Charlottesville City Commission (1922–1928)

Main article: Charlottesville City Council; See also: Charlottesville City Council (History); Charlottesville City Council (1916–1922), and Charlottesville City Council (1928–present)

Charlottesville moved to an at-large municipal election system in 1922. Under a new charter, granted by the Legislature in 1920, the city was governed under a "Modified Commission Form" of city municipal government. The commission form provided for the election of three commissioners who functioned collectively as the city's legislative body and individually as city department heads.

Municipal elections were held in the same year; commissioners served two-year terms. The council body select one Commissioner to serve as Mayor and one as Vice-mayor for two years. Each year, the council appointed the City Manager. The first election under that system was held on June 13, 1922 and the last on June 8, 1926. The first session ran from September 1, 1922 to August 31, 1924. The last session ran from September 1, 1926 to August 31, 1928 which was the last year this ward system was in use. Number of councilmen per number of constituents ranged from over in 1900 to under in 1928.

Under a new charter, granted by the Legislature in 1920, the city was governed under a "Modified Commission Form" of city municipal government organized in accordance with the act of March 24, 1922. The council was composed of a three members commission serving two-year terms. The executive authority, in the management of the ministerial affairs of the city, was in a city manager elected by the council. Beginning July 1, 1928, the council was increased to five members serving staggered four-year terms under an amended charter.

Session	Election	Year	Commission (City Council)							City Manager
			Commissioner/Mayor	Commissioner/Vice Mayor	Seat A	Seat B	Seat C	Seat D	Seat E
(1922-1924)	1922	1922	John R. Morris	E. A. Joachim (IR)	John R. Morris	E. A. Joachim (IR)	Jury Y. Brown	Office did not exist	Office did not exist	Boyd A. Bennett
		1923	E. A. Joachim (IR)	John R. Morris
(1924-1926)	1924	1924	Jury Y. Brown	John R. Morris
		1925								H. A. Yancey
(1926-1928)	1926	1926	Jury Y. Brown
		1927

Notes:

On September 3, 1923, Morris resigned as Mayor and President of the Council. Joachim was elected Mayor and President of the Council. Morris was elected Vice President of the Council.

See Also

• Charlottesville City Council (History)
• Charlottesville City Council