1945-06-20 A regular'meeting of the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia,
was held at the Office Building of said Cov~ty on the 20th day of June, 1945.
Present: Messrs. P. H. Gentry, E. J. Ballard, T. E. Bruce, Hen~..~-,~hiles, Co Pur-
cell McCue, and Wo W. Wood.
Absent: Noneo
Officers present: County Executive, Sheriff, and Commonwealth's Attorney.
Minutes of the meeting of May 16, 1945 were read and approved.
The following reports were ~presented and ordered filed:
(a) County Executive.
(b) Game Warden.
(¢) State Board of Correction.
Mr. H. A. Haden, Director of Finance, submitted a statement of Expenses of the
Department"of Finance for the month of May, one-third of which t~be borne by the State.
Upon motion, duly made and seconded, this Statement was examined, verified, and approved.
Mr. H. A. Haden, Directo~ of Finance, submitted a Statement of Expenses of the
Sheriffts Office for the month of May, two-thirds of which to be borne by the State. Upon
motion, duly made and seconded, this Statement was examined, verified, and approved.
Mr. H. A. Haden, Director of Finance submitted a Statement of Expenses of the
Commonwealth's Attorney's Office for the month of May, one-half of which to he borne by the
~Stateo Upon motion, duly made and seconded, t~is Statement was examined, verified, and
approved.
A statement of the cost of maintenance of prisoners confined in the County Jail
during the month of May, 1945 was submitted. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, this
i Statement was examined~ verified, and approved.
A summary statement of Prisoner Days served in the County J~AI during the month of
May, 1945, was submitted. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, t~is Statement was examined,
verified, and approved.
Claims of Dr. R. T. Ergengright, Jail Physician, amounting to $6.00 were presented
and approved for payment.
A Committee consisting of Mr. L. Ho Peterson, Mr. Hunter Perry and Mr. H, W. Watsh~
appeared concerning the question of zoning the County. Upon motion made by Mr. T~ E.
seconded, by Mr. W. W. Wood, the matter was referred to the Planning Commission for further
study and investigation.
The following resolution was unanimously adopted."
WHEREAS, at a meeting of the Board of County Supervisors
held on the 8th day of May, 1945, a resolution was adopted appointing
Mr. Hun~er G. Cockrell as County' E~eeutive and Director of Finance,
effective not later than June 11, 1945, at a salary of $6,000.00 per
year; and,
WHEREAS, by arrangements made-between the said Board of
County Supervisors and H. A. Haden and Hunter G. Cockrell, H. A.
Haden agreed to continue as County Executive and Director of Finance
until the close of business on June 30th, 1945, and Hunter G. Cockrell
agreed to surrender his-former position, and to devote his time, be-
tween June llth and Ju~y 1st, in familiarizing himsA~f with the d~ties
of County Executive and Director of Finance;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
(1) That so much of the action of this Board taken at the
meeting on the 8th of May, 1945, whereby Hunter G. Cockrell was ap-
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(2) That Hunter G..Cockre!l be and he is hereby appointed ~
County Executive an~ Director of Finance of Albemarle County from and
after "~th~ 1st day of July, 1945, at a salary of ~6,000.00 per year;
(3) That there b~e~ and is hereby appropriated the sum of
$333.33, to be paid to Hunter G. Cockrell as his compensation for
special servises rendered for the pried beginning June tlth and
ending J~e 30th, 1945, and in accnrdance with the agreement with
said Hunter G. Cocktail.
Communications were received from Mr. George ~!lm~er.~, .Attorney, concerning the
erroneous assessment of certain lands in Albemarle County. Upon motion, duly made and secondE
the following resolution was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, Mr. George Gilmer, Attorney, who has been employed
to collect delinquent land taxes, has recommended that the following
parcels of land be deleted from the County's Tax Rolls due to the fact
that in his opinion the land is erroneously assessed:
Tax Year
1924
1924
Na_me Acr_~ Distric~
William H. Wells 8 Scottsville
William Ho Wells 10 Scottsville
NO~, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Super-
d,
visors of Albemarle County, Virginia, that these parcels of land be
considered as erroneous assessments on the basis of Mr. Gi!mer's report
and no further efforts be made to collect the taxes on same.
It was brought to the attention of the Board ~hat there was still a balance of
$~1.08 charged against Go Stuart Hamm, former. Treasurer of Albemarle County° Mr° McCue made
a motion which was seconded by Mro Chiles, that this amount be written off° ~The said motion
was u~animously approved.
The following resolution was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, Escrow Agreements, bearing date November 15th, t9~Z4,
between the Director of Finance, The Board of County Supervisors, and
The Peoples National Ban~,~,:TheTNa~io~at~a~k~a~d Trust~COmpam~:~nd~he
~itizens Bank and Trust Company as depositories, and the National Bank
and Tr~st Company, and the Peoples National Bank as Escrow Agents,
respectively,.wer.e all executed by H. A. Haden, then Director of Finance;
AND, WHEREAS, as of and on the 1st day of July, 1945, the ap-
pointment of Hunter G~ Cockrell as County Executive and Director of
Finance will be come effective, and new Escrow Agreements will be necessary.
BE IT RESOLVED, that said new agreements~ all dated July 1st,
!94~, between Hunter G. Cocktail, Director of Finance, The Board of
County Supervisors, and the Peoples National B~k, National Bank and
T~ust Company, and the Citizens Bank and Trust Company, as depositories,
and the National Bank and Trust Company and The Peoples National Bank as
Escrow Agents, respectively, submitted to the Board at this meeting, be
~nd they are hereby approved as to both form and substance, and the Chair-
man of this Board is authorized end directed to execute the same, in trip-
licete, on behalf of this Board, and the Clerk of the Board is directed to
affix thereto and te attest the seal of the Board.
An offer of $50.00 for seven (7) acres of la~ at Alberene was receive~ from Mr.
J. A. Gibson. Upon motion~ duly made and seconded, this offer was accepted.
A report from a group of citizens off.the Crozet Sani~tary District touching~a water
supply for that District havimg been made to this meeting of the Board ~f~County Supervisors,~
together with a request that the said Bo~rd~ . appropriate a sum not in excess of $2,000.00 to
upon motion duly made and seconded, the following resolution was adopted by recorded vo2e:
Ayes - Messrs.~ P. H. Gentry, E. J. Ba!lard, C. Purcell McCue, T. E. Bruce, W. W. Woc~ and
Henry Chiles; Noes - None~
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Supervisors of Albe-
mar!e County that the sum of $2,000.00, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the General
Fund of the County to cover the costs of a survey of water supply at
Crozet, upon the condition that the sum so used for this purpose shall
Board to discuss the school program.
be repaid to the County by the Crozet Sanitary District whem and as
the funds of said District become available.
Mr. Graham appeared and requested the Board of Supervisors to meet with the School
Upon motion, duly made and seconded, this meeting was
~set for July 2, 1945 at 8:00 P. M.
A report on the audit of the accounts of the Clerk's Office for the calendar year
i1944was presented and ordered filed.
!filed.
Communicat~Sn from Mr. George W. Dean, State Forester, was received and ordered
Upon motion, duly made and seconded, the Budget for the year ending June 30, 1946
was ammended as follows:
Department of Finance (Miss Catherine Cason)
1~-109 From $1,128.00 to $1,188.00.
Claims against the Oounty amounting to $62,971.55 were presented, examined, and
allowed and ordered certified to the Director of Finance for paymentand charged against the
following funds:
General Fund
School Fund
Dog Fund
Crozet Fire Fund
McIntire Trust Fund
National Defense Fund
RRoad Bebt Funds:
Charlottesville District
Ivy District
Rivanna District
Samuel Miller District
Scottsville District
White Hall District
$ 9,957.58
35,157.42
74.15
22.16
314.29
223.18
2,650~00
1,825.00
4,350.00
4,025.00
2,600.00
1,175.00.
Commonwealth of Virginia Current Credit Account _ 597~77
$62,971.55
Upon motion, the meeting adjourned.
,Chairman