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206 <br /> <br /> Responding to further questions from Ms. Richards, Mr. Wilkinson said the <br />Commission's criteria are mostly but not exclusively financial in nature, and educational issues <br />would be dealt with in a broad-brush fashion. <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Ms. Daugherty about the South Boston/Halifax County <br />reversion, Mr. Wilkinson said hiring of South Boston teachers by Halifax County was not <br />part of the settlement. <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Mr. Cox, Mr. Wilkinson said the Commission would <br />not necessarily recommend that annexation issues be addressed as a means for increasing the <br />town's tax base, but added that this could be part of a settlement agreement. <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Mr. Toscano, Mr. Wilkinson said that if Charlottesville <br />reverted to town status it would be the largest town in the state. <br /> <br /> Mr. Toscano asked how specific the Commission's report would be, and Mr. Wilkinson <br />said that the report could be specific in certain areas, and beyond what the court would be <br />allowed to have as part of its order. <br /> <br /> Responding to further question by Mr. Toscano, Mr. Wilkinson said the City's <br />retirement fund could be an issue; and the language of the City/County revenue sharing <br />agreement would dictate it's future standing. <br /> <br /> Regarding a possible timetable, Mr. Wilkinson said that if the Commission receives <br />direct notification of the petition filing and if there are no delays due to negotiations between <br />the City and County, it could meet on the issue as early as January 6, with community <br />presentations and public hearing held in early April, and a report written 60 to 90 days later. <br />If the process starts at the Supreme Court level, the process would likely be delayed by 30 <br />ore more days. <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Wilkinson said that terms of an <br />education consolidation would be susceptible to being negotiated, but there are points where <br />the government cannot infringe on educational decisions. Mr. Wilkinson added that the CRy <br />and County could negotiate any issues they want to negotiate, if if they come to an impasse <br />they could seek changes in the General Assembly. <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Wilkinson said he is uncertain about <br />whether setting of magisterial districts could be the subject of negotiations, but said they <br />were not in South Boston. <br /> <br /> Mr. Cox asked why the reversion statute does not require a binding referendum and <br />Mr. Wilkinson said he thought it was because of the desire on the part of legislators to allow <br />cries to revert, noting that annexation by a town is not considered as contentious as city <br />annexation. <br /> <br /> Ms. Daugherty asked if the Commission has conducted any follow-up studies of any <br />consolidations or reversion and Mr. Wilkinson said that the Commission has had no time to <br />conduct such a study, but would like to in the future. Mr. Wilkinson added that insufficient <br />time has elapsed since the South Boston/Halifax reversion for a meaningful study to be done. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE: CURFEW ORDINANCE <br /> <br /> Mr. Clyde Gouldman, CRy Attorney, recommended to Council that a pu¢oses clause <br />be added to the curfew ordinance. <br /> <br /> Mr. Toscano said he has heard a lot of demand for a curfew in the last five to six years <br />and he believes some action should be taken to help neighborhoods and the safety and well <br />being of the entire community, as well as to protect juveniles from being the targets or <br />victims of crime. Mr. Toscano said the Council should not wait to act until there is an <br />epidemic of juvenile crime, noting that as an attorney, he believes there is a serious juvenile <br /> <br /> <br />