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:'''See also: [[List of City Councilors]]'''
| name = Charlottesville City Council
*Preceded by the [[Charlottesville City Council (1928-1930)]]  
| photo =CityofCharlottesvilleSeal2018.png
*Succeeded by the [[Charlottesville City Council (1932-1934)]]
| caption = Official city seal of Charlottesville
| office1=  Charlottesville City Council (1930-1932)<br/>Type: Unicameral (officially nonpartisan)
| district1 = Plurality-at-large
| party1 = Unicameral (officially nonpartisan)
| election1 = November 2021
| term_start1 = September 1, 1930
| term_end1 = August 31, 1932
| preceded1 = [[Charlottesville City Council (1928-1930)]]
| succeeded1 = [[Charlottesville City Council (1932-1934)]]
| office2=  Last Election: [[1930 election|1930 election]]
| office3 = Next Election: [[1932 election|1932 election]]
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| election2 = June 1930
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The two-year term of the '''Charlottesville City Council (1930-1932)''' ran from [[September 1]], [[1930]] to [[August 31]], [[1933]].  Holdover members of the council (referred to as "Commissioners") elected to serve four-year terms in the [[1928 election]] were: [[Jury Y. Brown]], [[Fred L. Watson]] and [[E. A. Joachim]]. Elected to serve four-year terms in the [[1930 election]] were: [[W. Dan Haden]] and [[F. W. Twyman]]. 
:''See Main Article: [[City Council]]'' and ''[[List of City Councilors]]''


City Manager was [[H. A. Yancey]] and Secretary [[H. A. Haden]]  
The two-year term of the '''Charlottesville City Council (1930-1932)''' ran from [[September 1]], [[1930]] to [[August 31]], [[1932]]. Holdover members of the council (referred to as "Commissioners") elected to serve four-year terms in the [[1928 election]] were: [[Jury Y. Brown]], [[Fred L. Watson]] and [[E. A. Joachim]]. Elected to serve four-year terms in the [[1930 election]] were: [[W. Dan Haden]] and [[F. W. Twyman]]. 


<gallery perrow=5 caption="Charlottesville City Council (1928-1930): September 1, 1928 to August 31, 1930">
<gallery perrow="5" caption="Charlottesville City Council (1930-1932): September 1, 1930 to August 31, 1932">
File:No photo m.jpg |[[Fred L. Watson]] (D), Vice-president (mayor)
File:1944-Fred L. Watson x.JPG|[[Fred L. Watson]] (D), Vice-president (mayor)
File:No photo m.jpg |[[Jury Y. Brown]] (D), President  
File:1922 - Brown, J. Y..JPG  |[[Jury Y. Brown]] (D), President  
File:Edward A. Joachim.JPG |[[E. A. Joachim]] (D)
File:Edward A. Joachim.JPG |[[E. A. Joachim]] (D)
File:1945-William Dandridge Haden.JPG |[[W. Dan Haden]] (D), (vice-mayor)
File:1930 - Dr. W. Dan Haden.JPG |[[W. Dan Haden]] (D), Vice-president (vice-mayor)
File:1919-02-15 F. W. Twyman.JPG |[[F. W. Twyman]] (D)
File:1919-02-15 F. W. Twyman.JPG |[[F. W. Twyman]] (D)
</gallery>
</gallery>
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!District
!Title
! colspan="2" |Member
!Party
!Term Started
!Term Ended
|-
|At-large
|Councilor/Vice Mayor
|[[File:1944-Fred L. Watson x.JPG|center|107x107px]]
|[[Fred L. Watson]]
|Democratic
|1928
|1932
|-
|At-large
|Councilor/Mayor
|[[File:1922 - Brown, J. Y..JPG|center|116x116px]]
|[[Jury Y. Brown]]
|Democratic
|1928
|1932
|-
|At-large
|Councilor
|[[File:Edward A. Joachim.JPG|center|100x100px]]
|[[E. A. Joachim]]
|Independent Republican
|1928
|1932
|-
|At-large
|Councilor
|[[File:W. Dan Haden.JPG|center|100x100px]]
|[[W. Dan Haden]]
|Democratic
|1930
|1942
|-
|At-large
|Councilor
|[[File:1919-02-15 F. W. Twyman.JPG|center|104x104px]]
|[[F. W. Twyman]] '''†'''
|Democratic
|1928
|1938
|}
==Budget==
==Budget==
*Charlottesville’s fiscal year began September 1, 1930 and ended August 31, 1931.  
*Charlottesville’s fiscal year began September 1, 1930 and ended August 31, 1931.  
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==Organizational meeting==
==Organizational meeting==
On September 2, 1930, at the new council's first meeting
On September 2, 1930, at the new council's first meeting.
==Regular meetings==
==Regular meetings==
Regular council meetings were held in City Hall
Regular council meetings were held in City Hall
===September 2, 1930===
===September 2, 1930===
The first action of the new Council was to pass a resolution by which the city would take over and care for the graves of veterans of the Civil, Spanish-American, and World Wares who are buried in local cemeteries.  
The first action of the new Council was to pass a resolution by which the city would take over and care for the graves of veterans of the Civil, Spanish-American, and World Wars who are buried in local cemeteries.  


A petition, presented by [[Gilbert Campbell]] for the [[City Beautification Commission]] and endorsed by spokesman for the various civic organizations, which would forbid merchants placing crates of fruit and poultry on sidewalks and would require the city to cove garbage trucks while hauling papers and the like, was held over for investigation.   
A petition, presented by [[Gilbert Campbell]] for the [[City Beautification Commission]] and endorsed by spokesman for the various civic organizations, which would forbid merchants placing crates of fruit and poultry on sidewalks and would require the city to cove garbage trucks while hauling papers and the like, was held over for investigation.   


In 1932, council replaced City Manager [[H. A. Yancey]] with [[Seth Burnley]].
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Latest revision as of 23:26, 12 December 2023

Charlottesville City Council
CityofCharlottesvilleSeal2018.png
Official city seal of Charlottesville

Charlottesville City Council (1930-1932)
Type: Unicameral (officially nonpartisan)
Electoral District Plurality-at-large
Term Start September 1, 1930
Term End August 31, 1932
Preceded by Charlottesville City Council (1928-1930)
Succeeded by Charlottesville City Council (1932-1934)

Last Election: 1930 election

Next Election: 1932 election

Biographical Information

See Main Article: City Council and List of City Councilors

The two-year term of the Charlottesville City Council (1930-1932) ran from September 1, 1930 to August 31, 1932. Holdover members of the council (referred to as "Commissioners") elected to serve four-year terms in the 1928 election were: Jury Y. Brown, Fred L. Watson and E. A. Joachim. Elected to serve four-year terms in the 1930 election were: W. Dan Haden and F. W. Twyman.

District Title Member Party Term Started Term Ended
At-large Councilor/Vice Mayor
1944-Fred L. Watson x.JPG
Fred L. Watson Democratic 1928 1932
At-large Councilor/Mayor
1922 - Brown, J. Y..JPG
Jury Y. Brown Democratic 1928 1932
At-large Councilor
Edward A. Joachim.JPG
E. A. Joachim Independent Republican 1928 1932
At-large Councilor
W. Dan Haden.JPG
W. Dan Haden Democratic 1930 1942
At-large Councilor
1919-02-15 F. W. Twyman.JPG
F. W. Twyman Democratic 1928 1938

Budget

  • Charlottesville’s fiscal year began September 1, 1930 and ended August 31, 1931.

The budget was adopted on September 2, 1930. It estimated the city income at $601,110.16 and distribution at $560,657.00

1930 election

Dr. W. Dan Haden and Fred W. Twyman, candidates of the City Democratic Committee, on June 10, 1930 defeated S. F. Hamm and Evelyn Shaw, Independent, for membership on the city council. Dr. W. Dan Haden and Fred W. Twyman, candidates of the City Democratic Committee, defeated S. F. Hamm and Miss Evelyn Shaw, Independent, for membership of the city commission. Mr. Twyman lead the ticket with 677, Dr. Haden polling second with 633, while Mr. Hamm and Miss Shaw poled 439 and 217 voters respectively. Mr. Twyman succeeded himself, reoccupying the seat which he had held since creating of the commission plan. This was Dr. Haden’s first public office. He succeeded Mr. Morris who declined renomination. The new commission took office September 1, 1930. The total ballots probably being about half of that which was cast in the gubernatorial election of fall 1929. The three other members of the commission whose terms did not expire this year were Jury Y. Brown, E. A. Joachim and Fred L. Watson.

Organizational meeting

On September 2, 1930, at the new council's first meeting.

Regular meetings

Regular council meetings were held in City Hall

September 2, 1930

The first action of the new Council was to pass a resolution by which the city would take over and care for the graves of veterans of the Civil, Spanish-American, and World Wars who are buried in local cemeteries.

A petition, presented by Gilbert Campbell for the City Beautification Commission and endorsed by spokesman for the various civic organizations, which would forbid merchants placing crates of fruit and poultry on sidewalks and would require the city to cove garbage trucks while hauling papers and the like, was held over for investigation.

In 1932, council replaced City Manager H. A. Yancey with Seth Burnley.

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