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i33 COUNCIL CHAMBER - JULY ii, 1955 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. OAVIS, MR. FORGES, MR. HILL, MR. MICHIE AND MR. WEINBERG. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTE5 OF THE MEETINGS OF JUNE 2Q, 1955 AND JUNE 23, 1955 WERE READ AND APPROVED. MR. HARRY MICHAELS ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF THE JACKSON PARK HOTEL MATTER RES REZONING CO., INC. PROTESTING THE REZONING OF THE HOTEL COMPANY~S PARCEL OF LAND SOUTH OF ON ROUTE 1~ 250, WEST DEFERRED ROUTE #250 WEST. AFTER A LENGHTY DISCUSSION, A MOTION BY MR. MICHIE, SECONDED BY MR. FORGES, THAT ACTION BE DEFERRED UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING OF THE COUNCIL, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. ON MOTION BY MR. MICHIE, SECONDED BY MR, HILL, THE FOLLOWING COUNTY WATER COUNTY WATER CONNECTIONS APPROVED CONNECTIONS WERE APPROVED: O . W . UNDERWOOD CARL BARNETT H. L. SETTLE C. T. LASLEY VA. HOME BUILDERS (2} NICK SAKELL (2} ALBEMARLE HOMES, INC. (3) R. A. SAUNDERS STARLING RE10 BEL AIR RUTlEOGE WILLARD ()RIVE DAIRY KOAD RUTLEDGE MONROE PARK SHERIDAN AVE. MARTIN STREET KEITH VALLEY ROAD ON MOTION BY MR. HILL, SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS, THE FOLLOWING REPORT WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: TO THE CITY COUNCIL, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA YOUR COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO CONSIDER THE VARIOUS MATTERS RAISED BY MR. C. E. MORAN, CLERK OF THE CORPORATION COURT, IN HIS RECENT APPEARANCE BEFORE THE COUNCIL, RESPECTFULLY REPORTS: (1} ADDITIONAL SPACE - JuoGe SADLER IS MOVING HiS OFFICE TO A ROOM ON TWE SECOND FLOOR OF THE COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR USE COMMITTEE REPORTS BY MR. MORAN ANU FOR STORAGE BY HIM OF CERTAIN RECORDS. THE ADDITIONAL SPACE CLERK OF CORP. CT. WILL ee RENTED FOR THE SAME SUM THAT HAS HERETOFORE BEEN ALLOWED JUDGE SADLER FOR RENT. THIS SOLVES, FOR THE TIME BEING, THE PROBLEM OF SPACE THOUGH THE CLERKS OFFICE iS CONSTANTLY GETTING MORE AND MORE CROWDED AND FURTHER DIFFICULTY WILL DOUBTLESS ARISE IN A FEW YEARS TIME. IT WOULD SEEM DESIRABLE TO GET ADDITIONAL SPACE IN THE COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING iF SUCH SPACE BECOMES AVAILABLE AND, IF POSSIBLE, TO MOVE THE ENTIRE CLERKS OFFICE INTO LARGER QUARTERS EVEN THOUGH IT SHOULD BE NECESSARY TO MOVE TO THE SECOND FLOOR. (2} SHELVING - MR. MORAN HAS ORDERED THE NECESSARY ADDITIONAL SHELVING AND THIS PROBLEM SEEM5 SATISFACTORILY SOLVED. (3) INDEXING - MR. CARTER STATES THAT HE DOES NOT EXPECT ANY ADDITIONAL PAY FOR COMPLETING THE NEW INDEX WHICH HE STARTED ON SEVERAL YEARS AGO. HE FULLY INTENDS TO COMPLETE IT BUT THE J08 MAY TAKE AS MUCH AS TWO ADDITIONAL YEARS. YOUR COMMITTEE BELIEVES THAT UNDER ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES MR. CARTER SHOULD PROBABLY 8E PAID SOME ADDITIONAL SUM FOR THIS WORK THOUGH NOT AT THE MONTHLY RATE HERETO FORE PAID HIM. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE IN PRINCIPLE THE IDEA OF P14YING MR. CARTER AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT BUT THAT THE DETERMINATION OF THIS AMOUNT AND THE PAYMENT THEREOF BE DEFERRED UNTIL THE WORK HA5 BEEN COMPLETED AND THAT THE SUGGESTION BE MADE TO MR. CARTER THAT, IF THE WORK IS COMPLETED SOONER THAN ANTICIPATED, TH15 FACT WILL INCLINE THE COUNCIL TO BE MORE GENEROUS 1N FIXING THE ADDITIONAL SUM RATHER THAN LE55 S0. (4) ASSISTANT - WE HAVE DISCUSSED WITH MR. MORAN SEVERAL TIMES THE PROBLEM OF SECURING AN ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT WHO MIGHT BECOME A DEPUTY ANO HAVE MADE SEVERAL SUGGESTIONS TO HIM IN REGARD THERETO. WE BELIEVE THAT NO ACTION BY THE COUNCIL IS DESIRABLE iN THIS CONNECTION UNTIL MR. MORAN HAS SELECTED SOMEONE AND COMES BACK TO COUNCIL WITH A DEFINITE PROPOSITION AS TO THE AMOUNT TO BE PA10 SUCH AN ASSISTANT. WE HAVE INDICATED THAT THE COMMITTEE WOULD PROBABLY LOOK WITH FAVOR UPON THE EMPLOYMENT OF AN ASSISTANT WHO MIGHT ULTIMATELY BECOME A DEPUTY, PROVfDEO THE PAY WAS NOT TOO HIGH AT FIRST. (5) PROPOSED CODE AMENDMENT - WE HAVE DISCUSSED THE PROPOSED BILL TO CHANGE IN CERTAIN RESPECTS THE METHOD OF COMPENSATING THE CLERK AND APPROVE THE DRAFT BILL ATTACHED TO THIS REPORT. THIS IS SUBSTANTIALLY THE BILL AS PRESENTED BY MR. MORAN TO THE COUNCIL WITH AN AMENDMENT SUGGESTED BY YOUR COMMITTEE REDUCING THE MINIMUM AMOUNT TO BE PAID THE CLERK AND WITH A CHANGE SUGGESTED BY MR. MORAN UNDER WHICH THE COMPENSATION OF THE DEPUTY AND EMPLOYEES WOULD CONTINUE TO BE FIXED BY THE STATE COMPENSATION BOARD AS HERETOFORE RATHER THAN BY COUNCIL AS SUGGESTED IN THE ORIGINAL DRAFT BILL PRESENTED BY MR. MORAN• IN SUGGESTING THE REDUCTION OF THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF SALARY FOR THE CLERK IT WAS NOT THE THOUGHT OF YOUR COMMITTEE TO OPEN THE WAY FOR A REDUCTION OF MR. MORAN~S SALARY BUT RATHER IT WAS THOUGHT THAT IF AND WHEN MR. MORAN RETIRES HIS SUCCESSOR, WHO MIGHT BE RELATIVELY YOUNS AND INEXPERIENCED, SHOULD PERHAPS NOT BE PAID AS MUCH AS MR. MORAN IS NOW RECEIVING. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, THOMAS J. MICHIE (SIGNED)