AGENDA DATE: 2/1/2017
TITLE:
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Ordinance Amendment - Elections - White Hall Magisterial District - Free Union Precinct - Change of Polling Place
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Establish date for public hearing to consider proposed ordinance changing the location of the polling place for the Free Union Precinct in the White Hall Magisterial District
ITEM TYPE: Consent Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Walker, Kamptner, Blair, Washburne, Schermerhorn
PRESENTER (S): Greg Kamptner
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Douglas C. Walker
BACKGROUND: Virginia Code ? 24.2-307 requires that the Board of Supervisors establish polling places by ordinance. Albemarle County Code ? 2-106(c)(4) establishes Free Union Baptist Church as the polling place for the Free Union Precinct in the White Hall Magisterial District. Free Union Baptist Church provided written notice on April 8, 2016, of its intent to terminate its Polling Place Agreement with Albemarle County (Attachment A). The Agreement terminated after the November 8, 2016 general election.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Goal 7. Operational Capacity. Ensure County government's ability to provide high quality service that achieves community priorities.
DISCUSSION: The Albemarle County Electoral Board investigated alternative polling place locations for the Free Union Precinct and recommends that the polling place be relocated to Free Union Country School. The Free Union Country School has agreed to have the School serve as a polling place. The attached map (Attachment B) shows the former Free Union Baptist Church location and the proposed new Free Union Country School location.
BUDGET IMPACT: The adoption of the proposed ordinance will have no budget impact.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Board set a public hearing on March 1, 2017 to consider adopting the attached ordinance amendment (Attachment B) to change the polling place from Free Union Baptist Church to Free Union Country Schoo...
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