City County Relations
Because of Virginia's unique laws, cities and counties are separate political jurisdictions. For many years, cities had a relatively easy path towards annexing of county land. Charlottesville slowly accumulated its current boundaries of 10.4 square miles through this process. The localities have separate agencies for nearly every government service, though there are several examples of how the two work together.
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- Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail
- Emergency Communications Center
- Jefferson Madison Regional Library
Other agreements
Fire Services Agreement
The City of Charlottesville is paid by Albemarle County to use its Fire Department to cover parts of the County, most notably the Pantops area.
2003 - $121,404[1]
On December 7, 2011, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors voted to terminate the agreement as of June 13, 2013 in anticipation of new stations in the community.[2]
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2016 Memorandums of Understanding
The City Council and Board of Supervisors met in joint session on March 1, 2016 at the Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center. One result that came out of the meeting was a set of four memorandums of understanding that indicated areas in which city and county staff might work together. These include transportation, affordable housing, education, and redevelopment and affordable housing. They were signed in May 2016.
References
- ↑ Charlottesville City Council Minutes. 5 May 2003. City of Charlottesville, Virginia. 31 Mar. 2009 <http://weblink.charlottesville.org/DocView.aspx?id=195917>.
- ↑ Web. [http://www.albemarle.org/upload/images/Forms_Center/Departments/Board_of_Supervisors/Forms/Agenda/2011Files/1207/15.0_CityFireServicesES.pdf Fire Services Agreement Between the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County], County of Albemarle, December 7, 2011, retrieved December 12, 2011.