3 women make history as first-ever female slate of GOP candidates in Manassas Phillips, Jennings, Forkell Greene, Coates Ellis [Submitted photo]
Manassas is known for its place in history, and something historic is happening again in the city when it comes to the General Election this fall.
For the first time, Republicans have nominated a slate of women candidates.
Lynn Forkell Greene, City Council candidate
Anna Phillips, Treasurer candidate
Stacia Jennings, Commissioner of the Revenue candidate
And for the first time in recent memory, each woman is competing for a different seat. “We not only have a unique ticket this year, but we’re also not each other’s competition, and I believe we support each other equally,” said Forkell Greene, who is making her third run for City Council.
Constitutional officers in Manassas are getting a pay raise
Richie-Folks
The Manassas City Council moved to increase the pay of two of the city’s constitutional officers the City Treasurer and the Commissioner of the Revenue.
Both offices are up for reelection this November.
According to the information from the city, the current salaries for the offices of Treasurer and the Commissioner of the Revenue are $118,830 and $131,918, respectively. Should the current office-holders retain their positions after the election on November 2, their salaries will not be affected by the new terms and conditions.
Waldron
But, if new candidates are elected to fill those seats, they will have a starting salary of $100,000 a year beginning Jan. 1, 2022. Those in office will be eligible for a salary increase each January starting in 2023 but would also qualify for a pay increase of $10,000 in the fiscal year upon approval of their certification by the Virginia Compensation Board, which appro
Richie-Folks, Demeria on Democratic ticket for Manassas
Richie-Folks
Manassas will have races for two constitutional officers in November.
The Manassas and Manassas Park Cities Democratic Committee (MMPCDC) have put forward candidates for two constitutional offices for this election year.
The committee announced their candidates via a press release which also announced the cancelation of the caucus, which would have been used to officially announce the candidates:
Dimeria
“The MMPCDC has canceled the unassembled caucus for the constitutional offices of Treasurer and Commissioner of the Revenue scheduled for April 24 due to the proper filings by only one candidate for each of these offices.
Pre-K through fourth-grade students in Manassas City Public Schools will have the option to return to hybrid in-person learning starting March 23, but the school board Tuesday night once again declined to set any timetable for the return of older students.
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Pre-K through fourth-grade students in Manassas City Public Schools will have the option to return to hybrid in-person learning starting March 23, but the school board Tuesday night once again declined to set any timetable for the return of older students.