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:'''''See Main Article: [[City Council]]''''' | :'''''See Main Article: [[City Council]]''''' | ||
:''See also: [[List of City Councilors]]'' | :''See also: [[List of City Councilors]]'' | ||
:''See also: [[List of City | :''See also: [[List of City Councilors|Mayor of Charlottesville]]'' | ||
The '''Charlottesville City Council, 2020-2022''', is the current governing body of the City of Charlottesville. | The '''Charlottesville City Council, 2020-2022''', is the current governing body of the City of Charlottesville. | ||
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File:2018-Nikuyah Walker.jpeg|[[Nikuyah Walker]] (I), Member Since: January 2018; Next Election: November 2, 2021 | File:2018-Nikuyah Walker.jpeg|[[Nikuyah Walker]] (I), Member Since: January 2018; Next Election: November 2, 2021 | ||
File:2018-Heather Hill.JPG|[[Heather Hill]] (D), Member Since: January 2018; Next Election: November 2, 2021 | File:2018-Heather Hill.JPG|[[Heather Hill]] (D), Member Since: January 2018; Next Election: November 2, 2021 | ||
File: | File:2020-Sena Magill.JPG|[[Sena Magill]] (D), Member Since: January 2020; Next Election: November 2023 | ||
File: | File:2020-Lloyd Snook.JPG|[[Lloyd Snook]] (D), Member Since: January 2020; Next Election: November 2023 | ||
File: | File:2020-Michael Payne.JPG|[Michael Payne]] (D), Member Since: January 2020, Next Election: November 2023 | ||
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==From of Government== | ==From of Government== | ||
The City of Charlottesville operates under the Council-Manager form of government as granted by the [[Code of Virginia]] and the [[1946 charter |City Charter]]. From within council, by simple majority vote, the President (called mayor) and the Vice-president (called vice-mayor) of the Council are elected at the first regular meeting of the new term. The [[City Manager]], among the [[#City Officers|City Officers]] appointed by the Council, acts as the Chief Executive Officer. The City Manager is responsible for day-to-day operations, as well as carrying out policy decisions made by the City Council. | The City of Charlottesville operates under the Council-Manager form of government as granted by the [[Code of Virginia]] and the [[1946 charter |City Charter]]. From within council, by simple majority vote, the President (called mayor) and the Vice-president (called vice-mayor) of the Council are elected at the first regular meeting of the new term. The [[City Manager]], among the [[#City Officers|City Officers]] appointed by the Council, acts as the Chief Executive Officer. The City Manager is responsible for day-to-day operations, as well as carrying at-large out policy decisions made by the City Council. | ||
==Configuration & powers== | |||
Council’s configuration and powers are defined by its [[city charter]]. Charlottesville’s current charter, approved by the [[General Assembly]] in [[1946]], gives Charlottesville a “council-manager” system in which the five elected members (Council) hires a city manager to run most city operations. Council is in charge of policy oversight and some approval powers (''refer to [[Chief of Police]]''). | |||
Relative to local populations, Charlottesville has one seat for every 8,700 residents. | |||
non-partisan elections | |||
As for historically under-represented groups, most of the cities have about the same percentage of blacks in council as in the general populations; in Charlottesville, blacks makeup 18.3 percent of the population <ref>https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/charlottesvillecityvirginiacounty</ref> and 20 percent of the council. | |||
The council post videos of council meetings online as well as searchable databases of legislation. Council does not post members’ personal financial disclosure statements or lobbying records. | |||
Charlottesville has one of the highest average salaries for council members in Virginia, $xx,xxx council, $xx,xxx mayor. | |||
Total budget including employee benefits Council consumes x.xx percent of city general-fund spending, | |||
Budget per resident | |||
Number of council employeesincluding members | |||
Number of residents per council employee, including members | |||
Charlottesville's average council tenure at the end of 2019 was xx.x years while first-term members held xx percent of the seats | |||
[[Frank Buck]] had been in office 8 years, longer than any other Charlottesville City Council member since at least 1920, and xxx other members have served for more than xx years. | |||
council consumes 1.01 percent of city general-fund spending | |||
==City population== | ==City population== |
Revision as of 01:54, 23 December 2019
- See Main Article: City Council
- See also: List of City Councilors
- See also: Mayor of Charlottesville
The Charlottesville City Council, 2020-2022, is the current governing body of the City of Charlottesville.
Council’s configuration & power
Council’s configuration and powers are defined by its city charter. The City Council is composed of five members, including the Council President (mayor). Each member is elected at-large, by voters to four-year, staggered terms, with elections held every two years.
Nikuyah Walker (I), Member Since: January 2018; Next Election: November 2, 2021
Heather Hill (D), Member Since: January 2018; Next Election: November 2, 2021
Sena Magill (D), Member Since: January 2020; Next Election: November 2023
Lloyd Snook (D), Member Since: January 2020; Next Election: November 2023
From of Government
The City of Charlottesville operates under the Council-Manager form of government as granted by the Code of Virginia and the City Charter. From within council, by simple majority vote, the President (called mayor) and the Vice-president (called vice-mayor) of the Council are elected at the first regular meeting of the new term. The City Manager, among the City Officers appointed by the Council, acts as the Chief Executive Officer. The City Manager is responsible for day-to-day operations, as well as carrying at-large out policy decisions made by the City Council.
Configuration & powers
Council’s configuration and powers are defined by its city charter. Charlottesville’s current charter, approved by the General Assembly in 1946, gives Charlottesville a “council-manager” system in which the five elected members (Council) hires a city manager to run most city operations. Council is in charge of policy oversight and some approval powers (refer to Chief of Police).
Relative to local populations, Charlottesville has one seat for every 8,700 residents.
non-partisan elections
As for historically under-represented groups, most of the cities have about the same percentage of blacks in council as in the general populations; in Charlottesville, blacks makeup 18.3 percent of the population [1] and 20 percent of the council.
The council post videos of council meetings online as well as searchable databases of legislation. Council does not post members’ personal financial disclosure statements or lobbying records.
Charlottesville has one of the highest average salaries for council members in Virginia, $xx,xxx council, $xx,xxx mayor. Total budget including employee benefits Council consumes x.xx percent of city general-fund spending,
Budget per resident
Number of council employeesincluding members
Number of residents per council employee, including members
Charlottesville's average council tenure at the end of 2019 was xx.x years while first-term members held xx percent of the seats
Frank Buck had been in office 8 years, longer than any other Charlottesville City Council member since at least 1920, and xxx other members have served for more than xx years.
council consumes 1.01 percent of city general-fund spending
City population
Population Census (April 1, 2010): 43,475.
- According to the U.S. Census Bureau Quickfacts, the estimated population in 2018 was 48,117, which represents a 10.67% population growth since the last census.
- The area within the city limits was 10.27 square miles, giving it a population density of about 4,600 people per square mile.
Elections
Three open council seats (previously held by Kristin Szakos and Bob Fenwick) were up at the last municipal election held on November 5, 2019, Kathy Galvin, Mike Signer and Wes Bellamy each declined to seek re-election.) See also 2019 election.thtee new members were chosen by the city voters - [[]], [[ ]] and [[]]; See also: 2019 election. The November 2019 municipal election will include three open seats on the city council. (Incumbent