19700120 r-70-02 RESOLUTION R-70-2
WHEREAS, it is hoped that substantial amendments to the
Constitution of Virginia which may lead to more flexible forms of
local government will become effective on July 1, 1971; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill No. 5 was prefiled with the General
Assembly of Virginia (by Senator Robert C. Fitzgerald) to amend
the Code of Virginia by adding Section 15.1-1056.1 prohibiting an-
nexation of any part of any urban county which has a population in
excess of 400,000 without consent of its governing body;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA, that the General Assembly of Virginia
is urged to defeat Senate Bill No. 5 for the following reasons:
1. Senate Bill No. 5, while couched in general language, is
in fact special legislation designed for Fairfax County alone and
involves a piecemeal approach to the important problem of solving
metropolitan problems and sets a bad precedent for the future han-
dling of local government problems i~ Virginia; and
2. Senate Bill No. 5 would deny citizens in affected areas,
even more than the existing general law governing annexation, any
voice in determining which jurisdiction will govern them because
only one member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is
elected at large; and
3. Given the special facts existing in northern Virginia,
enactment of Senate Bill No. 5 would promote inter-jurisdictional
divisiveness rather than foster cooperation among jurisdictions
of equal stature; and
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4. Enactment of Senate Bill No. 5 would encourage Fairfax
County to ignore the demand for services in areas adjacent to the
cities and towns within and bordering Fairfax County.
Passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Fairfax, Virginia, by a vote of 6 to 0 this twentieth day
of January, 1970.
Mayor
Attest:
CfM ~lerk '