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• RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the Commonwealth of Virginia in the interest of highway safety has provided by law, programs for probation, education, and rehabilitation of persons charged with driving motor vehicles under the influence of alcoholic beverages and other self-administered drugs, such programs being collectively known as Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program or VASAP; and WHEREAS, the Code of Virginia, as amended authorizes local units of government to exercise their powers, privileges and authorities under a Joint Exercise of Powers for the operation of a multi jurisdictional venture; and WHEREAS, the applicable provisions of the Code of Virginia requires the establishment of a VASAP Commission and that Commission establish procedures for the operation of local Alcohol Safety Action Programs; and WHEREAS, since July 1, 1982, one of those programs known as James River ASAP has been serving the City of Charlottesville, and the counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna, Louisa, Greene, and Nelson, providing probationer monitoring, education and treatment of persons charged with alcohol and drug offenses with all powers and duties granted to it by the laws of Virginia; and • WHEREAS, the VASAP Commission has issued directives that all local VASAP programs would establish and implement an independent Policy Board representative of all localities served by the Program to operate the Program. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Charlottesville does hereby join the Counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa and Nelson to establish said Policy Board as administrative and fiscal agent subject to the following provisions: 1) The Board shall consist of not more than fifteen (15) members. One person shall be appointed by the governing body of each participating locality and will serve for a term of three (3) years. The Board shall also include one General District Court Judge serving the area of the program, one attorney at law practicing in that area, one law enforcement official from that area, one driver education specialist, and one person skilled in the treatment of alcoholism/drug addiction. The remaining members shall be elected by majority vote of the incumbent members for terms of three years. In addition to the members so selected, the Executive Director of the Program shall also be a member ex -officio without voting power.