Belle writes: WINA is reporting that the City Schools’ Interim Superintendent has been hired on a two-year contract. Previously, he had declined to comment on his interest in moving past his interim role. The School Board’s search for a new superintendent failed last year. (cvillenews.com links 1, 2, 3).
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Police announced this afternoon that their investigation into what was initially believed to be a fatal fire on Rugby Avenue is now a homicide investigation. #
The Virginia Supreme Court has denied George Huguely’s appeal. His second-degree murder conviction will stand, WRIC reports. #
In a carefully worded story, and not citing specific sources, WTVR reports that forensic evidence belonging to Jesse Matthew Jr., the main suspect in the disappearance of Hannah Graham, matches forensic evidence collected during the investigation of Morgan Harrington’s 2009 murder. #
In the wake of Hannah Graham’s disappearance, and the evidence that came from private security footage, city officials are revisiting the question of installing security cameras on the downtown mall. #
Both Charlottesville Registrar Sheri Iachetta and former Electoral Board member Stephanie Commander have turned themselves in to the police on
foursix and four felony counts of embezzlement, respectively. #Ten years ago, the National Institutes of Health budget doubled and schools like the University of Virginia built massive new research facilities. A decade later, those buildings remain largely underutilized. NPR visits UVA in this story on the effect of federal binge and spurge spending in the sciences. #
In 2012, Council approved a new student housing complex on West Main—now some council members are questioning whether what they were shown matches what was built. #
The Architectural Review Board has approved a bike-themed mural on West Market, below the McGuffey Art Center, although at least one member expressed concerns that it might look like the bicyclists were riding away from Charlottesville’s downtown. #
City Police Chief Tim Longo is meeting with city leaders to work on protocols regarding the use of military surplus police weapons in Charlottesville. #
A 100-year-old Colonnades resident received military honors for her service in the WWII Women’s Army Corps #
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The Progress article (8/20/02) on Hutchinson is here.
And in other, related news, WINA is reporting that Albemarle has extended the term of its superintendent, Kevin Castner, through 2006.
"Just one vowel away from girls, girls, girls."
WINA is reporting that at-large School Board Member Cary Grant is hoppin’ mad at the way Castner’s contract was extended.
Here is a clip from Grant’s report on the meeting which authorized the contract extension:
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THE SCHOOL BOARD HELD AN HOUR-LONG CLOSED MEETING to discuss the
Superintendent’s contract.
Following the Closed Meeting, the Board:
* voted 4-2 (Ward, McKeel, Koleszar, and Walker voting yes; Boyd and
Moynihan voting no) to approve a new four-year contract (2002-2006) for
Superintendent Kevin Castner.
According to a media release from the Albemarle County School Board
Office,
Superintendent Castner’s new contract represents a 12.3% increase in
his
salary and benefits for the 2002-2003 school year.
The revised contract includes, in part:
* an extension of two years to June 30, 2006;
* an annual base salary of $121,861 for the fiscal year July 1, 2002
through June 30, 2003;
* an increase of $1,600 in the annual car allowance (moving it from
$8,000
to $9,600 per calendar year);
* an increase in the yearly annuity payment to a dollar amount equal to
10%
of annual salary rather than the current 7% of annual salary (the
increase
in the annuity payment for 2002-2003 is $3,655 and will set this year’s
annuity payment at $12,186);
* a $500,000 term life insurance policy at a cost not to exceed $1,060
per
year;
* 25 days of annual leave per calendar year exclusive of legal
holidays;
* an annual payment of not more than $600 toward the costs of a health
or
fitness facility of the Superintendent’s choosing;
* a Supplemental Early Retirement Income Plan (SERIP) with a maximum
benefits term of 8.5 years, beginning on the date of retirement as
Division
Superintendent. (As currently configured, the Superintendent’s SERIP is
calculated to provide an additional financial benefit of just over
$177,000
in income, medical coverage, and FICA contributions with a July 1, 2006
start date through the timeframe of the plan.)