Calendar. Virginia Local Government Management Association Fall 2006

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1 Virginia Local Government Management Association Fall Calendar Sept Oct VML Conference Virginia Beach, Va. Nov Nov VACo Conference, Homestead, VA Dec Jan Feb VLGMA Winter Conference, The Lodge, Williamsburg, VA Mar. 4-9 June VLGMA Summer Conference, Virginia Beach Hilton A Note from Phil Rodenberg, Fredericksburg City Manager and VLGMA President It is an honor to be your VLGMA President for , and I want you to know that we are already off to a good start. Executive Committee and Board have big plans for the year. In 2007, VLGMA turns 20 years old! It is a time to focus on what will keep us vital over the next 20 years. What we do well. We do three things very well: 1. Offer excellent professional development programs. This starts with great conference offerings. VLGMA brings the best trainers from Virginia and across the country to its two conferences each year. Randy Wheeler,, Spotsylvania will chair the winter conference in Williamsburg in February. Kim Payne, City Manager, Lynchburg, will chair the Summer Conference in Virginia Beach in June. The summer meeting will be a celebration of our 20 year anniversary 2. Foster resource sharing and networking opportunities. Managers live in the community fishbowl. We are under constant pressure to perform. Colleagues offer a sympathetic ear and a perspective that a manager may not be able to find in his/her home community. Resource sharing and networking starts at the conferences, but continues at Planning District support groups meetings and at local government gatherings such as VML and VACo conferences. Retired members add value through our Range Rider program that supplies interim managers for transition periods. VLGMA also has a strong network coordinated through the Virginia Institute of Government -- a speedy way of reaching out to other governments to see who may be working on a similar issue. 3. Emphasize ethics. VLGMA has the ICMA Code of Ethics as its standard of conduct. We constantly emphasize that to be effective, we must keep a good reputation for ethical practices both inside and outside the government. If need be, the association officers will discipline members who violate Code tenets. What we must do to be a contributor to effective local government in the future. In February, VLGMA adopted a new Strategic Plan with six goals areas as our roadmap to success: 1. Continue to improve professional development programs. The key is to remain relevant and offer good value. For example, 46 association members have attained the ICMA Credentialed Manager designation, which requires many hours of training each year. One way we can be of great service to our members is to make good trainers easily accessible, and thus make the re-credentialing process easier. 2. Promote credentialing through the International City/County Management Association (ICMA). 3. Strive for membership from every eligible local government professional. 4. Focus on communication and technology. The Technology Committee will be improving our website in 2007 to foster information sharing. 5. Educate the community on the benefits of the Council-Manager form of government. continued on page 5

2 VLGMA OFFICERS & EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS Phil Rodenberg, President OFFICERS President: Phillip L. Rodenberg, City Manager, Fredericksburg President-Elect Sanford B. Wanner,, James City County First V.P.: Kathleen D. Guzi, County Administrator, Bedford Second V.P.: Peter M. Stephenson, Town Manager, Smithfield Third V.P.: Rochelle Small-Toney, Assistant City Manager, Charlottesville Secretary: Jackson C. Tuttle, City Manager, Williamsburg Past President: Bonnie Svrcek, Deputy City Manager, Lynchburg Executive Secretary: Denise Thompson, Virginia Municipal League EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Alan Archer, City Manager, Hopewell Kenneth L. Chandler, Deputy County Manager, Arlington Robert R. Collins, City Manager, Martinsville Bryan D. Foster,, Halifax Brenda G. Garton,, Prince George Cecil R. Harris,, Hanover Linda E. Lumpkin, Asst., Essex James O. McReynolds,, York Gary O'Connell, City Manager, Charlottesville Noah A. Simon, Assistant Manager, Culpeper James J.L. Stegmaier, Deputy County Admin, Chesterfield Marc A. Verneil, Town Manager, Blacksburg Thanks were extended to those board members revolving off the board: Craig Meadows, Ken Vittum, Linda Warner and Jerry Wood. VLGMA CIVIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE Jodi Miller, Chair Alan Archer, City Manager, Hopewell Dawn Ashbacher, Asst. to the Ciy Manager, Winchester Consuela M. Barbour, Assistant Manager, Vinton Rebecca Dickson, Deputy County Admin, Chesterfield Anee Marie Green, Dir., General Services, Roanoke James M. Halasz, Acting City Manager, Staunton Jodi M. Miller, Asst. City Manager, Williamsburg Norman Risavi,, Westmoreland Phillip L. Rodenberg, City Manager, Fredericksburg Anthony Romanello, Asst., Stafford Rochelle Small-Toney, Asst. City Manager, Charlottesville James J.L. Stegmaier, Deputy County Admin, Chesterfield Peter M. Stephenson, Town Manager, Smithfield C. Wayne Sutherland, Jr., Town Manager, Wytheville Timothy Taylor, Town Manager, Richlands Robert W. Tucker, Jr., County Executive, Albemarle Sanford B. Wanner,, James City William H. Whitley,, Gloucester 22 THE VIRGINIA EXECUTIVE VLGMA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Rochelle Small-Toney, Chair Randy Wheeler, Winter Conference Chair Kim Payne, Summer Conference Chair Nicole Ard, Asst. to the Town Manager, Leesburg Leslie Beauregard, Budget Manager, Charlottesville Waverly Coggsdale, Town Manager, Altavista Bryan David,, King George Billie Easton, Director, Richmond Office, VIG Doug Fawcett, Public Works Director, Fredericksburg Brenda Garton,, Prince George Brannon Godfrey, Town Manager, Culpeper Rhu Harris,, Hanover Kurt Hodgen, Asst. City Manager, Harrisonburg Pete Huber,, Pulaski Felicia Logan, Leadership Development Dir., ICMA Linda Lumpkin, Asst., Essex Steve Miner,, Accomack Rita Ossolinski, Virginia Liaison, ICMA Steve Owen, Town Manager, Herndon Kim Payne, City Manager, Lynchburg Tedd Povar, Associate Director, VIG Anthony Romanello, Asst., Stafford Wyatt Shields, Acting City Manager, Falls Church Rochelle Small-Toney, Asst. City Manager, Charlottesville Jack Tuttle, City Manager, Williamsburg Ken Vittum, Town Manager, Pearisburg Randy Wheeler,, Spotsylvania Dave Whitlow Town Manager, Dumfries Jerry Wood, Town Manager, Tazewell ICMA 2008 HOST COMMITTEE Marilyn Blake and Sandy Wanner, Co-Chairs John Anzivino, V.P. Client Rep., Springsted Marilyn Blake, Asst., Hanover Ken Chandler, Deputy County Manager, Arlington Dan Collins, City Manager, Martinsville Ed Daley, City Manager, Winchester George Drumwright, Deputy County Mgr., Henrico Billie Easton, Director, Richmond Office, VIG Brenda Garton,, Prince George Kathleen Guzi,, Bedford William Harrell, Chief Admin Officer, Richmond Rhu Harris,, Hanover Charles Hartgrove, Town Manager, Ashland Virgil Hazelett, County Manager, Henrico Larry Hughes, City Manager, Manassas Tedd Povar, Associate Director, VIG Lane Ramsey,, Chesterfield Phil Rodenberg, City Manager, Fredericksburg Wendell Seldon, Life Member Noah Simon, Assistant Manager, Culpeper Rochelle Small-Toney, Asst. City Mgr, Charlottesville Rob Stalzer, Deputy County Executive, Fairfax Peter Stephenson, Town Manager, Smithfield Bonnie Svrcek, Deputy City Manager, Lynchburg Marc Verneil, Town Manager, Blacksburg Doug Walker, City Manager, Waynesboro Sandy Wanner,, James City Randy Wheeler,, Spotsylvania

3 VLGMA MEMBER SUPPORT COMMITTEE Dan Collins, City Manager, Martinsville Kathleen Guzi,, Bedford John Holpe, Retired City Manager, Covington Lyle Lacy, Deputy City Manager, Danville Rob Lohr, Town Manager, Purcellville Kim Payne, City Manager, Lynchburg Tedd Povar, Associate Director, VIG Hugh Cooper* 1015 Chester Street Bristol, VA / William Dewhirst* 2408 Raymond Avenue Richmond, VA (804) Fax: 804/ J. Aubrey Houghton 2100 Westmoreland Street South Boston, VA / Jack A. Gross 1563 Newton Circle Bedford,VA / Virginia Range Rider Roster William F. LaVecchia 303 Burnwick Road Richmond, VA / Cole Hendrix** 3507 Wedgewood Ct. Keswick, VA / (h) Updated 12/05 Wendell L. Seldon 1908 Willow Cove Circle Richmond, VA / Marvin Milam* 2856 Pin Oak Drive Harrisonburg, VA / Clinton H. Strong 813 Smithfield Avenue Hopewell, VA / Robert (Bob) Herbert 3535 Brymoor Rd., S.W Roanoke, VA / Office: Bob Herbert, COTA Fellow Hotel Roanoke & Conference Ctr. 110 Shenandoah Avenue, N.W Roanoke, VA Phone: 540/ Fax: 540/ * Emeritus status ** Inactive due to employment status Life Membership Criteria Changed The following is the new life membership language adopted by the membership at the summer conference. "A Life Member shall be a member who, upon leaving service with a unit of local government, has completed twenty-five years of membership, has been nominated for Life Membership by at least three full members and who has been elected only upon unanimous recommendation of the Executive Committee. A Life Member can also be a member with fewer than twenty-five years of membership who has, because of distinguished service, been nominated for Life Membership by at least five full members, who has served VLGMA as an elected officer, executive committee member, committee member or a combination thereof, and who has been elected only upon unanimous recommendation of the Executive Committee" VLGMA ETHICS COMMITTEE Dan Collins, City Manager, Martinsville Brenda Garton,, Prince George Ray Griffin, Central Shenandoah PDC Kathleen Guzi,, Bedford George Polly, Town Manager, Big Stone Gap Peter Stephenson, Town Manager, Smithfield Sandy Wanner,, James City Support Coordinator Roster Updated June, 2006 Planning District #1 Glen (Skip) Skinner Wise County PO Box 570 Wise, VA Phone: 276/ Fax: 276/ skinner_g@wisecounty.org Planning District #2 Timothy Taylor Town Manager Town of Richlands 200 Washington Square Richlands, VA Phone: 276/ Fax: 276/ ttaylor@town.richlands.va.us Planning District #3 Wayne Sutherland Town Manager Town of Wytheville PO Drawer 533 Wytheville, VA Phone: 276/ Fax: 276/ waynesutherland@wytheville.org Planning District #4 Peter Huber Pulaski County 143 Third Street, NW Suite 1 Pulaski, VA Phone: 540/ Fax: 540/ phuber@pulaskicounty.org Planning District #5 Gerald Jerry Burgess Botetourt County 1 West Main Street, #1 Fincastle, VA Phone: 540/ Fax: 540/ gburgess@botetourt.org Planning District #7 Ed Daley City Manager City of Winchester Rouss City Hall 15 North Cameron Street Winchester, VA Phone: 540/ Fax: 540/ ecd@ci.winchester.va.us Planning District #8 Robert Stalzer Deputy County Executive Fairfax County Government Ctr. Parkway Fairfax, VA Phone: 703/ Fax: 703/ rob.stalzer@fairfaxcounty.gov Support coordinator roster con't on next page FALL

4 Support Coordinator Roster Cont'd Planning District #9 Brannon Godfrey, Jr. Town Manager Town of Culpeper 400 S. Main Street, Suite 101 Culpeper, VA Phone: 540/ Fax: 540/ Planning District #10 Robert Tucker, Jr. County Executive Albemarle County 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, VA Phone: 434/ Fax: 434/ Planning District #11 Jack Hobbs Town Manager Town of Amherst PO Box 280 Amherst, VA Phone: 434/ Fax: 434/ Planning District #12 Randy Arno Director - Weldon Cooper Center Southside Office 1008 South Main Street Danville, VA Phone: 434/ Fax: 434/ rarno@dcc.vccs.edu Planning District #13 Combined into #14 effective June, 2001 Planning District #14 Russell B. Clark Charlotte County PO Box 608 Charlotte Court House, VA Phone: 434/ Fax: 434/ rclark@co.charlotte.va.us Planning District #15 Carolyn Cios Powhatan County 3834 Old Buckingham Road, Suite A Powhatan, VA Phone: 804/ Fax: 804/ ccios@cp.powhatan.va.us Planning District #16 Phillip Rodenberg City Manager City of Fredericksburg PO Box 7447 Fredericksburg, VA Phone: 540/ Fax: 540/ prodenberg@fredericksburgva.gov Planning District #17 Norm Risavi Westmoreland County PO Box 1000 Montross, VA Phone: 804/ Fax: 804/ nrisavi@hotmail.com Planning District #18 William Whitley Gloucester County PO Box 329 Gloucester, VA Phone: 804/ Fax: 804/ wwhitley@gloucesterva.info Planning District #19 Brenda Garton Prince George County PO Box 68 Prince George, VA Phone: 804/ Fax: 804/ bgarton@princegeorgeva.org Planning District #22 Steve Miner Accomack County PO Box 388 Accomac, VA Phone: 757/ Fax: 757/ sminer@co.accomack.va.us Planning District #23 Sandy Wanner James City County PO Box 8784 Williamsburg, VA Phone: 757/ Fax: 757/ sbwanner@james-city.va.us Anthony Romanello Wins Marsha Mashaw Award Congratulations are extended to Anthony Roamanello, Stafford Assistant, who received the VLGMA award given to an exemplary assistant/deputy manager. VLGMA STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE Bonnie Svrcek and Sandy Wanner, Co-chairs John Budesky,, New Kent Becky Carter,, Buckingham Kenneth Chandler, Deputy County Manager, Arlington Patrick Coffield,, Augusta Claire Collins, City Manager, Covington Dan Collins, City Manager, Martinsville Edwin Daley, City Manager, Winchester Tim Faust, Town Manager, Lovettsville Tony Gardner, Leadership Dev. Faculty, Cooper Center Brenda Garton,, Prince George Charles Hartgrove, Town Manager, Ashland John Kines, Retired David Laurell, Campbell Lee Lintecum,, Louisa Rob Lohr, Town Manager, Purcellville Sam Martyn, Town Manager, Gordonsville William Mitchell, Assistant City Manager, Newport News Gary O'Connell, City Manager, Charlottesville Earl Reynolds, Deputy Exec Dir, Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Phil Rodenberg, City Manager, Fredericksburg Bill Rolfe,, Orange Noah Simon, Assistant Manager, Culpeper Robert Stalzer, Deputy County Execytive, Fairfax Bonnie Svrcek, Deputy City Manager, Lynchburg Gerry Vincent, City Manager, Emporia Douglas Walker, City Manager, Waynesboro Sanford Wanner,, James City Linda Warner, Asst., Accomack Regina V.K. Williams, City Manager, Norfolk 44 THE VIRGINIA EXECUTIVE

5 Thank you, VLGMA! Wow! What a great year! Thank you, VLGMA A Note from Bonnie Svrcek, Lynchburg Deputy City Manager and VLGMA Immediate Past President I just want to take a moment to thank each of you for your support of VLGMA this past year. It has been my honor to serve as your President. The active engagement of so many of you this past year in our various committees and activities has been heartwarming and a confirmation of your commitment to our profession. Highlights of the past year included: Adoption of a Strategic Plan. VML/VLGMA Luncheon focused on ethics. Beginning a tradition of hearing from our peers at our two conferences (thank you, Lane, Bob and Regina!). Development of a Request for Proposals for the development and maintenance of the VLGMA website. Creation of a reduced membership rate for students. Approval of a streamlined process for consideration of Life Memberships. Completion of the Civic Education Best Practices Inventory. Creation of a forum for assistants, deputies and senior staff. Creating an opportunity for attendees at the Winter Conference to be paired with a seasoned Conference attendee. Inviting graduate students from colleges throughout the Commonwealth to the Winter Conference. Forming the Host Committee for the ICMA Conference in Richmond in Supporting Ed Daley, City Manager of Winchester in his successful pursuit of the Presidency of ICMA in I offer my heartfelt thanks to you for your support of my election to a Southeast Vice-President position on the ICMA Board beginning in September 2008 for a three-year term. Finally, thank you for the contribution to the ICMA Fund for Professional Management and a gift certificate to my favorite knitting store both will be put to excellent use! Again, a thousand thanks for allowing me the opportunity to serve as President of VLGMA. - Bonnie Svrcek Deputy City Manager, Lynchburg and Immediate Past President, VLGMA continued from page 1 - "A Note From Phil Rodenberg" 6. Support the next generation of the profession by providing mentoring opportunities. Local government management is trending older, and we must identify potential managers both inside and outside our governments. We offer $25 a year student memberships and reduce conference rates for graduate students. In early November, we will host a Local Government Day on the Virginia Commonwealth University campus, to inspire students to pursue a local government career. Celebrating 20 years as an association is a notable accomplishment. However, if VLGMA is to succeed over the next 20 years at being a developer of great Virginia local government managers, it must stay disciplined and future-focused. All in all, we as an association will have been successful this year if we continue add good value directly to our members and indirectly to Virginia communities. FALL

6 From the Field Congratulations to Deputy Mathews Rodney S. Rhodes, who has been appointed Zoning Administrator for the City of Williamsburg. Amelia Philip Vannoorbeeck has announced his resignation after eight years in that position. Norma Duty, assistant county administrator, will serve as interim administrator. Thanks to Roger Baker, City Manager of Harrisonburg, who has agreed to serve as VLGMA support coordinator for Region 6. Roger replaces Bob Stripling who retired as Staunton City Manger June 30th. Congratulations to David Reynal, former manager of Ashland, Manassas Park, and Front Royal, has accepted the city manager post in West Melbourne, Florida in the Cape Canaveral area. Steve Herbert, City Manager of Suffolk, was terminated in July. Assistant City Manager Jim Vacalis was named interim city manager. Middleburg s Town Administrator Mike Casey left that position in July. Mike had been town administrator since September Congratulations to Clark Draper III as town manager/treasurer of Scottsville to replace Barry Clark who was appointed Greene County administrator. Congratulations to Assistant Franklin Bonnie Johnson who was appointed Bath to replace Claire Collins who was appointed Covington City Manager. Congratulations to Fred Luntsford, Jr. who has been appointed Appalachia Town Manager. Fred is Chairman of the Wise County Board of Supervisors. Congratulations to Pamela Kay Thompson who has been appointed Deputy Prince George Administrator. She previously served as Assistant and Planning Director in Lee County, Georgia. John C. Barkley has resigned as town manager of Colonial Beach. Mayor Pete Bone is serving as interim manager. G. M. Newman, town manager of Abingdon, has announced his retirement. Congratulations to Robert Ritter, who has been appointed Chincoteague Town Manager. Assistant Isle of Wight Anne Seward has left that position. Elkton Town Manager Dennis Donachy left his position effective. July 1, The mayor of Elkton is serving as interim manager. 66 THE VIRGINIA EXECUTIVE Bill Gillespie resigned as Brookneal s Town Manager effective July 1st. He previously retired from the City of Lynchburg and served as Executive Director of the Region 2000 Local Government Council. Congratulations to Rebecca Dickson, who has been appointed Deputy Chesterfield. Congratulations to former Danville City Manager Ray Griffin who has been appointed Executive Director of the Central Shenandoah Valley Planning Commission. Congratulations to W. Kevin Massengill who has been appointed Dinwiddie. Congratulations to Assistant Pulaski Nancy Burchett who has announced her retirement. Former Greene Julius Lee Morris of altering public documents while he was employed by the county. Morris faces up to two years behind bars now that he s been found guilty of the misdemeanor. He is also barred from holding any office of honor, profit or trust under the Constitution of Virginia, according to state law. Falls Church Assistant City Manager Wyatt Shields has been appointed acting City Manager following the passing of former manager Daniel E. McKeever. Congratulations to Tim Dudley, who has been appointed Buena Vista City Manager. Congratulations to Patrick County Economic Development Coordinator and Assistant Mike Burnette, who was appointed county administrator effective February 1, Mike will succeed Regena Handy who has announced her retirement effective January 31st. ICMA Recognizes Service The following ICMA members from Virginia will be recognized with length of service awards at the Annual Conference in San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 13, Year Awards Darlene L. Burcham Roanoke City Manager Roy D. Cherry Hampton Roads Regional Jail Superintendent William P. Mitchell Newport News City Manager and VLGMA Past President Dennis K. Morris Crater Planning District Executive Director Rodger P. Neve Stafford County Finance Director

7 ICMA Recognizes Service Cont'd 30 Year Awards K. M. Blanks Jr. Newport News Director of Management Services Charles W. Burgess Poquoson City Manager James D. Campbell VACO Executive Director Ron Carlee Arlington County Manager Leon T. Johnson Henrico Deputy County Manager Neil A. Morgan Newport News Assistant City Manager James B. Oliver Jr. Portsmouth City Manager Lane Ramsey Chesterfield and VLGMA Past President David W. Reynal West Melbourne, Florida City Manager Jerry Schiro Luray Town Manager Kenneth F. Vittum Pearisburg Town Manager 25 Year Awards Richard A. Anzolut Jr. James Robert Brown Jr. Craig S. Gerhart Peter Huber Mark B. Jinks George W. Nester Stephen F. Owen Robert A. Stalzer Ralph B. Summerlin Colonial Heights City Manager Stafford County Fire and Rescue Chief Prince William County Executive Pulaski Alexandria Deputy City Manager Bedford Director of Community Development Herndon Town Manager Fairfax Deputy County Executive and VLGMA Past President Henry 20 Year Awards R. David Laurrell Campbell L. Kimball Payne III Lynchburg City Manager Melissa S. Peacor Prince William Assistant County Executive David Ridpath Radford Assistant City Manager Cynthia D. Rohlf Suffolk Assistant City Manager Rolanda Russell Roanoke City Manager Kris C. Tierney Frederick Assistant Douglas C. Walker Waynesboro City Manager and VLGMA Past President Sanford B. Wanner James City and VLGMA President-elect 10 Year Awards Nicole C. Ard Leesburg Assistant to the Town Manager Eric D. Campbell Petersburg Assistant City Manager R. Bryan David King George Thomas C. Foley Albemarle Assistant County Executive Trenton L. Funkhouser West Point Town Manager Douglas P. Stanley Warren Barrett F. Warner Bedford Assistant City Manager FALL

8 In Memoriam VLGMA members were saddened by the recent loss of several colleagues. Former Front Royal Town manager Brackenridge Bentley dies May 21. He was 74. Brack served as town manager in Front Royal, and Vienna. He also served two communities in Illinois and as a member of the Warren County Board of Supervisors. He is survived by two sons, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Assistant Charlottesville City Manager Linda Peacock died June 9. She was 61. She was a graduate of Simmons College and began working for the city in She was appointed Assistant City Manager in She is survived by her husband George and a daughter. Chesapeake City Manager Clarence Cuffee died June 13. He was 60. After a teaching career in Chesapeake, Clarence earned a master s degree from Fordham University while working as a social worker in New York, Richmond and Hampton. In 1983, he became Director of Human Services for the City of Norfolk until his appointment as Assistant City Manager of Chesapeake in He was appointed Chesapeake City Manager in He completed his doctoral studies at Norfolk State University in Falls Church City Manager Daniel E. McKeever died July 25. He was 57. Dan served as city manager since his appointment by City Council in June He is survived by his wife, Cynthia Gannaway. He was a native of Pittsburgh and graduated from East Tennessee State University and Virginia Tech. He served in the Roanoke Police Department and as Chief of Police of Pulaski before serving as City Manager of Laconia, N.H. until his appointment in Falls Church. Robert K. McCord, former town and city manager of Emporia, died at the age of 86. We were unable to locate details. Published quarterly by the Virginia Local Government Management Association and the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, University of Virginia. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, PO Box , Charlottesville, VA / Robert A. Stalzer, President Ed Daley and Melanie Gillies, Editors John P. Thomas, Director Molly Harlow, Graphic Designer 88 THE VIRGINIA EXECUTIVE