINING TO ~UVENILE PROTECTION AND FURTHER REALIZING THAT THE PLACING OF POL~ClNG POWERS IN THE HAN~S OF ~ELFARE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS IS A DE-- 12. THE MATTER OF A PETITION FILED WITH THE CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE, REQUESTING THE REDISTRICTING OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE DISTRICT, ON WHICH HEARING HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 29~ 1964, WAS GIVEN CON- SIDERABLE DISCUSSION. THE COMMONWEALTHIS ATTORNEY ADVISED THAT HE FELT IT WOULD BE WISE TO INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS TO CONSIDER THE REDISTRICTING OF THE ENTIRE COUNTY. ON MOTION OF MR. THRAVES, SECONDED BY MRo PALMER~ AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED, THE COMMONWEALTHIS ATTORNEY WAS INSTRUCTED TO APPEAR AT THE ABOVE- MENTIONED HEARING AND IN THE EVENT THE COURT APPEARS READY TO TAKE ACTION ON THE PETITION IN HAND~ TO REQUEST A CONTINUANCE OF THE HEARING. MR. GARNETT PRESENTED COMMUNICATION RECEIVED FROM MR. GEORGE ~. MAUPIN IN WHICH MR. MAUPIN STATED THAT ABOUT $25°00 WORTH OF HIS TURKEYS. AND CHICKENS WERE KILLED BY SEVERAL OF HIS OWN DOGS. ~. MAUPtN STATED THAT IN REPORTING THIS MATTER TO THE DOG ~ARDEN~ HE HAD BEEN ADVISED THAT HE MUST ASSUME THE LOSS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE DOGS WERE OWNED BY HIM. HE FURTHER STATED THAT IT WAS HIS FEELING THAT HIS PAYMENT OF LICENSE FEES FOR DOGS SHOULD COVER ANY LOSS SUSTAINED~ REGARDLESS OF DOG OWNERSHIP. ON MOTION OF MR. GARNETT, SECONDED BY MR. PALMER~ AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED~ MR. ~AUPINtS LETTER WAS REFERRED TO THE COMMONWEALTHtS ATTORNEY FOR REPLY. CLAIMS AGAINST THE COUNTY AMOUNTING TO $492,03A.29 WERE PRESENT/D, EXAMINED, AND ALLOWED AND CERTIFIED TO THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE FOR PAYMENT AND CHARGED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING FUNDS= GENERAL OPERATING FuND SCHOOL OPERATING FUND DOG TAx FUND CROZET SANITARY DISTRICT FUND VIRGINIA PUBLIC ASSISTANCE FUND CENTRAL FIRE DISTRICT FUND PUPIL SCHOLARSHIP FUND TEXTBOOK FUND COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA CURRENT CREDIT ACCOUNT ON MOTION~ THE MEETING WAS ADdOURNED. .TOTAL $ 80,203.78 250,444.8~ 721.44 2,473.58 23,795.61 6.OO 137.50 1,603.40 132,648.17 $492,034.29