Person of the Year: Gary O'Connell- The CEO of Charlottesville
He's the CEO of one of Central Virginia's biggest companies, administering a $162 million annual budget and supervising over 900 employees. Like any CEO, he has a board that stakes out policy positions, but he's the one who makes things happen. Those facts in and of themselves are enough to make Gary O'Connell a contender for "Person of the Year" any year.
However, this year, perhaps more than any other in his 14-year tenure as Charlottesville City Manager, has found O'Connell at the center of several larger-than-usual controversies.
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