AGENDA DATE: 4/11/2018
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Ordinance to Amend County Code Chapter 2, Administration
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Public hearing to consider an ordinance to amend Chapter 2, Administration
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Kamptner
PRESENTER (S): Greg Kamptner
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: The Board has directed the County Attorney's Office to conduct a comprehensive review and recodification of the County Code. Chapter 2 contains provisions related to the administration of elections, the Board of Supervisors, the School Board, the Planning Commission, Law Enforcement, the Economic Development Authority, the Albemarle County Service Authority, the Airport Commission, the Library Board, the Emergency Service Organization, and Personnel.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Quality Government Operations: Ensure County's government capacity to provide high quality service that achieves community priorities.
DISCUSSION: The process of recodifying the County Code includes making formatting, style, organizational, and substantive changes. These changes are being addressed at the chapter level before the Board considers adopting a complete, recodified Code later in 2018.
To facilitate finding subject matter in Chapter 2, the section headings have been clarified, and catchlines have been added to subsections.
Substantive changes are proposed for some provisions in Chapter 2 to be consistent with recent amendments to State law, and to repeal obsolete regulations and those regulations that are unnecessary.
Following are the notable substantive changes to Chapter 2:
1. Article 4, Planning Commission: Most of the requirements for the Planning Commission are completely governed by State law and do not have to be included in the County Code. Article 4 currently includes four sections proposed to be repealed because the subject matter is addressed by State law and is self-executing, and only some of ...
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