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4':9 PUBLIC APPROPRIATION RE: $10,000 FOR ZUCHELLI, HUNTER & ASSOCIATES RESOLUTION RE: REQUESTING CIRCUIT COURT TO AUTHORIZE REFERENDUM MR. ALBRO, MR. BUCK, MR. CONOVER, MRS. GLEASON, DR. HALL. NOES: NONE. ON MOTION BY MR. ALBRO, SECONDED BY MRS., GLEASON, AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED '" AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF THREE MILLION DOLLARS ($3,ooo,ooo) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF GENERAL OBLIGATION GENERAL IMPROVEMENT BONOS OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVlELE, VIRGINIA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO PAY THE COST OF PUBLIC SCHOOL IMPORVE- MENTS OF AND FOR SUCH CITY, FIXING THE FORM, DENOMINATION ANDCERTAIN OTHER FEATURES OF SUCH BONDS: PROVIDING FOR THE SALE OF SUCH BONDS AND PRESCRIBING THE FORM OF A NOTE OF SALE THEREFOR~ AND AUTHORIZING AND PROVIDING WITH RESPECT TO THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF A LIKE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES tN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF SUCH BONDS." WAS OFFERED AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION. THERE WERE NO MATTERS BY THE PUBLIC AT THIS TIME. ON MOTION BY MRS. GLEASON, SECONDED BY MR. ALBRO, THE APPROPRIATION OF $10,000 FOR ZUCHELLI, HUNTER & ASSOCIATES AWS OFFERED AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION. ON MOTION BY DR. HALL, SECONDED BY MR. CONOVER, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: MR. BUCK, MR. CONOVER, MRS. GLEASON, DR. HALL. NOES: MR. ALBRO. 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 REC- COMMENDED 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 LARGEr AND WHEREAS, THIS OOUNCIL PREVI'OUSLY REQUESTED AN ADVISORY RBFERENDUM ON.THA~ RROPOSED CHARTER-AMENDMENT, WHICH WAS HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 198Z~ AND WHEREAS, A MAJORITY OF THIS COUNCIL FOUND RESULTS OF THAT REFERENDUM TO BE INCONCLUSIVEI AND WHEREAS, THE COUNCIL NOW DEEMS IT APPROPRIATE TO ORDER AN ADDITIONAL ADVISORY REFERENDUM, PURSUANT TO SECTION 5.1 OF THE CITY CHARTER, TO ASERTAIN THE SENSE OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY ON THE QUESTION WHETHER THE CHARTER SHOULD BE AMENDED TO MAKE SUCH CHANGE IN THE COMPO- SITION 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 FOLLOWING QUESTION, TO-WIT: "SHALL THE FORM OF CITY COUNCIL BE CHANGED FROM THE PRESENT COMNCIL 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 SECTION 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 HELDi