Sam Sanders

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Sam Sanders
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Samuel O. Sanders, Jr.
City's official photo, 2023

City Manager
City of Charlottesville
Term Start August 1, 2023
Preceded by Michael C. Rogers (RBG)

Deputy City Manager of Operations
City of Charlottesville
Term Start July 2021
Term End July 31, 2023

Biographical Information

Place of birth Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Sam Sanders became the City Manager of Charlottesville effective August 1, 2023. [1] Before that, he was Deputy City Manager for Operations - a position he began in July 2021. [2]

City Manager

July 12, 2023 – Charlottesville Mayor J. Lloyd Snook announced the selection Samuel Sanders, Jr. as the new City Manager on this Wednesday. Sanders has officially been appointed by Charlottesville City Council (2022-2023) and his contract approved for his first day in the role on August 1. [3] The Council had been advertising the position since March. According to Mayor Lloyd Snook, the city received 20 qualified applicants and has narrowed them to three, all of whom have at least two decades experience in municipal leadership.[4]

Curfew lifted at the park

September 21, 2023 – City Manager Saunders issued a directive to lift the closing time in Market Street Park.[5] A homeless encampment continued to increase in size at Market Street Park after closing hours were lifted.

City Manager Sanders issued a directive to remove the closing time at Market Street Park after hearing a complaint of a police officer allegedly kicking two homeless people to wake them up after hours. That decision followed an alleged altercation between police and a man who refused to leave the park after hours. The City Manger says he and the police department are looking into what happened. In the meantime, Sanders says the unhoused are allowed to stay in the park overnight. Sanders says he will have a plan to present councilors at their next meeting on October 2nd.[6]

Biography

Sanders was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He moved around a lot as a child. [7]

From July 2021 to July 31, 2023, Sanders has served as Deputy City Manager of Operations for the City of Charlottesville, after serving most recently as the Executive Director of Baton Rouge, Louisiana's Mid City Redevelopment Alliance - a non-profit which "develops and promotes the growth of Mid City Baton Rouge by attracting new and retaining current residents and businesses."[8]

Principal/Consultant Community Revitalization Strategies


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References

  1. Web. Charlottesville looks to Sam Sanders for stability as new city manager, Emily Horn, News Article, Cavalier Daily, Auguat 1, 2023, retrieved August 2, 2023.
  2. Web. Deputy City Managers, City of Charlottesville, retrieved March 8, 2022.
  3. Web. Deputy City Manager Sam Sanders Officially Appointed by Council as Charlottesville’s New City Manager, July 17, 2023, retrieved October 11, 2023.
  4. Web. City Council hopes to hire its sixth city manager in six years before July, JUNE 9, 2023, retrieved October 11, 2023.
  5. Web. City Manager Addresses Unhoused Community Crisis in Market Street Park, City of Charlottesville, September 21, 2023, retrieved October 11, 2023.
  6. Web. https://www.nbc29.com/2023/09/22/city-manager-working-plan-help-unhoused-sleeping-market-street-park/, NBC29, Published: Sep. 22, 2023 at 12:48 PM EDT, retrieved October 11, 2023.
  7. Web. Sam Sanders, Podcast, WINA, September 23, 2023, retrieved September 28, 2023.
  8. Web. Mid City Redevelopment Alliance, retrieved October 11, 2023.

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