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[[Charlottesville]] is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia with a population of 44,471.<ref>{{cite-progress|title=Albemarle population tops 100K for first time|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2012/jan/30/albemarle-population-tops-100k-first-time-ar-1651431/|author=Daily Progress Staff Reports|pageno=|printdate=January 30, 2012|publishdate=January 30, 2012|accessdate=January 31, 2012|cturl=}}</ref>
[[Charlottesville]] is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia with an estimated population of 49,071. <ref>{{cite web|title=Virginia Population Estimates|url=http://demographics.coopercenter.org/virginia-population-estimates/|author=|work=Website|publisher=Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service|location=|publishdate=January 30, 2017|accessdate=April 4, 2017}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite-progress|title=Analyzing area's growth will be key for future planning|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/feb/05/analyzing-areas-growth-will-be-key-future-planning-ar-823178/|author=|pageno=|printdate=February 6, 2011|publishdate=February 5, 2011|accessdate=February 9, 2011|cturl=}}</ref>


The city is home to the [[University of Virginia]] which provides another 9,000 part-time residents. Incorporated in 1762,<ref>Barrick, Ric. City's 250th Anniversary of Incorporation. Rep. Charlottesville, 2010. Web. 19 May 2010. <http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/docs/20100517-CC-History-Celebration-staff-report.pdf>.</ref> Charlottesville is located on 10.4 square miles of land and is completely surrounded by [[Albemarle County]]. Charlottesville is also the County seat, though it is an independent city with a separate government.  
The city is home to the [[University of Virginia]] which provides another 9,000 part-time residents. Incorporated in 1762,<ref>Barrick, Ric. City's 250th Anniversary of Incorporation. Rep. Charlottesville, 2010. Web. 19 May 2010. <http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/docs/20100517-CC-History-Celebration-staff-report.pdf>.</ref> Charlottesville is located on 10.4 square miles of land and is completely surrounded by [[Albemarle County]]. Charlottesville is also the County seat, though it is an independent city with a separate government.  
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==History==
==History==
Charlottesville was chartered in 1762 to serve as the new county seat of Albemarle County along the [[Three Notch'd Road]] from Richmond to the Shenandoah Valley.<ref>Barrick, Ric. City's 250th Anniversary of Incorporation. Rep. Charlottesville, 2010. Web. 19 May 2010. <http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/docs/20100517-CC-History-Celebration-staff-report.pdf>.</ref> The town got its name from [[Queen Charlotte]], the wife of King George III.<ref>Rainville, Lynn. "LoCoHistory » Blog Archive » The Earl and the Queen." LoCoHistory. 3 Feb. 2007. Web. 21 July 2010. <http://www.locohistory.org/blog/albemarle/2007/02/03/the-earl-and-the-queen/>.</ref> Charlottesville was incorporated as a town on January 19, 1801,<ref>{{cite web|title=This Day in Charlottesville History|url=http://www.charlottesville.org/Index.aspx?page=3193|author=|work=|publisher=City of Charlottesville|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=March 14, 2012}}</ref> and became an independent city in 1888.
Charlottesville was chartered in 1762 to serve as the new county seat of Albemarle County along the [[Three Notch'd Road]] from Richmond to the Shenandoah Valley.<ref>Barrick, Ric. City's 250th Anniversary of Incorporation. Rep. Charlottesville, 2010. Web. 19 May 2010. <http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/docs/20100517-CC-History-Celebration-staff-report.pdf>.</ref> The town got its name from [[Queen Charlotte]], the wife of King George III.<ref>Rainville, Lynn. "LoCoHistory » Blog Archive » The Earl and the Queen." LoCoHistory. 3 Feb. 2007. Web. 21 July 2010. <http://www.locohistory.org/blog/albemarle/2007/02/03/the-earl-and-the-queen/>.</ref> Charlottesville incorporated as a town on January 19, 1801,<ref>{{cite web|title=This Day in Charlottesville History|url=http://www.charlottesville.org/Index.aspx?page=3193|author=|work=|publisher=City of Charlottesville|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=March 14, 2012}}</ref> and incorporated as a City in 1888. Since 1871, all incorporated cities in Virginia have classified as independent cities. Charlottesville became city of second class in 1902. Charlottesville became a city of the first-class ''ipso facto'', as of the date of the proclamation to that effect by the Governor, which was August 1, 1916. 
 
Governor Henry Stuart issued a proclamation on [[August 1]], 1916 declaring that Charlottesville had become a first-class in excess of 10,000 people. <ref>{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=Now A City of First Class|url=http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/uva-lib:2108166/view#openLayer/uva-lib:2108167/5221.5/3190/3/1/0|author=Staff Reports|pageno=1|printdate=August 2, 1916|publishdate=August 2, 1916|accessdate=August 2, 2016 from University of Virginia Library}}</ref>


===Evolution of development patterns===
===Evolution of development patterns===
The 50 acres of the originial village were laid out under a gridded town pattern.  A two acre public square to the north of the grid was set aside for a courthouse and would become [[Court Square]]<ref name="1995iath">{{cite web|title=Charlottesville Urban Design and Affordable Housing|url=http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/schwartz/cville/cville.history.html|author=Kenneth A. Schwarz|work=|publisher=Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=November 29, 2012}}</ref> Early development was limited because of the distance from a navigable river. The presence of several hills meant that different neighborhood developed independently of each other. [[Thomas Jefferson]] purposely distanced his 'Academical Village (the [[University of Virginia]]) away from the town center. Commercial activity to serve the university took place on what would become known as the [[The Corner|Corner]].  
The 50 acres of the originial village were laid out under a gridded town pattern.  A two acre public square to the north of the grid was set aside for a courthouse and would become [[Court Square]]<ref name="1995iath">{{cite web|title=Charlottesville Urban Design and Affordable Housing|url=http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/schwartz/cville/cville.history.html|author=Kenneth A. Schwarz|work=|publisher=Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=November 29, 2012}}</ref> Early development was limited because of the distance from a navigable river. The presence of several hills meant that different neighborhood developed independently of each other. [[Thomas Jefferson]] purposely distanced his 'Academical Village (the [[University of Virginia]]) away from the town center. Commercial activity to serve the university took place on what would become known as the [[The Corner|Corner]].  
By the late 19th century, the city was rapidly expanding. Much of this growth was absorbed by the development of the 551-acre [[Belle Mont Estate]] into what would become the [[Belmont-Carlton]] neighborhood. <ref name="buck">{{cite web|title=Belmont - A History of a Neighborhood|url=http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/index.php/File:19800501-buck-history-of-belmont.pdf|author=James H. Buck Jr.|work=Paper for James Kinard's Local History course|publisher=|location=|publishdate=May 1980|accessdate=July 28, 2014}}</ref> Workers were attracted to industrial sites such as [[Frank Ix & Sons]]. However, the rise of streetcars and then affordable automobiles as the 20th century progressed allowed for workers to have more choices about where they lived. <ref name="sia-plan">{{cite web|title=City of Charlottesville Strategic Investment Area Plan|url=http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/index.php/File:FInal_SIA_Report_-_13_December_2013-reduced.pdf|author=Cunningham Quill|work=|publisher=Cunningham Quill|location=|publishdate=December 13, 2013|accessdate=July 28, 2014}}</ref>
Virginia devolved road-maintenance to localities in 1929, including Charlottesville. <ref>{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=|url=http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/uva-lib:2638440/view#openLayer/uva-lib:2638443/4238/3712/3/1/0|author=Staff Reports|pageno=3|printdate=February 6, 1929|publishdate=February 6, 1929|accessdate=February 6, 2017 from University of Virginia Library}}</ref>


== Government ==
== Government ==
Charlottesville's city government is run by a [[City Manager]] who is supervised by a five member [[City Council]]. One of the councilors is selected as Mayor for a two-year term. The current mayor is [[Dave Norris]]. {{as of|2010|12|15}} there were 832 full-time employees and 72 part time employees.<ref>E-mail to Sean Tubbs from Michele Hogan, City of Charlottesville Human, received on December 15, 2010 and retrieved on January 4, 2011</ref>
Charlottesville's city government is run by a [[City Manager]] who is supervised by a five member [[City Council]]. One of the councilors is selected as mayor for a two-year term. The current mayor is [[Nikuyah Walker]]. The current vice-mayor is [[Heather Hill]]. Councilors are elected every other November to four-year terms.
 
This city manager form of government dates back to September 1, 1922. Three councilors were elected that year followed by two more in 1923. <ref>{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=McCue Bill Would Alter Election of Councilmen|url=|author=Don Devore|pageno=|printdate=January 23, 1960|publishdate=January 23, 1960|accessdate=February 20, 2016}}</ref> Prior to that, Charlottesville had a strong-mayor form of government with a bicameral legislature consisting of a Board of Alderman and a Common Council that began in 1916. <ref>{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=Two-Chambered City Council; Composed of Four Alderman, Eight Councilmen|url=http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/uva-lib:2108215/view#openLayer/uva-lib:2108216/4159.5/834.5/3/1/0|author=Staff Reports|pageno=|printdate=August 11, 1916|publishdate=August 11, 1916|accessdate=August 11, 2016 from University of Virginia Library}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=Burrows Proposes New Bill for Vote on Annexation|author=|pageno=|printdate=February , 1960|publishdate=January 5, 1960|accessdate=February 22, 2016}}</ref>
 
Cities are required by the Virginia Constitution to have elected governing bodies, called “councils” composed of not fewer than three nor more than eleven members. (Virginia Constitution, Article VII, §§4 and 5; Code of Virginia, §§15.2-102, 15.2-1400). Every city in Virginia has its own charter enacted by General Assembly, setting out its specific organization and powers. The [https://law.lis.virginia.gov/charters/charlottesville/ current Charter of the City of Charlottesville] was adopted in 1946 and has received piecemeal revisions and amendments many times through the years.
 
Originating in 1908 in Staunton, Virginia, the Council-Manager plan has become the most common form of government in cities with populations over 10,000, mainly in the Southeast and Pacific coast areas. [https://www.nlc.org/forms-of-municipal-government]. The plan is modeled after the American corporation, with its shareholders (voters), board of directors (City Council) and Chief Executive Officer (City Manager). The Council-Manager plan provides for an elective council that appoints and removes the manager.  The council is the policy-determining agency of the city. It passes ordinances, votes appropriations, and determines whether bonds shall be issued.  After the council has made the policies, the manager executes them. The duties of the council are legislative; those of the manager are administrative.
 
===Efficiency studies===
In 2016, the city has paid the Novak Consulting Group $101,250 to conduct an efficiency study for its government structure. This comes nine years after the [[Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service]] published an earlier study. The Novak work continues. {{fact}} <ref>{{cite-progress|title=City Council approves resolution for organizational efficiency study|url=http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/city-council-approves-resolution-for-organizational-efficiency-study/article_af2a0e99-676e-56a1-a950-7d747219336a.html|author=Chris Suarez|pageno=|printdate=January 19, 2016|publishdate=January 19, 2016|accessdate=December 27, 2016}}</ref> The study was requested by City Councilor [[Kathy Galvin]]. The study is intended to shape budget discussions for fiscal year 2018.
 
====Previous reports====
*[http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/index.php/Weldon_Cooper_Center_for_Public_Service 2009 Weldon Cooper efficiency study]
 


===City Council===
{{Main|City Council}}
{{Main|City Council}}
Councilors are elected every other November to four-year terms. The [[2013 election]] is scheduled for November 5. The seats currently held by Councilors [[Kristin Szakos]] and [[Dave Norris]] will be on the ballot. The Democratic candidates will be [[Kristin Szakos]] and [[Bob Fenwick]]; the Republican candidates are [[Mike Farruggio]] and [[Buddy Weber]].


===Departments===
===Departments===
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===Staff===
===Staff===
The City Manager [[Maurice Jones]], who oversees a city staff with over 931 full-time equivalentsspread across several departments.
The City Manager [[Maurice Jones]], who oversees a city staff with over 930 full-time equivalents spread across several departments. {{fact}}


Other staff include:
Other staff include:
*[[Leslie Beauregard]], Assistant City Manager
*[[Mike Murphy]], Assistant City Manager
*[[Craig Brown]], City Attorney
*[[Craig Brown]], City Attorney
*[[Richard Harris]], Deputy City Attorney
*[[Missy Creasy]], Director of Neighborhood Development Services (interim)
*[[Jim Tolbert]], Director of Neighborhood Development Services
*[[Brian Daly]], Director of Parks and Recreation
*[[Brian Daly]], Director of Parks and Recreation
*[[Judith Mueller]], Director of Public Works
*[[Judith Mueller]], Director of Public Works
*[[Miriam Dickler]], Director of Communications
*[[Miriam Dickler]], Director of Communications
*[[Bernard Wray]], Director of Finance
*[[Chris Cullinan]], Director of Finance
*[[Chris Engel]], Director of Economic Development


===Government association memberships===
===Government association memberships===
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From 2010 to February 2013, the city built 4.8 miles of new sidewalk.<ref>{{cite email|subject= quantification of sidewalks|from=Angela Tucker|sourceorg=City of Charlottesville, Neighborhood Development Services|to=Sean Tubbs|repositoryorg=Charlottesville Tomorrow|senddate=February 14, 2013}}</ref>
From 2010 to February 2013, the city built 4.8 miles of new sidewalk.<ref>{{cite email|subject= quantification of sidewalks|from=Angela Tucker|sourceorg=City of Charlottesville, Neighborhood Development Services|to=Sean Tubbs|repositoryorg=Charlottesville Tomorrow|senddate=February 14, 2013}}</ref>
The city maintains a [http://cityaddress.charlottesville.org/citystreets.aspx list of public streets].


== Legal Agreements ==
== Legal Agreements ==
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*The [[Downtown Mall]]
*The [[Downtown Mall]]


==Grant-funding==
==References==
Charlottesville's budget is made up of several revenue sources, including grant funding. In December 2010, the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation awarded the city $12,520 to support a Youth Internship Program operated by [[Community Attention]].
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==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==

Revision as of 00:34, 25 April 2018

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Charlottesville is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia with an estimated population of 49,071. [1]

The city is home to the University of Virginia which provides another 9,000 part-time residents. Incorporated in 1762,[2] Charlottesville is located on 10.4 square miles of land and is completely surrounded by Albemarle County. Charlottesville is also the County seat, though it is an independent city with a separate government.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the two jurisdictions as one of 363 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) in the nation. Its 2005 population of 188,016 ranked 212th in the nation.[3] The MSA also includes Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene and Nelson Counties.

History

Charlottesville was chartered in 1762 to serve as the new county seat of Albemarle County along the Three Notch'd Road from Richmond to the Shenandoah Valley.[4] The town got its name from Queen Charlotte, the wife of King George III.[5] Charlottesville incorporated as a town on January 19, 1801,[6] and incorporated as a City in 1888. Since 1871, all incorporated cities in Virginia have classified as independent cities. Charlottesville became city of second class in 1902. Charlottesville became a city of the first-class ipso facto, as of the date of the proclamation to that effect by the Governor, which was August 1, 1916.

Governor Henry Stuart issued a proclamation on August 1, 1916 declaring that Charlottesville had become a first-class in excess of 10,000 people. [7]


Evolution of development patterns

The 50 acres of the originial village were laid out under a gridded town pattern. A two acre public square to the north of the grid was set aside for a courthouse and would become Court Square[8] Early development was limited because of the distance from a navigable river. The presence of several hills meant that different neighborhood developed independently of each other. Thomas Jefferson purposely distanced his 'Academical Village (the University of Virginia) away from the town center. Commercial activity to serve the university took place on what would become known as the Corner.

By the late 19th century, the city was rapidly expanding. Much of this growth was absorbed by the development of the 551-acre Belle Mont Estate into what would become the Belmont-Carlton neighborhood. [9] Workers were attracted to industrial sites such as Frank Ix & Sons. However, the rise of streetcars and then affordable automobiles as the 20th century progressed allowed for workers to have more choices about where they lived. [10]

Virginia devolved road-maintenance to localities in 1929, including Charlottesville. [11]

Government

Charlottesville's city government is run by a City Manager who is supervised by a five member City Council. One of the councilors is selected as mayor for a two-year term. The current mayor is Nikuyah Walker. The current vice-mayor is Heather Hill. Councilors are elected every other November to four-year terms.

This city manager form of government dates back to September 1, 1922. Three councilors were elected that year followed by two more in 1923. [12] Prior to that, Charlottesville had a strong-mayor form of government with a bicameral legislature consisting of a Board of Alderman and a Common Council that began in 1916. [13] [14]

Cities are required by the Virginia Constitution to have elected governing bodies, called “councils” composed of not fewer than three nor more than eleven members. (Virginia Constitution, Article VII, §§4 and 5; Code of Virginia, §§15.2-102, 15.2-1400). Every city in Virginia has its own charter enacted by General Assembly, setting out its specific organization and powers. The current Charter of the City of Charlottesville was adopted in 1946 and has received piecemeal revisions and amendments many times through the years.

Originating in 1908 in Staunton, Virginia, the Council-Manager plan has become the most common form of government in cities with populations over 10,000, mainly in the Southeast and Pacific coast areas. [2]. The plan is modeled after the American corporation, with its shareholders (voters), board of directors (City Council) and Chief Executive Officer (City Manager). The Council-Manager plan provides for an elective council that appoints and removes the manager. The council is the policy-determining agency of the city. It passes ordinances, votes appropriations, and determines whether bonds shall be issued. After the council has made the policies, the manager executes them. The duties of the council are legislative; those of the manager are administrative.

Efficiency studies

In 2016, the city has paid the Novak Consulting Group $101,250 to conduct an efficiency study for its government structure. This comes nine years after the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service published an earlier study. The Novak work continues. [citation needed] [15] The study was requested by City Councilor Kathy Galvin. The study is intended to shape budget discussions for fiscal year 2018.

Previous reports


Main article: City Council

Departments


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Board and Commissions

Joint government organizations

Staff

The City Manager Maurice Jones, who oversees a city staff with over 930 full-time equivalents spread across several departments. [citation needed]

Other staff include:

Government association memberships


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Charlottesville's government is a member of Virginia First Cities.

Neighborhoods

Main article: List of Charlottesville Neighborhoods

Charlottesville is home to several neighborhoods, both formally defined by the planning department, and informally defined within the community.

Infrastructure

The Department of Public Works buys water from the RWSA and the Utility Billing Office charges residents directly.

From 2010 to February 2013, the city built 4.8 miles of new sidewalk.[16]

The city maintains a list of public streets.

Legal Agreements


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Charlottesville's government is bound by legal agreements with other area governments and some notable private enterprises:

Awards

Main article: List of superlative awards

Charlottesville is repeatedly listed among "best places to live" rankings in many publications.

Authors Bert Sperling and Peter Sander selected Charlottesville as the best place to live in the United States for the year 2004 in their book Cities Ranked and Rated.[17] The Arbor Day Foundation named Charlottesville a Tree City USA in 2007.[18]

Tourist attractions

Tourism is a significant part of the Charlottesville economy, with about two million tourists visiting the area every year.[19]

Major attractions include:

References

  1. Web. Virginia Population Estimates, Website, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, January 30, 2017, retrieved April 4, 2017.
  2. Barrick, Ric. City's 250th Anniversary of Incorporation. Rep. Charlottesville, 2010. Web. 19 May 2010. <http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/docs/20100517-CC-History-Celebration-staff-report.pdf>.
  3. Web. Bearfacts, Charlottesville, VA, Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce, retrieved 24 Jan 2010.
  4. Barrick, Ric. City's 250th Anniversary of Incorporation. Rep. Charlottesville, 2010. Web. 19 May 2010. <http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/docs/20100517-CC-History-Celebration-staff-report.pdf>.
  5. Rainville, Lynn. "LoCoHistory » Blog Archive » The Earl and the Queen." LoCoHistory. 3 Feb. 2007. Web. 21 July 2010. <http://www.locohistory.org/blog/albemarle/2007/02/03/the-earl-and-the-queen/>.
  6. Web. This Day in Charlottesville History, City of Charlottesville, retrieved March 14, 2012.
  7. Web. Now A City of First Class, Staff Reports, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, August 2, 1916, retrieved August 2, 2016 from University of Virginia Library. Print. August 2, 1916 page 1.
  8. Web. Charlottesville Urban Design and Affordable Housing, Kenneth A. Schwarz, Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities, retrieved November 29, 2012.
  9. Web. Belmont - A History of a Neighborhood, James H. Buck Jr., Paper for James Kinard's Local History course, May 1980, retrieved July 28, 2014.
  10. Web. City of Charlottesville Strategic Investment Area Plan, Cunningham Quill, Cunningham Quill, December 13, 2013, retrieved July 28, 2014.
  11. Web. [1], Staff Reports, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, February 6, 1929, retrieved February 6, 2017 from University of Virginia Library. Print. February 6, 1929 page 3.
  12. Print: McCue Bill Would Alter Election of Councilmen, Don Devore, Daily Progress, Lindsay family January 23, 1960, Page .
  13. Web. Two-Chambered City Council; Composed of Four Alderman, Eight Councilmen, Staff Reports, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, August 11, 1916, retrieved August 11, 2016 from University of Virginia Library.
  14. Print: Burrows Proposes New Bill for Vote on Annexation, , Daily Progress, Lindsay family February , 1960, Page .
  15. Web. City Council approves resolution for organizational efficiency study, Chris Suarez, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, January 19, 2016, retrieved December 27, 2016.
  16. E-mail. Angela Tucker, City of Charlottesville, Neighborhood Development Services. "quantification of sidewalks." Message to Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow. February 14, 2013.
  17. Web. Getting Oriented: Charlottesville Facts, University of Virginia School of Law, retrieved 9 July 2013.
  18. Web. City to enlist aid of 'tree advocates', Rachana Dixit, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, October 27, 2010, retrieved October 28, 2010.
  19. Web. Better Quality of Life: Thriving Tourism, City of Charlottesville, retrieved 9 July 2013.


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