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'''Maurice Jones''' has been [[Charlottesville]]'s official [[City Manager|city manager]] since December 6, 2010.<ref name="official">{{cite-progress|title=Jones officially named city manager|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2010/dec/06/jones-officially-named-city-manager-ar-699136/|author=Rachana Dixit|pageno=|printdate=December 7, 2010|publishdate=|accessdate=December 7, 2010|cturl=}}</ref> He had previously been serving as the acting city manager since April 12, 2010 following the resignation of [[Gary O'Connell]].<ref>City of Charlottesville. Office of Communications. City of Charlottesville to Name Acting City Manager During the Next City Council Meeting. City of Charlottesville. City of Charlottesville, 9 Feb. 2010. Web. 9 Feb. 2010. <http://www.charlottesville.org/></ref> Jones was one of three finalists in a bid to become the permanent city manager.<ref name="NBC">{{cite web|title=New C'Ville City Manager Picked|url=http://www.nbc29.com/story/13555944/new-charlottesville-city-manager-picked|author=|work=|publisher=NBC 29|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=November 23, 2010}}</ref> His selection was a unanimous choice by [[City Council]].<ref>{{cite-hook|title=More Mo: Jones in as city manager |url=http://www.readthehook.com/blog/index.php/2010/12/3/more-mo-jones-in-as-city-manager|author=Lisa Provence|pageno=|printno=|printdate=December 10, 2010|publishdate=December 10, 2010|accessdate=December 10, 2010}}</ref>  
'''Maurice Jones''' has been [[Charlottesville]]'s official [[City Manager|city manager]] since December 6, 2010.<ref name="official">{{cite-progress|title=Jones officially named city manager|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2010/dec/06/jones-officially-named-city-manager-ar-699136/|author=Rachana Dixit|pageno=|printdate=December 7, 2010|publishdate=|accessdate=December 7, 2010|cturl=}}</ref> He had previously been serving as the acting city manager since April 12, 2010 following the resignation of [[Gary O'Connell]].<ref>City of Charlottesville. Office of Communications. City of Charlottesville to Name Acting City Manager During the Next City Council Meeting. City of Charlottesville. City of Charlottesville, 9 Feb. 2010. Web. 9 Feb. 2010. <http://www.charlottesville.org/></ref> Jones was one of three finalists in a bid to become the permanent city manager.<ref name="NBC">{{cite web|title=New C'Ville City Manager Picked|url=http://www.nbc29.com/story/13555944/new-charlottesville-city-manager-picked|author=|work=|publisher=NBC 29|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=November 23, 2010}}</ref> His selection was a unanimous choice by [[City Council]].<ref>{{cite-hook|title=More Mo: Jones in as city manager |url=http://www.readthehook.com/blog/index.php/2010/12/3/more-mo-jones-in-as-city-manager|author=Lisa Provence|pageno=|printno=|printdate=December 10, 2010|publishdate=December 10, 2010|accessdate=December 10, 2010}}</ref>  


As part of his contract, Jones will make $170,000 a year. He is also eligible for a no-interest loan of a down payment for a home within Charlottesville city limits.<ref name="official" /> He counts among his most important work his yearly efforts surrounding the [[2013 Charlottesville budget|city budget]] as well as the [[Dialogue on Race]].
As part of his contract, Jones initially made 170,000 a year. He is also eligible for a no-interest loan of a down payment for a home within Charlottesville city limits.<ref name="official" /> He counts among his most important work his yearly efforts surrounding the [[2013 Charlottesville budget|city budget]] as well as the [[Dialogue on Race]]. In April 2014, [[City Council]] raised his salary to $180,415 beginning on July 1, 2014 and voted to tie his salary increases to the same cost-of-living increase as other city employees. <ref name="salary">{{cite-progress|title=Salaries for municipal managers vary widely|url=http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/salaries-for-municipal-managers-vary-widely/article_e924d920-ce4e-11e3-863a-001a4bcf6878.html|author=Michael L. Owens|pageno=|printdate=April 28, 2014|publishdate=April 27, 2014|accessdate=April 28, 2014|cturl=}}</ref>
 


==Stretch objectives==
==Stretch objectives==

Revision as of 16:05, 28 April 2014

Maurice Jones

Maurice Jones has been Charlottesville's official city manager since December 6, 2010.[1] He had previously been serving as the acting city manager since April 12, 2010 following the resignation of Gary O'Connell.[2] Jones was one of three finalists in a bid to become the permanent city manager.[3] His selection was a unanimous choice by City Council.[4]

As part of his contract, Jones initially made 170,000 a year. He is also eligible for a no-interest loan of a down payment for a home within Charlottesville city limits.[1] He counts among his most important work his yearly efforts surrounding the city budget as well as the Dialogue on Race. In April 2014, City Council raised his salary to $180,415 beginning on July 1, 2014 and voted to tie his salary increases to the same cost-of-living increase as other city employees. [5]


Stretch objectives

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In September 2013, Council was set to hear details of a potential $17,000 bonus on top of Jones' salary. Jones has proposed helping communication between the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority and the Public Housing Association of Residents. [6]

Residence

In late December, Jones had to ask for an extension of a requirement he move into the City of Charlottesville by the end of 2011. Council agreed to extend that deadline to the end of September 2012. [7] Jones currently lives in Earlysville, which is in Albemarle County.[8] Jones met the Septmeber 1, 2012 deadline just in time by purchasing a house in the Greenbrier neighborhood, but he will retain ownership of his Earlysville home for the time being. [9]

Biography

Jones was born at the Dewitt Army Hospital at Fort Belvoir in Fairfax, Virginia. He grew up in Dale City, Va.[8]

Jones graduated from James Madison University in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in communications.[1] He moved to Charlottesville in 1993 when he was hired as a sportscaster for NBC29.[1][8] Jones was first hired by Charlottesville in 1999 to serve as director of communications. In 2005, he stepped down to take a position at the Miller Center of Public Affairs.[10] He returned to the city in February 2008 to become Assistant City Manager. He and his wife Michele have four sons.[8]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Web. Jones officially named city manager, Rachana Dixit, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, retrieved December 7, 2010.
  2. City of Charlottesville. Office of Communications. City of Charlottesville to Name Acting City Manager During the Next City Council Meeting. City of Charlottesville. City of Charlottesville, 9 Feb. 2010. Web. 9 Feb. 2010. <http://www.charlottesville.org/>
  3. Web. New C'Ville City Manager Picked, NBC 29, retrieved November 23, 2010.
  4. Web. More Mo: Jones in as city manager, Lisa Provence, The Hook, Better Publications LLC, December 10, 2010, retrieved December 10, 2010. Print. December 10, 2010 .
  5. Web. Salaries for municipal managers vary widely, Michael L. Owens, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, April 27, 2014, retrieved April 28, 2014.
  6. Web. Housing issues prominent in city manager's 'stretch' goals, Aaron Richardson, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, September 2, 2013, retrieved September 3, 2013.
  7. Web. Council gives manager another 9 months to move into city, Graham Moomaw, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, retrieved December 20, 2011.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Web. Meet Your Government: Maurice Jones, Kurt Walters, Charlottesville Tomorrow, December 21, 2011, retrieved December 22, 2011.
  9. Web. Jones making move to the city, just in time, Graham Moomaw, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, September 1, 2012, retrieved September 10, 2012.
  10. Web. Maurice Jones named new assistant city manager, C-Ville Weekly Writers, C-VILLE Weekly, Portico Publications, January 23, 2011, retrieved December 22, 2011. Print. January 22, 2011 , 20.04, .

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