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Consideration re: Ordinance - Solar Energy Tax Exemption Report re: City Manager on Transit Office-Secretarial Staffing Work Session re: JAUNT !49 none of the localities in any given year chose to honor the formula and so as the years went by the formula got more and more out of kilter with any criteria. The Board recognized this prior to 1979 went back and wiped the slate clean and decided to try to see what they do, what they are, and how it should be paid for by the localities~ and in doing so came up with several dimensions which seem to be important. It is the view of the Region X Community Services Board that criteria of population and value of services combined result in a more equitable allocation of local funding. The formula change request has been made to all localities and Albemarle, Louisa and Nelson have agreed to the revised formula. Greene County is considering this change of formula request and Fluvanna and Charlottesville are now being · presented with the request. On motion by Mrs. O'Brien, seconded by Mr. Albro the fore- going request of the Region X Community Services Board, was unanimously approved. An ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 10 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1976, AS AMENDED, BY ADDING AN ARTICLE XII CONTAINING SECTIONS 10-70 THRU~10-82 IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXEMPTION FROM REAL ESTATE TAXATION OF CERTAIN SOLAR ENERGY FACILITIES AND TO ESTABLISH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE GRANTING OF SUCH EXEI~PTIONS," was offered by Mrs. 0'Brien, seconded by Mr. Albro and carried over to the next meeting for consideration. The City Manager advised the C~uncil that we have a very meager administrative staff operating the Transit system and had anticipated that by this time we would have received Section 18 funds from the Urban Mass Transit Administration, but have not received these funds. Early this summer a temporary secretarial position had been authorized for the Transit Office for a few months with the understanding that this funding would be forth- coming. He stated we have not received this funding so what we have at the present time is part-time manager and full-time administrative assistant, a CETA employee who counts the money and answers the telephone, but we have no secretarial, filing, typing, payroll person. He requested that City Council authorize continuing this position as a temporary position until we find out abaut the Section 18 funds. On motion by Mr. Buck, seconded by Mr. Albro the City Manager's request was approved. A work session was held on this date to discuss the operations of JAUNT.