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| * [[L. W. Graves]] || || * [[F. W. Twyman]] || || * [[Edward Lawman]] || || * [[A. D. Dabney]] | | * [[L. W. Graves]] || || * [[F. W. Twyman]] || || * [[Edward Lawman]] || || * [[A. D. Dabney]] | ||
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:[[G. W. Olivier]], at-large elected Mayor (1894-1896) | :[[George W. Olivier|G. W. Olivier]], at-large elected Mayor (1894-1896) | ||
===1900 to 1922 (four wards) === | ===1900 to 1922 (four wards) === |
Revision as of 21:30, 28 September 2019
1888 to 1900 (Common Council, four wards)
City population in 1900: 6,449
- City charter: 1888 Charter / Form of government: Mayor-Common Council
Charlottesville incorporated as a city in 1888. The first city charter provided for a biennially elected mayor and a twelve-member board of aldermen (three alderman were elected from each of the four wards). The City of Charlottesville was governed by this Common Council from 1888 to 1900, when a new city charter was put into effect.
1891-1893
* A. Wingfield | * F. M. Wills | * J. E. Gleason | * J. H. Nalls | |||
* W. J. Tyson | * H. T. Nelson | * James Perley | * A. N. Peyton | |||
* J. Samuel McCue | * M. Leterman | * C. D. Carter | * John S. Patton | |||
- L. T. Hanckel, Jr., at-large elected Mayor (1892-1894)
1893-1895
* Judge R. T. W. Duke | * A. D. Payne | * H. D. Jarman | * J. M. Murphy | |||
* L. W. Graves | * F. W. Twyman | * Edward Lawman | * A. D. Dabney | |||
* W. F. Long | * Dr. C. S. Venable | * J. E. Harrison | * R. W. Holsinger | |||
- G. W. Olivier, at-large elected Mayor (1894-1896)
1900 to 1922 (four wards)
City population in 1900: 6,449 / City population in 1910: 6,765 / City population in 1920: 10,688 (58.0% growth from 1910)
- City charter: 1899/1900 Charter / Form of government: Bicameral council (Common Council and Board of Aldermen)
Duties of an executive or administrative character were performed by several council committees under ordinances.
1913 Municipal Business Manager
In September 1913, the City form of government was changed - the mayor became the city's Business Manager. A Municipal Business Manager was provided for Charlottesville by ordinance. All duties of an executive or administrative character, which had previously been performed by several council committees under ordinances, which were in force before the creation of the new office; were then required to be discharged exclusively by Municipal Business Manager, the committees acting in an advisory capacity. [1]
1922 to 1928 (at-large)
- City charter: 1922 Charter / Form of government: Modified Commission
Charlottesville's charter was modified by an act of the Legislature, and on September 1, 1922, the city was taken over by the commissioner-manager form of government. There were three commissioners elected at-large, one of whom served as mayor. The commissioners employed a manager, who served in an executive capacity.
From September 1, 1922 to August 31, 1928, the council was composed of three members elected at-large in a first-past-the-post voting system. Council membership in those years was as follows:
1922-1924
Election: June 13, 1922 / Term: September 1, 1922 to August 31, 1924
- John R. Morris, president of the city council (mayor)
- E. A. Joachim
- J. Y. Brown
1924-1926
Election: June 1924 / Term: September 1, 1924 to August 31, 1926
- John R. Morris
- E. A. Joachim
- J. Y. Brown, president of the city council (mayor)
1926-1928
Election: June 1926 / Term: September 1, 1926 to August 31, 1928
- John R. Morris
- E. A. Joachim
- J. Y. Brown, president of the city council (mayor)
1928-1946 (at-large)
City population in 1930: 15,245 / City population in 1940: 19,400
- City charter: 1922 Charter / Form of government: Commission
From September 1, 1928 to August 31, 1946, the council was composed of five commissioners elected at large in a first-past-the-post voting system.
1946 to present (at-large)
City population in 1950: 25,969 / City population in 1960: 29,427 / City population in 1970: 38,880 / City population in 1980: 39,916 / City population in 1990: 40,341 / City population in 2000: 40,099 / City population in 2010: 43,475
- City charter: 1946 Charter / Form of government: Council-Manager
From September 1, 1946 to present, the council has been composed of five councilors one of whom served as mayor. The commissioners employed a manager, who served in an executive capacity.City Council elections until 1970 were held in June of even-numbered years and regular terms began on September 1. From 1972 until 2006, City Council elections were held in May of even-numbered years and terms began on July 1. Since 2007, City Council elections have been held in November of odd-numbered years and the new term begins on January 1 following the last election.
1900 – 1950 forms of government
- Common council with twelve members elected by district (four wards). Elected at-large mayor; council president mayor pro tempore.
- Bicameral council elected by district (four wards); four aldermen and eight councilmen. Elected at-large mayor; council president mayor pro tempore. All duties of an executive or administrative character were performed by several council committees under ordinance.
- Mayor-Business Manager: At-large elected Mayor also served as Business Manager; all duties of an executive or administrative character were discharged exclusively by the Municipal Business Manager; committees acting in an advisory capacity. Legislative council with twelve members elected by district (four wards).
- Commission form of city government: (as known as the Galveston Plan) composed of three at-large elected members of the city council (commissioners); one commissioner was designated to function as president of the council or mayor.
- Modified commission with five members of the city council; council president acting as mayor.
- Modified city manager with five at-large elected members of the city council; council president acting as mayor.
- (Straight) Council-manager form with five at-large elected members of the city council; council president acting as mayor.
- ↑ Web. The American City, Vol. XIII, No. 5, Contributors Arthur Hastings Grant, Harold Sinley Buttenheim, Original from Harvard University, The Civic Press, Buttenheim Publishing Corporation, 87 Nassau Street, New York, July-December,1915; Digitized Mar 21, 2007, The Google Books Digital Content Store, retrieved August 4, 2019.