October 28, 2004 City/County Summit
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A Joint Summit of the Frederick County Board of Supervisors and the Winchester City
Council was held on Thursday, October 28,2004, at 5:30 P.M., in the Winchester City Council
Chambers, Rouss City Hall, 15 North Cameron Street, Winchester, Virginia.
PRESENT
Chairman Richard C. Shickle; Vice Chairman Barbara E. Van Osten, Gary W. Dove; Bill
M. Ewing; Gene E. Fisher; Gina A. Forrester; and Lynda J. Tyler.
Chairman Shickle and Council President Charlie Gaynor welcomed everyone.
The first item on the agenda was a brainstorming session concerning possible revenue
sharing ventures for the City and County. After the initial list was compiled, Chairman Shickle
asked the members of both groups to prioritize their top five items. The lists were tallied and the
top five choices for both groups were:
I. Sales Tax
2. Economic Development
3. Special Tax Districts
4. Tools and Machinery Taxes
5. Meals Tax
The Board and Council agreed to meet again in January to discuss items 1,2, and 3.
The second agenda item was a discussion of the possible appointment of a committee to
study consolidation of City/County Governments. This topic was the second most chosen item of
interest on the questionnaires distributed at the last City/County Summit. The Board and Council
were asked whether or not there was interest in appointing a committee to study consolidation of
City/County Governments. The proposed make up of the committee would be:
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors
President of the City Council
Two members of the Board of Supervisors
Two members of the City Council
Six citizens (three appointed by the City and three appointed by the County)
If more than 50% of the Council and the Board approved the idea of appointing a committee, then
the issue would be taken up by both bodies and discussed in further detail. The groups were polled
and a majority of the members on both the City Council and Board of Supervisors favored
appointing this committee to study consolidation.
The final agenda item was a presentation by County Administrator John R. Riley, Jr. and
City Manager Edwin C. Daley regarding the Joint Projects that were memorialized by
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Memorandums of Understanding. The presentations focused on membership and funding formulas.
The projects included:
Joint Judicial Center
Regional Landfill
Economic Development Commission
Frederick-Winchester Service Authority
Winchester Regional Airport
CFFW Regional Jail
Winchester-Frederick Convention and Visitors Bureau
Handley Regional Library Board
Fire & Rescue Assistance Agreements
Detox
Staff also reviewed some proposed areas in which joint agreements might be a possibility. These
included Fire and Rescue, Parks and Recreation, and Social Services.
Administrator Riley stated that these joint projects are not talked about a lot, but stressed that
both bodies and the public should realize the value of what the County and City do together.
There being no further discussion, the meeting adjourned at 7:20 P.M.
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Richard C. Shickle
Chairman, Board of Supervisors
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Jay ErTiibs
Deputy Clerk, Board of Supervisors
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