FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 4, 2024
City Attorney to Retire Effective September 3, 2024
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – Mayor Juandiego Wade and City Attorney Jacob Stroman announce that Mr. Stroman will retire effective September 3, 2024.
“Mr. Stroman has decided to retire. He has been exonerated from the claims that prompted his administrative leave. 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,” said Mayor Wade.
City Attorney Stroman stated, “I am grateful for the opportunity to have served the City of Charlottesville as City Attorney. 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. 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, will continue to serve as acting City Attorney and the City will begin a recruitment for its new City Attorney in the coming weeks.
Media Contact:
Afton Schneider
Director of Communications & Public Engagement
City of Charlottesville
434-996-0331
media@charlottesville.gov