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AGENDA
Thursday, April 29, 1993
City Council Chamber
6:00 p.m.
1. Call to Order.
2. Roll Call.
3. Invocation. Mayor David A. Bowers.
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of
America will be led by Mayor Bowers.
5. Statement of Purpose and Procedure. Mayor Bowers.
6. Interviews:
Finn D. Pincus
Charles W. Day
H. Joel Kelly
Paul E. Corn
Patricia W. Witten
6:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
7. Adjournment.
STATEIV~-NT OF PURPOSE
On June 30, 1993, the terms of Charles W. Day and Finn D.
Pincus as Trustees of the Roanoke City School Board will expire.
The purpose of this meeting is to interview five candidates for
the upcoming vacancies.
In an effort to bring you up-to-date on past actions, I would
like to call your attention to the following information:
(1)
At regular meetings of the City Council held on
January 25 and February 1, 1993, Council announced
its intention to elect Trustees of the Roanoke City
School Board for terms commencing July 1, 1993.
(2)
Advertisements were placed in the Roanoke Times and
World-News inviting applications for the upcoming
vacancies. Five applications were received in the City
Clerk's Office prior to the deadline on Wednesday,
March 10, 1993.
(3) On March 15 at 12:30 p.m., Council held a reception
with the candidates which was open to the public.
(4) On March 22 at 2:00 p.m., Council, as a Committee of
the Whole, reviewed and considered all applications.
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(5)
At the regular meeting of City Council on Monday,
April 12, Council voted to interview all five applicants.
The selection process provides, in part, that the number
of candidates to be granted the interview will not
exceed three times the number of positions available on
the Roanoke City School Board, should there be so
many candidates.
(6) Those candidates who were to be accorded the public
interview were notified by the City Clerk on April 15.
(7)
A notice was
World-News
a~endance
published in the
on Thursday,
at a public hearing
Roanoke Times and
April 15 inviting
to be conducted by
Council on Monday, April 26 at 2:00 p.m., to receive
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the views of citizens regarding appointment of School
Board Trustees, and to submit proposed questions to
the candidates by filing such written questions in the
City Clerk's Office by 5:00 p.m., on Tuesday, April 22.
I am advised by theCity Clerk that no
questions were submitted.
Our selection process provides that Council will publicly
interview each candidate separately and out of the presence and
hearing of the other candidates. Section 9-21, Public interview
of candidates, of the Code of the City of Roanoke (1979), as
amended, provides, in part, that interviews of the candidates shall
take place in an order deemed appropriate by City Council. The
City Clerk has scheduled the following interviews for this
evening:
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6:00 p.m.-
6:30 p.m.-
7:00 p.m.-
7:30 p.m.-
8:00 p.m.-
Finn D. Pincus
Charles W. Day
H. Joel Kelly
Paul E. Corn
Patricia W. Witten
Each candidate will be given the opportunity to make an
opening statement of not more than five minutes. Thereafter,
Council may ask such questions, as Council, in its discretion,
deems advisable. The Council will hold five interviews and each
interview will consist of approximately 30 minutes. After each
interview has been completed, the candidate may feel free to
leave the Council Chamber inasmuch as no action will be taken
by the Council this evening.
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On Monday, May 10, 1993, at 7:30 p.m., or as soon
thereafter as the matter may be considered, the Council will hold
an election to fill the two vacancies on the Roanoke City School
Board.
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MARY F. pAIHCI~
City Clerk, CMC/AAE
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Vk~nia 24011
Telephone: ('70~) 981-2541
April 22, 1993
SANDRA H. EAKIN
Deputy City Clerk
The Honorable Mayor and Members
of the Roanoke City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mrs. Bowles and Gentlemen:
The following School Board interviews have been scheduled for Thursday, April 29,
1993, in the City Council Chamber:
6:00 p.m. - Paul E. Corn
6:30 p.m. - Charles W. Day
7:00 p.m. - H. Joel Kelly
7:30 p.m. - Finn D. Pincus
8: 00 p.m. - Patricia W. Witten
With kindest personal regards, I am
Sincerely,
Mary F. Parker, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
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