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ADOPTED BY COUNCIL MARCH 1, 1982 ATTESTES • CLERK OF THE COUNCIL A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE TO ORDER AN ADVISORY REFERENDUM ON AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CHARTER. WHEREAS, this Council has previously appointed a committee of interested citizens to study the composition and method of election of the City Council; and WHEREAS, that committee conducted extensive study and has recommended consideration of a change in the City Charter to provide a council of seven members, with four members elected from separate wards within the city and three members elected at large; and WHEREAS, this Council previously requested an advisory referendum on that proposed Charter amendment, which was held on November 3, 1981; and WHEREAS, a majority of this Council found the results of that referendum to be inconclusive; and WHEREAS, the Council now deems it appropriate to order an additional advisory referendum, pursuant to Section 5.1 of the City Charter, to ascertain the sense of the qualified voters of the city on the question whether the Charter should be amended to make such a change in the composition and method of election of the City Council; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, that the Council hereby orders an advisory referendum to be conducted at the general election to be held on Tuesday, the fourth day of May, 1982, to ascertain the sense of the qualified voters of the City of Charlottesville on the follow- ing question, to -wit: "Shall the form of City Council be changed from the present Council of five members elected by the voters of the entire city to a Council composed of seven members, with four members elected from four separate wards within the city and three members elected by the voters of the entire city?" Such referendum shall be ordered pursuant to Seciton 5.1 of the City Charter, enacted by Chapter 327 of the Acts of Assembly of 1960, as amended by Chapter 332 of the Acts of Assembly of 1962. • The City Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to convey a certified copy of this resolution to the Circuit Court of the City of Charlottesville, or the judge thereof in vacation, and to move that the court or judge thereof enter an order directing that such election be held.