AGENDA DATE: 11/4/2015
TITLE:
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Citizens Resource Advisory Committee Report
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Submission of Report from the Board Appointed Citizens Resource Advisory Committee
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Foley, Letteri, Davis, Catlin
PRESENTER (S): Tom Foley
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Thomas C. Foley
BACKGROUND: On June 3, 2015, the Board approved a comprehensive approach to evaluate ways to address the gap between projected revenues and expenditures reviewed during last year’s financial planning process. The approved approach recognized the importance of citizen involvement in considering additional resources for the future as well as the roles of the Board of Supervisors and the School Board in considering existing funding formulas and establishing expenditure priorities. The approach included the formation of a Citizens Resource Advisory Committee to involve citizens in providing input regarding ways to best address the challenges in funding future services as part of the Five Year plan process with direction to the Committee to report back to the Board in early November 2015.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Critical Infrastructure: Prioritize, plan and invest in critical infrastructure that responds to past and future changes and improves the capacity to serve community needs. Operational Capacity: Ensure County government’s ability to provide high quality service that achieves community priorities.
DISCUSSION: The Board established the Citizens Resource Advisory Committee with the following charge: “The charge of the committee is to understand current and future funding challenges and service demands and develop a prioritized set of strategies to meet future resource needs. Strategies may include, but are not limited to, identifying new sources of funding, considering various methods of raising funds and the potential enhancement of existing revenue sources. While examining expenditure priorities will also be an important consideration in ultimately addressing the gap, those options will be separately reviewed by the Board of Supervisors and School Board. The Committee will provide a final report to the Board of Supervisors by the Board’s first regular meeting in November for consideration during the Five-Year Financial Plan process.” The Committee is made up of the eight members listed below who have background and experience in business and government finance, economics, and management, and who are not currently serving in public office.
Cole Hendrix Former Charlottesville City Manager/Consultant
Mark Roberts Managing Director, Alveraz & Marsal North America
Dennis Rooker Former Albemarle Board of Supervisors member; Attorney
Steve Runkle Retired Developer; Real Estate III
Leonard Sandridge Retired University of Virginia Vice President/Chief Operating Officer
J. Thomas Weaver Retired Program Director Buccaneer Data Services, LLC., CDAC Operations
Roxanne White Former Assistant County Executive; Consulting
Bernard Whitsett Chief Operating Officer, Legacy Asset Mgmt.
The Committee has met seven times since its formation in June and has developed a report, including recommendations to present to the Board at its November 4 meeting. Due to the committee meeting timeline, the draft final report is not ready as an attachment to this executive summary but will be provided by email in advance of the November 4 meeting. While the Board will receive the report on November 4 and Supervisors are welcome to make any comments they would like to at that point, a full discussion of the report is scheduled for the joint Board of Supervisors/School Board meeting on November 11.
BUDGET IMPACT: There is no immediate budget impact from the presentation of this report. Budget implications for specific strategies are outlined in the report in cases where that information is available.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Board accept the Committee’s report and have a full discussion of the report at the November 11 joint meeting with the School Board.