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The City Council Adopted Budget for Fiscal Year 2010 – 2011: Total operating budget of $126,001,345 (represented a decrease of .77% when compared to the previous year’s budget).<ref>https://www.charlottesville.gov/archive.aspx?amid=&type=&adid=56</ref> | The City Council Adopted Budget for Fiscal Year 2010 – 2011: Total operating budget of $126,001,345 (represented a decrease of .77% when compared to the previous year’s budget).<ref>https://www.charlottesville.gov/archive.aspx?amid=&type=&adid=56</ref> | ||
==[[2009 election]]== | ==[[2009 election]]== | ||
Two at large seats on the City Council were contested by four candidates. Two Democrats, incumbent and mayor [[Dave Norris]], and [[Kristin Szakos]] ran against two independents. | |||
::Incumbent [[Julian Taliaferro]] was one of three candidates who sought nomination to one of two slots on the Democratic Party's ticket. He announced his nomination for a second term on March 9, 2009<ref>[http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2009/03/taliaferro.html Julian Taliaferro announces campaign for re-election to City Council] Nairn, Daniel, and Brian A. Wheeler, Charlottesville Tomorrow News Center. Charlottesville Tomorrow, 9 Mar. 2009. Web. 10 Aug. 2009.</ref>. After a brief campaign, the Democrats opted that year to hold an "[[unassembled caucus]]" on [[May 9]], [[2009]] to determine a nominee. Taliaferro came in third in the balloting behind incumbent City Councilor [[Dave Norris]] and challenger [[Kristin Szakos]]<ref>[http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2009/05/norris_szakos2.html "Charlottesville Democrats nominate Norris and Szakos for City Council"] Charlottesville Tomorrow News Center. Charlottesville Tomorrow, 9 May 2009. Web. 10 Aug. 2009.</ref>. | |||
==Organizational meeting== | ==Organizational meeting== |
Revision as of 23:15, 5 June 2020
- See Main Article: City Council
- See also: List of City Councilors
- Preceded by the Charlottesville City Council (2008-2009)
- Succeeded by the Charlottesville City Council (2012-2013)
The two-year term of the Charlottesville City Council (2010-2011) ran from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2011. In the 2009 election, one new member to the council, Kristin Szakos, replaced Julian Taliaferro; councilors David Brown and Dave Norris were re-elected. The two members of the council whose terms did not expire this year were Satyendra Huja and Holly Edwards.
Satyendra Huja (D)
Holly Edwards (D), Vice-president (vice-mayor)
David Brown (D)
Dr. Dave Norris, President (mayor)
Kristin Szakos (D)
Budget
The City Council Adopted Budget for Fiscal Year 2010 – 2011: Total operating budget of $126,001,345 (represented a decrease of .77% when compared to the previous year’s budget).[1]
2009 election
Two at large seats on the City Council were contested by four candidates. Two Democrats, incumbent and mayor Dave Norris, and Kristin Szakos ran against two independents.
- Incumbent Julian Taliaferro was one of three candidates who sought nomination to one of two slots on the Democratic Party's ticket. He announced his nomination for a second term on March 9, 2009[2]. After a brief campaign, the Democrats opted that year to hold an "unassembled caucus" on May 9, 2009 to determine a nominee. Taliaferro came in third in the balloting behind incumbent City Councilor Dave Norris and challenger Kristin Szakos[3].
Organizational meeting
January 4, 2010
Dave Norris was re-elected mayor for the next two years. Holly Edwards was chosen as vice-mayor.
Regular meetings
Regular council meetings were held in City Hall on the first and third Monday of the month.
2010 Noteworthy events
- January 4 – Piedmont Family YMCA: On a motion by Dr. Brown, seconded by Ms. Szakos, Council approved the Preliminary Site Plan design with a 4:1 vote. (Ayes: Norris, Brown, Huja, Szakos; Noes: Edwards).
- February 9 – City Manager: Gary B. O'Connell, City Manager since 1995, resigned effective in April.[4]
- February 16 – City Manager: By a Resolution of the Council, Maurice Jones was appointed as Acting City Manager, effective April 13, 2010.[5]
- October 4 – Meadowcreek Parkway:
- November 15 – Meadowcreek Parkway: Council votes 3-2 to allow city manager to sign memorandum of agreement for mitigation of damage to historical resources.[6]
- On motion by Dr. Brown, seconded by Mr. Huja, Council voted 3:2 to approve the McIntire Road Extended Section 106 MOA (Ayes: Brown, Huja, Szakos; Noes: Norris, Edwards). Mayor Norris noted his continued opposition to the project.
- December 6 – City Manager: Council appointed Maurice Jones as the Charlottesville City Manager.
2011 Noteworthy events
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CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY COUNCIL VISION - 2025
Charlottesville: A Great Place to Live for All of Our Citizens[7]
- A leader in innovation, environmental sustainability, and social and economic justice
- Flexible and progressive in anticipating and responding to the needs of our citizens
- Cultural and creative capital of Central Virginia
References
- ↑ https://www.charlottesville.gov/archive.aspx?amid=&type=&adid=56
- ↑ Julian Taliaferro announces campaign for re-election to City Council Nairn, Daniel, and Brian A. Wheeler, Charlottesville Tomorrow News Center. Charlottesville Tomorrow, 9 Mar. 2009. Web. 10 Aug. 2009.
- ↑ "Charlottesville Democrats nominate Norris and Szakos for City Council" Charlottesville Tomorrow News Center. Charlottesville Tomorrow, 9 May 2009. Web. 10 Aug. 2009.
- ↑ City of Charlottesville. Office of Communications. City of Charlottesville to Name Acting City Manager During the Next City Council Meeting. City of Charlottesville. City of Charlottesville, 9 Feb. 2010. Web. 9 Feb. 2010<http://www.charlottesville.org/>
- ↑ http://weblink.charlottesville.org/Public/0/edoc/734729/20100216Feb16.pdf page 6 of 9
- ↑ Web. Council paves way for city's portion of parkway, Rachana Dixit, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, November 15, 2010, retrieved November 16, 2010.
- ↑ https://www.charlottesville.gov/archive.aspx?amid=&type=&adid=56