19680416 r-68-1aRESOLUTION
WHEREAS the City of Fairfax has contracted with the
County of Fairfax for the operation of its school system, and
the provisions of the City/County Agreement of 1965 and the
tuition contract of 1965 indicate that it shall be the respon-
sibility of the County of Fairfax to provide high school facil-
ities for City pupils; and
WHEREAS an advisory referendum was conducted on
April 11, 1968 by the City of Fairfax to determine the wishes
of the citizens regarding the conversion of the Sidney Lanier
Intermediate School for high school purposes; and
WHEREAS the citizens voting in said referendum have
expressed their disapproval of this conversion and the City
Council is desirous of accepting their advice in this matter;
and
WHEREAS it is now necessary and evident that the City
Council and the City School Board of the City of Fairfax must
seek new alternatives;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that it is the sense of
the City Council and the City School Board of the City of Fairfax:
That a community high school should be
built of sufficient capacity to provide
for all the pupils of the City of Fairfax;
That the City of Fairfax should continue
to operate under the provisions of the City/
County Agreement of 1965 as it relates to
schools and under the tuition contract of
1965;
That it is the desire of the City of Fairfax
to provide for a community high school and
to amend such agreements as may be required
to serve this purpose;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resol-
ution shall be transmitted to the Board of Supervisors and the
School Board of Fairfax County and that discussions with Fairfax
County in implementation of this resolution be initiated as soon
hereafter as may be practicable.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands this
26th day of April in the year 1968.
For the School Board:
~. ar~ M~. Hg~sl~; Chairmar~
Robert ~'. B%nneche
Geor~ Ellis
~Betty. Sale
~ Merr~ J. ~itman
Attest:
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Robert B. Walker, Superintendent
For the Council:
Attest:
William D. Gollg~~: '
City Manager