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Enclosure #1-b 262 November 28, 2000 A regular, semi-monthly meeting of the Council Virginia, was held Building, beginning of the City of Martinsville, on November 28, 2000, in Council Chamber of the Municipal at 7:33 P. M., with Mayor Mark Crabtree presiding. Council Members present included: Mark A. Crabtree, Mayor; M. Gene Teague, Vice Mayor; and Council Members Bruce H. T. Dallas, J. Ronald Ferrill, and Terry L. Roop. Following the invocation by Council Member Dallas, Mayor Crabtree welcomed everyone to the meeting. Michael Rogers, Chief of Police, stated, "When I started as Chief, I was five officers short. There was a significant increase in crime. On February 15, 2000, we met with the Virginia State Police and explained our needs. There is no...way I could have ever imagined I'd receive such support. We're still short a few officers, but it was one of the quietest summers ever, and we've neady cleared up all shootings." Chief Rogers, along with Earl B. Reynolds, Jr., City Manager, made presentations to Colonel W. Gerald Massengill, Captain Charles R. Compton, Jr., and First Sergeant Howard L. Honaker of the Virginia State Police; Robert P. Crouch, United States Attorney; Bart H. McEntire, Resident Agent in Charge, Division of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Fireams; and Director Steven Sigel, Division of Forensic Science. Chief Rogers added, 'Td also like to recognize Martinsville's Commonwealth Attorney Joan Ziglar, City Sheriff Steve Draper and Henry County Sheriff Frank Cassell, City Manager Ead Reynolds, and Police Lieutenant Marshall Thomas." Mayor Crabtree stated, "On behalf of all citizens, thank you for coming into the job running." Council Member Dallas moved to adopt the following Resolution, which was accepted by Gil Carter of BB&T; the motion was duly seconded and carded by the