CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY COUNCIL
                                   SPECIAL MEETING
                                 April 12, 2022 at 5:30 PM
                            Virtual/electronic meeting via Zoom


The Charlottesville City Council met in an electronic meeting on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, in
accordance with a local ordinance amended and re-enacted on March 7, 2022, to ensure
continuity of government and prevent the spread of disease during the coronavirus State of
Emergency. Mayor Lloyd Snook called the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m. and Clerk of Council
Kyna Thomas called the roll, noting all councilors present: Mayor Lloyd Snook, Vice Mayor
Juandiego Wade, and Councilors Sena Magill, Michael Payne and Brian Pinkston.

       On motion by Pinkston, seconded by Magill, Council voted unanimously to amend the
agenda to include a first reading of the proposed meals tax levy.

       On motion by Magill, seconded by Pinkston, Council voted unanimously to adopt the
meeting agenda as amended.

ACTION ITEMS
1. ORDINANCE: Enacting a Budget and Tax Levy for Fiscal Year 2023
Mayor Snook made a disclosure statement regarding his wife's retiree status with the City of
Charlottesville and advised that per advice from the City Attorney the increase in pension would
not disqualify him from voting.

Interim City Manager Michael Rogers and City Attorney Lisa Robertson gave a brief summary
of the budget.
   a. ORDINANCE*: Approving a budget and annual appropriation of funding for the
      City of Charlottesville for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2023

       On motion by Pinkston, seconded by Wade, Council by the following vote ADOPTED
   the Ordinance: 5-0 (Ayes: Magill, Payne, Pinkston, Snook, Wade; Noes: none).

   ORDINANCE APPROVING A BUDGET AND ANNUAL APPROPRIATION OF
   FUNDING FOR THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
   ENDING JUNE 30, 2023

   b. ORDINANCE*: Establishing the Annual Tax Levy for the City of Charlottesville
      for Tax Year 2022
       On motion by Pinkston, seconded by Payne, Council by the following vote ADOPTED
   the Ordinance: 5-0 (Ayes: Magill, Payne, Pinkston, Snook, Wade; Noes: none).

   Mayor Snook noted for the record that he disagreed with the one cent real estate tax increase;
   however, since the budget would need to be funded, he would vote in favor.

   ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH THE ANNUAL TAX LEVY FOR TAX YEAR 2022

2. RESOLUTION*: Establishing 2022 Tax Year Tax Relief Percentage
Commissioner of the Revenue Todd Divers provided a brief explanation.

    On motion by Pinkston, seconded by Wade, Council by the following vote APPROVED the
resolution: 5-0 (Ayes: Magill, Payne, Pinkston, Snook, Wade; Noes: none).

                                      RESOLUTION
        Establishing the Personal Property Tax Relief Percentage for Tax Year 2022
         BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, THAT
pursuant to the requirements of Virginia Code §58.1-3524, that personal property tax relief at the
rate of thirty-two percent (32%) shall be applied to the first $20,000 of value of each qualifying
vehicle having a value of more than $1,000 and

      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT personal property tax relief at the rate of one
hundred percent (100%) shall be applied to each qualifying vehicle having a value of $1,000 or
less.

3. ORDINANCE (Added): Amending, reenacting and reordaining Chapter 30 of the City
   Code, Section 30-283, to increase the meals tax (carried)

Mayor Snook summarized the proposed ordinance to increase the meals tax from six percent to
six-and-a-half percent. By unanimous consent the item moved to the April 18 City Council
meeting for second reading and vote.

The meeting adjourned at 5:43 p.m.

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

                                                               Approved by Council
                                                               June 21, 2022



                                                               Kyna Thomas, MMC
                                                               Clerk of Council