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The '''Blue Ribbon Commission''' is a 13-member citizen group, appointed by [[City Manager]] [[Maurice Jones]] in the Summer of 2013, to identify a sustainable funding model for [[Charlottesville City Schools]]. The formation of the Commission is the result of decreases in state and federal contributions to local schools, and multiple requests the schools have made to City Council for one-time funds needed to balance the division's operating budget<ref>{{cite web|title=City taps citizen group to help with tough funding questions for schools |url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/15682-blue-ribbon-commission/ |author=Tim Shea |work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow |location=Charlottesville, VA |publishdate=August 20, 2013 |accessdate=August 19, 2013}}</ref>.
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A '''Blue Ribbon Commission''' is only active until the commission has completed the work requested by council. Both active and inactive commissions are listed on the City Website.<ref>http://www.charlottesville.org/departments-and-services/boards-and-commissions/blue-ribbon-commissions</ref>


==Requests for One-time Funds==
''Active Blue Ribbon Commissions:''
In order to balance the operating budget for fiscal year 2013, the City gave the schools $1.8 million in one-time money from the General Fund, and the schools used $1.49 million in capital improvement money. For fiscal year 2014, the City gave the schools $2.63 million to balance the division’s operating budget.


==Members==
* None at this time
* [[Cole Hendrix]]
* [[Bitsy Waters]]
* [[Stephen Campbell]]
* [[Ernest Chambers]]
* [[Nikki Hastings]]
* [[Steve Runkle]]
* [[Matthew Trowbridge]]
* [[Ann Brown]]
* [[Alvin Edwards]]
* [[Kirk Schroder]]
* [[Elliott Weiss]]
* [[Stephanie van Hover]]
* [[Mary Jean Jaggers]]


''Inactive Blue Ribbon Commissions:''
* [[Blue Ribbon Commission on Sustainable Schools Funding]] - Created by [[Charlottesville]] [[City Council]] in 2013
* [[Blue Ribbon Commission on Race, Memorials and Public Spaces]] - Created by City Council in 2016
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Webster Dictionary definition of a blue ribbon commission: an independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important governmental issue. '''Synonyms: blue ribbon committee'''. <ref>http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/blue+ribbon+commission</ref>


==References==
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==External Links==
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[[Category:Charlottesville boards and commissions]]

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A Blue Ribbon Commission is only active until the commission has completed the work requested by council. Both active and inactive commissions are listed on the City Website.[1]

Active Blue Ribbon Commissions:

  • None at this time

Inactive Blue Ribbon Commissions:


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Webster Dictionary definition of a blue ribbon commission: an independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important governmental issue. Synonyms: blue ribbon committee. [2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.charlottesville.org/departments-and-services/boards-and-commissions/blue-ribbon-commissions
  2. ↑ http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/blue+ribbon+commission

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