COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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Board/Commission Name Commission on Children and Families 
Introduction/Overview/Duties The Commission shall adhere to the responsibilities of the Community Policy and Management Team set forth in the Virginia Code Section 2.2-5200 et seq., provide comprehensive short and long range planning for children and family services within the Charlottesville/Albemarle community, make program and funding recommendations to the City and County governing bodies within the budgetary procedures and guidelines set by each jurisdiction, review and evaluate current service delivery systems to ensure that the needs of children and families are being met effectively and efficiently, identify and encourage new and innovative approaches to program development for children and families, identify additional public and private funding sources for children and youth programs, participate in the yearly evaluation of the director of Commission staff, provide structured opportunities for community input and participation on the needs of families, e.g. public hearings, workshops, focus groups, and w 
Length of Term Each Citizen Member of the Commission shall be appointed for a term that shall expire three years from the first day of July of the year of appointment, except the youth Citizen Members shall be appointed for a term that shall expire one year from the first day of July of the year of appointment. With the exception of the private service provider representative, each Citizen Member shall be eligible for reappointment to one additional term of the same length as the initial appointment. The private service provider shall not be eligible for reappointment to a second term. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Citizen Member, including the private service provider, who is initially appointed to fill a vacancy, may serve as additional successive term. Appointments shall be staggered for continuity. Each Agency Member of the Commission shall serve for as long as they hold their public office or until replaced by the appointing authority. 
Frequency/Times for Meetings Every first Wednesday from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. in the County Office Building. 
Membership The Commission shall consist of twenty-eight voting members. Eleven of the voting members shall be citizen representatives, "Citizen Members"), five appointed by the County, five appointed by the City and one jointly appointed service provider. Of the eleven citizen members, at least one appointee from each jurisdiction must be a parent, and at least one appointee from each jurisdiction must be a youth under the age of eighteen years at the time his or her appointment takes effect. Fourteen of the voting members shall be as follows "Agency Members"): the School Division Superintendent from both the City and the County, one elected School Board member from both the City and the County, the Director of the Department of Social Services from both the City and the County, the Chief of Police from both the City and the County, the Director of Parks and Recreation from both the City and the County, the Director of the Sixteenth District Court Services Unit, the Director of the Thomas Jefferson Health District, the Director of Region Ten Community Services Board, a representative of the University of Virginia, an Albemarle Assistant County Executive, a Charlottesville Assistant City Manager, and the President of the United Way - Thomas Jefferson Area. 
Qualifications No information available at this time 
County Members/Term Expiration Martha D. Carroll, 16th District Court Services Unit
Dr. Pamela R. Moran, Superintendent
Cathy Train, President, Thomas Jefferson Area United Way
Katherine A. Ralston, Director, Dept. of Social Services
Robert Johnson, Executive Director, Region Ten Community Services
Dr. Lillian Peake, Thomas Jefferson Health District
Bryan Elliott, Assistant County Executive
Edith Winx) Lawrence, Agency Rep UVA) - Term Expires 06/30/07
Brian Hemmert, Joint County/City Private Provider - Term Expires 06/30/2012
Amy Laufer, County - Term Expires 06/30/2012
Carolyn Lawlor, County - Term Expires 06/30/2011
Ralph Chester, County - Term Expires 06/30/2010
Janette Martin, County - Term Expires 06/30/2011
Chelsea Henderson, County Youth Representative - Term Expires 06/30/2010
John Miller, County Police Chief
Patrick Mullaney, County Director of Parks and Recreation
Steve Koleszar, County School Board Member 
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