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URBAN AND URBANIZING COMMUNITY OF WHICH CHARLOTTESVILLE IS THE VITAL SOURCE AND CENTER, AND WITHOUT WHICH MUCH OF THE URBANIZED AREA IN THE COUNTY WOULD NOT HAVE DEVELOPED AND COULD NOT, WITHOUT THE CITY, CONTINUE TO EXIST AND GROW. A LARGE PROPORTION OF THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREAS SOUGHT FOR ANNEXATION ARE ENTIRELY DEPENDENT FOR THEIR LIVELIHOOD UPON EMPLOYMENT IN THE INDUSTRIES, BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND PROFESSIONS CONDUCTED IN THE CITY AND FOR MARKETING PRODUCTS PRODUCED THROUGH ENTERPRISES AND FACILITIES CONDUCTED IN THE CITY. CHARLOTTESVILLE IS THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL SHOPPING CENTER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE AREA SOUGHT FOR ANNEXATION, AND IS THE PRINCIPAL SOURCE OF SUPPLY FOR MERCHANDISE AND ARTICLES SOLD AND DISTRIBUTED THROUGH ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE COUNTY. PEOPLE LIVING IN THE COUNTY ARE DEPENDENT UPON THESE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL OUTLETS FOR THE NECESSITIES OF LIFE. POSTAL FACILITIES FOR THE CITY AND MUCH OF THE AREA PROPOSED FOR ANNEXATION ARE CENTERED IN THE CITY, AS ARE TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH FACILITIES AND SERVICES. RAILROAD AND BUS TERMINALS SERVING THE ENTIRE AREA ARE CENTERED IN THE CITY WHICH IS SERVED BY THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILROAD, THE SOUTHERN RAILROAD; AND CONTINENTAL TRAILWAYS, INCOR- PORATED; ALL OF WHICH OPERATE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FROM CHARLOTTESVILLE TO OTHER AREAS OF VIRGINIA AND THE UNITED STATES. THERE ARE NUMEROUS CHURCHES AND RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THE AREA, THE GREAT MAJORITY OF WHICH ARE LOCATED IN THE CITY. MANY PEOPLE LIVING IN THE COUNTY ARE AFFILIATED WITH THESE CHURCHES, INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS AND PARTICIPATE IN THEIR ACTIVITIES REGARDLESS OF POLITICAL BOUNDARIES OR OTHER DIVISION BASED ON RESIDENCE. THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, JOINTLY OPERATED BY THE CITY AND THE COUNTY, FOR THE ENTIRE AREA IS LOCATED IN THE CITY, WITH BRANCHES AT CROZET AND AT SCOTTSVILLE, REMOTE FROM THE CITY. THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE HAS EXTENSIVE PARK AND RECREATION AREAS AND FACILITIES WHICH ARE USED WIDELY BY COUNTY AND CITY RESIDENTS ALIKE. THE CITY PROVIDES, AT THE EXPENSE OF ITS TAXPAYERS, ALL ESSENTIAL MUNICIPAL SERVICES AND PERFORMS ALL NECESSARY FUNCTIONS REQUIRED TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE IN CONNECTION WITH THE OPERATION OF: THE INDUSTRIES, BUSINESS, COMMERCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS ON WHICH PEOPLE IN THE AREA OF THE COUNTY PROPOSED TO BE ANNEXED DEPEND FOR THEIR LIVELIHOOD; THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS ON WHICH SUCH PEOPLE DEPEND FOR THE NECESSITIES OF LIFE; THE BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND THE POSTAL, TELEPHONE, TELEGRAPH AND TRANS- PORTATION FACILITIES WHICH SERVE THEM; THE CHURCHES AND OTHER RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS WITH WHICH THEY AFFILIATE AND IN WHOSE ACTIVITIES THEY PARTICIPATE; THE LIBRARY TERRITORY SOUGHT FOR ANNEXATION. THE CITY HAS HAD A MODERN URBAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT SINCE 1922, ITS PRESENT CHARTER HAVING BEEN GRANTED BY AN ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROVED MARCH 28, 1946, AND HAVING BEEN AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME THROUGH THE SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 1970. THE CITY HAS A CITY MANAGER WHO OPERATES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF FIVE MEMBERS ELECTED FOR FOUR YEAR TERMS, THE ELECTIONS BEING STAGGERED SO THAT THREE COUNCILMEN ARE ELECTED AT THE END OF TWO YEARS AND TWO AT THE END OF THE NEXT TWO YEARS. THE CITY COUNCIL IS PRESIDED OVER BY A MAYOR WHO IS ELECTED BY THE COUNCIL FOR TWO YEAR TERMS. THE CITY’S CHARTER IS FULLY ADEQUATE FOR ITS NEEDS AND TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE TERRITORY SOUGHT FOR ANNEXATION. ITS FUNCTIONS OF AND FACILITIES THEY USE; THE RECREATIONAL, CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH FACILITIES THEY ENJOY; AND THE CLUBS WITH WHICH THEY AFFILIATE. IV. COUNTY AND CITY GOVERNMENT THE TERRITORY SOUGHT TO BE ANNEXED IN THE COUNTY SUBSISTS UNDER A FORM OF GOVERNMENT DESIGNED CHIEFLY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF A SCATTERED RURAL POPULATION. SUCH GOVERNMENT IS WHOLLY INADEQUATE TO MEET EVEN THE MINIMUM NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AS IT BECOMES URBANIZED, AS IS THE CASE OF THE TERRITORY SOUGHT FOR ANNEXATION. THE CITY HAS HAD A MODERN URBAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT SINCE 1922, ITS PRESENT CHARTER HAVING BEEN GRANTED BY AN ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROVED MARCH 28, 1946, AND HAVING BEEN AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME THROUGH THE SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 1970. THE CITY HAS A CITY MANAGER WHO OPERATES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF FIVE MEMBERS ELECTED FOR FOUR YEAR TERMS, THE ELECTIONS BEING STAGGERED SO THAT THREE COUNCILMEN ARE ELECTED AT THE END OF TWO YEARS AND TWO AT THE END OF THE NEXT TWO YEARS. THE CITY COUNCIL IS PRESIDED OVER BY A MAYOR WHO IS ELECTED BY THE COUNCIL FOR TWO YEAR TERMS. THE CITY’S CHARTER IS FULLY ADEQUATE FOR ITS NEEDS AND TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE TERRITORY SOUGHT FOR ANNEXATION. ITS FUNCTIONS OF