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STATEMENT BY MAYOR RE: CLOSED SESSIONS COMMITTEE RE: FINANCE ADVISORY COMM. CIVIL DEFENSE REQUEST RE: 15TH ST. REFERRED TO PLANN. COMM. REPORT RE: DELINQUENT & ERRONEOUS TAXES DUE TO THE CONFLICT OF THE VIRGINIA ~V~JNICIPAL LEAGUE MEETING, THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL WAS POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER 23~ 1970. THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WAS MADE BY THE MAYOR: AT OUR ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING, WE UNDERTOOK TO GIVE THE THE HIGHEST PRIORITY TO THE SELECTION OF A SUCCESSOR TO THE CITY MANAGER. ET IS APPARENT THAT WE WILL NEED TO ASSEMBLE ON SHORT NOTICE AT VARIOUS TIMES, WHICH CAN NOT BE PREDICTED IN ADVANCE~ TO DISCUSS VARIOUS CANDIDATES FOR THE POSITION. CLEARLY, THE PRIVACY OF INDIVIDUALS UNDER DISCUSSION MUST. BE CAREFULLY PRESERVED. ~ RECOMMEND THAT, AT THIS TIME, COUNCIL FORMALLY VOTE TO MEET IN CLOSED SESSION ON CALL, SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING POTENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR THE POSITION OF CITY MANAGER. IT MUST BE CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD THAT NO OTHER BUSINESS WILL BE DISCUSSED AT SUCH MEETINGs. ON MOTION BY MR. FIFE~ SECONDED BY MR, BARBOUR~'THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE MAYOR APPOINTED MR. FIFE, MR. DAVIS AND MR. BOWEN AS A COMMITTEE TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF A FINANCE ADVISORY COMMISSION. COUNCIL CHAMBER - SEPTEMBER 28, 1970 THE COUNCIL MET iN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. BARBOUR, MR. DAVIS, MR. FIFE, MR. VAN YAHRES AND MR. WRIGHT. ABSENT: NONE. REV. HAROLD JOHNSON, PASTOR OF CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH, GAVE THE:INVOCATION. THE HINUTES OF THE MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 8, 1970 WERE READ AND APPROVED. MR. JOHN JAMES OF THE STATE CIVIL DEFENSE OFFICE AND MR. WARREN SALSBURY, COORDINATOR OF CIVIL DEFENSE AT THE UNIVERSITY, ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED PLANS FOR A CIVIL DEFENSE EMERGENCY SIMULATION EXERCISE TO BE HELD OCTOBER 15TH. ON MOTION BY MR. FIFE, SECONDED BY MR. WRIGHT, THE COUNCIL ENDORSED THE PROPOSED EXERCISE AND AGREED TO PARTICIPATE. A REQUEST TO CLOSE AN ALLEY BETWEEN 15TH STREET, So W. AND MONROE LANE WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMHtSSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. THE FOLLOWING REPORT WAS PRESENTED: SEPTEMBER 16, 1970 THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE C~ARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN: WE;HAVE EXAMINED THE CITY TREASURERtS LIST OF 1969 DELINQUENT AND ERRONEOUS TAXES~ DATED AUGUST 27, 1970, IN THE AMOUNTS OF 9164,004.23 AND 99,870.10 RESPECTIVELY. THE ERRONEOUS TAXES ARE THE RESULT OF GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES ACQUIRING PROPERTY ON WHICH NO TAXES ARE ASSESSABLE, AND DUPLICATE ASSESSHENTS ON PERSONAL PROPERTY. WE RECOMMEND THAT THE LIST BE ACCEPTED, THAT THE ERRONEOUS TAXES BE CHARGED OFF~ AND THAT THE CITY TREASURER BE INSTRUCTED TO CONTINUE TO COLLECT THE DELINQUENT TAXES. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, FRANCIS H. FIFE (SIGNED) c~'ARLES L£E BARB'OUR ('~ 1'GNED ) ORA A, MAUP,N '(S,GNED') '