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10 Offices. As the required match for the grant, the City Commonwealth's Attorney Office will contribute $14,065 in in-kind attorney services from its existing budget. This appropriation is contingent upon receipt of $39,987 from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice under Grant #01-E9413VA00. eo f. RESOLUTION: APpROpRIATION: $49,696 -Trolley Funding (carried over) Supporting james River ASAP Program WHEREAS, the Commonwealth of Virginia in the interest of highway safety 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 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 l%lson, 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 WHEPdgAS, 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 alcohol/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. 2) The Officers ofthe Board shall consist of a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman, a Secretary-Treasurer, and such subordinate offices as may from time to time be elected or appointed by the Board. The Secretary shall be the Executive Director of the Program. Each of said officers shall serve without compensation. The offices of Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall be held by members from different participating localities. Each officer shall be elected at the annual meeting of the Board to serve for a term of one (1) year unless sooner removed by the Board, or until his successor be elected and qualify. 3) The Board shall be responsible for the operation of the Program within the participating localities, and shall hire and supervise an Executive Director who shall be responsible for implementing operational policies for the Program, hiring and supervising the staff of the Program, and controlling ali revenue and expenditures of the Program. 4) Regular meetings of the Board shall be held quarterly and are open to the public. Special meetings may be called by the Chair at his or her discretion or by any four (4) board members upon five days notice to all members in writing or by telephone of the time, place and purpose of the special meeting. A simple majority of members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for transaction of any and all business.