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Enclosure #4 <br /> <br /> Council Members <br /> Mark A. Crabtree, Mayor <br />M. Gene Teague, Vice-Mayor <br />Bruce H. T. Dallas <br /> J. Ronald Ferrill <br /> Terry L. Roop <br /> <br />Martinsville <br /> A CITY WITHOUT LIMITS <br /> <br />RESOLUTION <br /> <br /> - City Manager <br />Earl B. Reynolds, Jr. <br /> <br /> City Attorney <br /> David B. Worthy <br /> <br /> Clerk of Council <br />Johnathan B. Phillips <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Martinsville City Council realizes the importance of and greatly <br />supports the role that the Southem Virginia Mental Health Institute (SVMHI) plays for <br />the citizens of Martinsville; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, this facility is the primary mental health hospital serving Martinsville and <br />surrounding localities, providing. essential mental health treatment opportunities for many <br />of our residents; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Commonwealth of Virginia is considering a plan that would shut down <br />SVMHI within eighteen months, shifting short-term care of the mentally ill to private <br />hospitals and local community service providers; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, SVMHI is a unique community resource, and its closing would create <br />hardships for individuals and families affected by mental illnesses; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, our region is limited in the number of other public and private mental <br />health resources that could reasonably fill the void left by the closing of SVMHI; now, <br />therefore, <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular <br />session assembled January 9, 2001, that it does hereby support keeping the Southern <br />Virginia Mental Health Institute open, and that any discussions on SVMHI's future <br />include representatives from the affected localities and the Commonwealth of Virginia. <br /> <br />Attest: <br /> <br />Clarence C. Monday, Assistant Clerk of Council <br /> <br />Date Adopted <br /> <br />55 West Church Street P.O. Box 1112 Martinsville, VA24114-1112 540-656-5180 540-656-5280 FAX <br /> www. ci.martinsville.va.us <br /> <br /> <br />