A Guide to the Records of the Commission on Local Government, 1953-2002.
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 35287, 40541
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Records of the Virginia Commission on Local Government [cite specific date and Accession number used], State records collection, The Library of Virginia, Archives Branch, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Acquisition Information
Accession 35287 was transferred by the Virginia Commission on Local Government, March 4, 1997.
Accession 40541 was transferred by the Virginia Commission on Local Government, April 21, 2003.
Processing Information
This collection has been processed using minimal processing standards: the original arrangement has been maintained, the container list is brief and simple, and the records have not been refoldered and fasteners have not been removed.
Biographical/Historical Information
The Commission on Local Government was created February 28, 1979, by an act of the General Assembly, and formally began operation in January, 1980. It was created at the urging of a joint Virginia Municipal League-Virginia Association of Counties task force studying annexation and boundary change laws. The Commission originally was placed under the Secretary of Commerce and Resources, and on June 7, 1983 under the Secretary of Administration and Finance. Effective July 1, 1984, the secretariats divided, and the Commission was placed under the authority of the Secretary of Administration.
The Commission's major activities include assisting in the mediation and negotiated settlement of local boundary change and governmental transition issues; reviewing proposed annexations, petitions for partial county immunity from annexation, voluntary boundary adjustments, town incorporations, town or county transitions city transitions to town status, and interlocal agreements relative to such issues, and rendering findings of fact and recommendations to the affected local governments and to the courts; assisting local governmental issues, upon request, in the investigation and analysis of other local governmental issues; developing fiscal impact statements for submission to the General Assembly on all legislation introduced which may require one or more local governments to establish a new or expand an existing public service (State and Federal mandates); undertaking comparative analysis of local fiscal conditions; providing a liaison service between the state and its localities relative to annexation issues. The Commission consists of five members who are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the General Assembly for five-year terms, with the term of one member expiring each year, subject to reappointment. Reports on annexation actions, settlement agreements, and agreements defining annexation rights are published as developed, and fiscal issues are addressed in "Comparative Revenue Capacity, Revenue Effort, and Fiscal Stress of Virginia's Counties and Cities, 1985/86 and 1986/87," prepared for the General Assembly.
he staff of the Commission provides assistance to the Local Government Advisory Council. This body, which was established by statute in 1978, serves as a forum for the discussion of state-local issues and other governmental concerns in the commonwealth. The chairman of the Council is the governor, other members are the lieutenant governor, executive directors of the Virginia Municipal League and the Virginia Association of Counties , and 22 members of local governing bodies throughout Virginia representing each of Virginia's 22 planning districts. In 1990, the Local Government Advisory Council was reorganized and was renamed the Virginia Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. The reorganization of this body included a reduction in size, reconfigured to include six legislators, a private citizen, and a member of a regional planning district. Other changes included the method of appointment, schedule of elections, and the number of meetings required. Pursuant to Chapter 55, 2004 Virginia Acts of Assembly, the Virginia Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations was abolished effective July 1, 2004.
The Commission on Local Government was abolished as a separate agency by an act of the General Assembly in 2003, and on June 16, 2003, the Commission on Local Government was placed within the Dept. of Housing and Community Development.
Scope and Content
These records include the following series: Agency history files, 1953-2001; Commission on Local Government Structures and Relationships (Grayson Commission), 1986-1991; Director's correspondence, 1980-1997; Publications, 1981-2002; Special interest files, 1981-1997; Special project files, 1993-2002; and Studies and reports, 1972-1997 (Accession 40541); and Director's correspondence, 1981-1989 (Accession 35287).
These records include correspondence; various studies, reports and publications and their drafts and background documentation; annexation impact studies, publications, agreements and information collected from other states; meeting agendas and related documentation; legislative and budget information; public hearing transcripts and reports; mandate assessment files; photographs and publicity files.
Arrangement
Arranged by case file.
Contents List
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Manassas Park / Prince William - Settlement agreement, 1981-1989 .
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Commission on Local Government Structures and Relationships (Grayson Commission), 1986-1991.
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Agendas, minutes and handouts, 1986 May-1988 Dec .
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Agendas, minutes and handouts, 1989 Jan-Nov .
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Agendas, minutes and handouts, 1990 Jan .
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Proposed legislation, 1987, 1989 .
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HD 69/90 - Draft and final, undated .
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HB 550 - Draft and final, 1990 .
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Correspondence and documents from members, 1987-1990 .
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Statement to the Commission on Local Government, 1987 .
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Staff research for the Commission on Local Government, undated .
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Addendum Budget Proposal for Commission on Local Government, 1989 .
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Correspondence concerning the Commission for Local Government, 1987-1990 .
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Coalition for Effective Local Government, 1990 .
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Miscellaneous correspondence and other documents, undated .
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Studies and Reports, 1972-2002.
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Annexation Impact Study, 1988-1990 .
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Annexation Impact Study - Item 76, Budget and Report, 1988-1990 .
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Annexation Impact Study - Staff Research, 1988-1990 .
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Annexation Impact Study - Audio tapes of Public Hearings, 1988-1990 .
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Annexation Impact Study - Public Hearing Transcripts and staff research, 1988-1990 .
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Annexation Impact Study - Danville/Pittsylvania fiscal documents, 1988-1990 .
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Annexation Impact Study - Staff research, 1988-1990 .
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Development of State Mediation Resources, 1989 .
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Local Government Issues Related to Neglected or Abandoned Cemeteries (SJR 319), 1997 .
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Commission on State Aid to Localities and the Joint Subcommittee on Annexation, 1977 .
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Commission on State Aid to Localities and the Joint Subcommittee on Annexation - Law Enforcement Formula Development, 1977-1978 .
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Joint Subcommittee Studying Government in Urban Cities (HJR 171), 1978 .
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Joint Subcomittee Studying Local Fiscal Needs (HB 2160), 1976 .
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Joint Subcommittee Studying Local Fiscal Needs - Article: State Aid to Localities (HB 2160), 1977 .
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Project Streamline - Grant procedures, 1991-1995 .
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Establishment of the State Intergovernmental Relations Commission (SJR 119), 1988 .
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Agency History files, 1953-2001.
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Local Government Advisory Council, 1977-1991 .
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Local Government Advisory Council - Minutes, 1977-1991 .
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Local Government Redistricting, 1967-1972 .
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Culpeper Annexation, undated .
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Hampton Roads Metro Study, 1969 .
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Redistricting - New Jersey, 1981 .
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Colonial Heights v. Chesterfield, 1953 .
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Richmond Annexation Study files - Loss of Net Tax Revenue, 1970 .
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Richmond Annexation Study files - General information, 1970 .
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Richmond Metropolitan Area Cooperation Study, 1967 .
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Clippings - Revisions to Virginia Annexation Statutes, 1977-1981 .
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Annexation Articles and Studies - General, undated .
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Metropolitan Cooperation - General, 19 .
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Metropolitan Area Study Commission (Hahn Commission), 1967-1972 .
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Clippings - Annexation in Virginia, undated .
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Consolidation - General, undated .
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Christiansburg - Cambria Consolidation, undated .
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Martinsville, undated .
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Leesburg, undated .
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Radford, undated .
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Manassas, undated .
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Manassas Park, undated .
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Lynchburg, undated .
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Hopewell, undated .
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Christiansburg, undated .
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Falls Church, undated .
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Richmond Merger, undated .
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Petersburg, undated .
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Portsmouth, undated .
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Pulaski, undated .
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Local Commissions - General, undated .
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Boundary Commission - Alaska, undated .
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Annexation - Alabama, undated .
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Annexation - Arizona, undated .
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Annexation - Arkansas, undated .
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Local Commission - California, undated .
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Annexation - Connecticut, undated .
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Annexation - Delaware, undated .
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Annexation - Florida, undated .
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Annexation - Georgia, undated .
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Annexation - Hawaii, undated .
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Annexation - Iowa, undated .
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Annexation - Illinois, undated .
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Annexation - Kansas, undated .
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Annexation - Maryland, undated .
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Annexation - Massachusetts, undated .
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Local Commission - Michigan, undated .
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Local Commission - Minnesota, undated .
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Annexation - Montana, undated .
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Annexation - New Mexico, undated .
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Boundary Commission - New Mexico, undated .
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Local Commission - North Dakota, undated .
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Annexation - Nevada, undated .
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Annexation - New York, undated .
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Annexation - North Carolina, undated .
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Annexation - North Dakota, undated .
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Local Commission - Oregon, undated .
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Annexation - South Dakota, undated .
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Annexation - South Carolina, undated .
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Annexation - Tennessee, undated .
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Annexation - Texas, undated .
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Annexation - Texas, undated .
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Annexation - Utah, undated .
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Local Commission - Washington, undated .
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Annexation - Wisconsin, undated .
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Annexation - Wyoming, undated .
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Annexation - West Virginia, undated .
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Annexation - Other States, undated .
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Petersburg's Motion for a Consolidated Hearing, 1987 .
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Petersburg's Motion for a Reconsideration of Motion to Stay, 1986 .
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Petersburg Appendix to Motion for Reconsideration, undated .
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Dissertation: Annexation in Virginia by Chester W. Bain, 1955 .
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Commission on Local Government - Publicity, undated .
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Commission on Local Government - Former Commisison Members, 1980-2001 .
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Commission on Local Government - Photographs, undated .
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Commission on Local Government - Development of Rules of Procedure, 1980 .
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Publications, 1981-2001.
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Report: Franklin - Isle of Wight, Revised Agreement, 1986 May .
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Impact of Annexation - State Mandates and Regulations, 1988 Dec .
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Comparative Fiscal Stress 1985/1986 and 1986/1987, 1989 June .
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Directory of State Assistance to Local Governments, 1989 June .
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Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1990 Jan .
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Higher Education Resources, 1990 Jan .
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Comparative Fiscal Stress 1987/1988, 1990 Aug .
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Directory of Local Government Assistance, 1990 Sept .
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Comparative Fiscal Stress 1988/1989, 1991 Sept .
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Privatization of Local Government Services in Virginia, 1992 Mar .
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Comparative Fiscal Stress 1989/1990, 1992 June .
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Directory of Local Government Assistance, 1992 Aug .
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Comparative Fiscal Stress 1990/1991, 1993 June .
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Change in the Commonwealth - Town Experience in the 1990s, 1994 May .
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Comparative Fiscal Stress 1991/1992, 1994 July .
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Directory of Local Government Assistance, 1994 Oct .
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Catalog of Mandates, 1995 Mar .
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Conparative Fiscal Stress 1992/1993, 1995 July .
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Local-Source Revenue Profile 1994 and 1989/1994, 1996 June .
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Comparative Fiscal Stress 1993/1994, 1996 Aug .
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Catalog of Mandates, 1996 Sept .
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Local-Source Revenue Profile 1989-1995, 1997 June .
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Personal Property Tax Revenue 1989-1996, 1997 Aug .
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Comparative Fiscal Stress 1994/1995, 1997 Aug .
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Catalog of Mandates, 1997 Sept .
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Neglected or Abandoned For-Profit Cemeteries, 1998 Jan .
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Impact of Aesthetics on Economy and Quality of Life in Virginia, 1998 Apr .
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Comparative Fiscal Stress 1995/1996, 1998 July .
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Profiles of Regional Government Structures in North America, 1998 Aug .
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Catalog of Mandates, 1998 Sept .
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Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (ACIR) Biennial Report, 1998 Oct .
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Comparative Fiscal Stress 1996/1997, 1999 May .
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Catalog of Mandates, 1999 Sept .
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Impact of Aesthetics on Economy and Quality of Life in Virginia, 2000 Mar .
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Comparative Fiscal Stress 1997/1998, 2000 May .
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Local-Source Revenue Profile 1989/1998, 2000 June .
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Catalog of Urban Revitalization Programs, 2000 July .
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Catalog of Mandates, 2000 Sept .
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Comparative Fiscal Stress 1998/1999, 2001 May .
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Cash Proffer Utilization 1999/2000 and 2000/2001, 2001 Nov .
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Catalog of Mandates, 2002 July .
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Comparative Fiscal Stress 1998/1999, 2002 July .
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Cash Proffer Utilization 2001/2002, 2002 Nov .
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Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (ACIR) Biennial Report, 2002 Nov .
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Petersburg Blue Ribbon Task Force, 1993 .
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Commission on Population Growth and Development, 1993 May .
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Joint Subcommitte Studying Regional Services Delivery, 1994 .
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Need for Constitutional Amendment for Special Government Bodies for Individual Parks, 1995 .
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Governor's Advisory Commission on the Dillon Rule and Local Government, 1992 .
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Economic Development Subcommittee of the Commission on the Future of Southwest Virginia, 1996 .
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Local-Source Revenue Profile 1992/1993, 1995 Jan .
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Assessment of Mandates, Chapter 652, 1993 Acts of Assembly, 1994 Jan .
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HJR 432, 1998 July .
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Survey of Service Arrangements in Metropolitan Statistical Areas, 1995 Dec .
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Local-Source Revenue Profile 1989/1993, 1995 .
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Profile of Selected Regional Government Structures, 1995 Dec .
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Gross Debt Report 1988/1989, undated .
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Commission on Local Government: New Approach to an Old Dilemna, undated .
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City Data Sheets: A-M, undated .
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Director's Correspondence, 1980-1997.
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Director's Correspondence, 1980 Apr-1982 Dec .
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Director's Correspondence, 1983 Jan-Dec .
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Director's Correspondence, 1984 Jan-1985 Dec .
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Director's Correspondence, 1986 Jan-Dec .
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Director's Correspondence, 1987 Jan-1988 Dec .
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Director's Correspondence, 1989 Jan - 1990 Dec .
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Director's Correspondence, 1991 Jan-1992 Dec .
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Director's Correspondence, 1993 Jan-Dec .
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Director's Correspondence, 1994 Jan-Dec .
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Director's Correspondence, 1995 Jan-Dec .
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Director's Correspondence, 1996 Jan-Dec .
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Director's Correspondence, 1997 Jan-Dec .
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Director's Correspondence with Governor's Office, 1980-1996 .
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Director's Correspondence with Cabinet Secretaries, 1981-1997 .
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Special Projects, 1973-2002.
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Development of Mandate Assessment and Catalog of Mandates, 1993-1996 .
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Mandate Assessment - Phase I Scheduling, 1994 .
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Catalog of Mandates - First Edition with Agency Responses, 1993 .
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Mandate Assessments Filed (1 of 2), 1994 Sept-1995 May .
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Mandate Assessments Filed (2 of 2), 1994 Sept-1995 May .
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Mandate Assessments Filed, 1995 June-1996 Mar .
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Mandate Assessments Filed, 1996 May-1998 May .
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Mandate Scheduling, Phase I and II, 1993-1996 .
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Mandate Assessments Filed, 1998 June-2000 Apr .
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Mandate Assessments Filed, 2000 May-2002 Feb .
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Mandate Assessments Logs, 1994 Sept-2001 Dec .
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