CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY COUNCIL
                    Joint Meeting with Charlottesville City School Board
                                      January 28, 2021
                                BUDGET WORK SESSION
                            Virtual/electronic meeting via Zoom

5:00 P.M. BUDGET WORK SESSION
        Tthe Charlottesville City Council met on Thursday, January 28, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. for a
joint budget work session with the Charlottesville City School Board and School officials. The
meeting was held electronically pursuant to local ordinance #O-20-154a adopted December 10,
2020, to ensure the continuity of government and prevent the spread of disease during the
coronavirus pandemic.

       Mayor Walker called the Charlottesville City Council to order at 5:01 p.m. with the
following members present: Mayor Nikuyah Walker, Vice Mayor Sena Magill, and Councilors
Heather Hill, Michael Payne, and Lloyd Snook. Lisa Torres, Board Chair, called the City of
Charlottesville School Board meeting to order.


       Dr. Rosa Atkins, Division Superintendent, Kim Powell, Assistant Superintendent for
Finance and Operations, and Renee Hoover, Director of Finance, presented information on the
FY2022 Operating Budget for Charlottesville City Schools.

       The presentation included details about:
       • Current Budget Alignment to Equity and The Strategic Plan
       • Priorities for FY22 Budget Development
              o Recruit and retain highly qualified teachers and staff
              o Maintain the continuity of high-quality instructional programs
              o Apply a lens of equity in all funding considerations to provide educational
                 opportunities for all students
       • Revenue Outlook, including Federal, State and City
       • Overall enrollment outlook
              o Current Fall Enrollment Down 258 Students from End of Last School Year
              o Recommend Using State Enrollment Projection for FY 2022 Budget (Average
                 Daily Membership)
                       Approximately Equal to FY 2018 End of Year Enrollment
                       Estimates Increase of ~168 Students Over Current (~65% Recovery)
       • Recommendation to leverage CARES funding to maintain valued programs and
          address pressing student needs in a way that also allows time for the City to recover
          and stabilize revenues
       • Review of the FY2020-2021 budget and changes for the FY2022 budget
       •   City support for Schools:
               o Acknowledgement of COVID‐19 impacts on students and staff emotionally,
                  academically and economically.
               o Request for City to start providing additional allocations starting in FY 2023
                  to off‐set proposed uses of CARES funds or future cuts to services would be
                  required.
               o Any additional appropriation from the City for FY 2022 would start the
                  process of reducing dependency on one‐time (non‐recurring) funds.

       The presentation also addressed teacher and staff pay.

       Councilors engaged in discussion.

Upcoming School Board Budget Dates:
     • February 4 Superintendent’s Proposed Budget and Public Hearing
     • February 9 Budget Work Session
     • February 18 School Board Approval of Proposed Budget
     • March 1 School Budget Presentation to City Council

PUBLIC COMMENT
     The following members of the public spoke:
     - Caleb Jaffe
     - Jordan Johnson
     - Beth Ike
     - Aina Hidayat
     - Rosy Puri
     - Hallie Goode
     - Tamara Wright and daughter Jemelle Brown

       School Board members shared closing remarks.

       Mayor Walker adjourned the meeting at 7:06 p.m., followed by adjournment of the
School Board meeting.

BY Order of City Council                                   BY Kyna Thomas, Clerk of Council