Charlottesville’s city attorney was placed on administrative leave in the spring, and despite being exonerated from the claims that allegedly prompted the action, Jacob Stroman announced today he has no plans to return to the job.
Charlottesville Mayor Juandiego Wade and Stroman announced his retirement, effective Sept. 3.
“Mr. Stroman has decided to retire,” Wade said. “The Council appreciates his service as city attorney, including his work on the city’s development code; his leadership in defending the city in litigation including the ongoing lawsuit defending the development code; his work on real estate matters including the Avon-Levy acquisition earlier this year; his efforts assisting the Council with the formation of its successful General Assembly legislative program; and his commitment to insuring the city’s compliance with the Virginia Public Procurement Act and the city’s procurement ordinance.
“We wish him the best in his retirement,” Wade said.
Stroman said in the joint statement that he was grateful for the opportunity to serve the City of Charlottesville.
“The array of legal issues on which I was privileged to work were challenging, important to the continued prosperity of the city and, in many cases, cutting edge,” Stroman said. “While I look forward to retirement, I will miss the practice of local government law to which I have devoted most of my career. I wish council, city administration and the residents of Charlottesville well.”
The Richmond-based firm, Sands Anderson PC, will continue to serve as acting city attorney. The city manager retained its services on April 15 to ensure the city did not fall behind while Stroman was on leave.
Recruitment for a new city attorney will begin in the coming weeks.
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