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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 />Enclosure #8 <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 Virginia Commission on Local Government released a report in June <br />2000 entitled Report on the Comparative Revenue Capacity, Revenue Effort, and Fiscal <br />Stress of Virginia's Counties and Cities, 1997/98; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Martinsville ranked 16th among 135 localities listed in the <br />Commission's Report, thus, was categorized as having a high degree of~scal stress; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Martinsville has experienced severe economic decline over the <br />last several years due to industry down sizing and closings; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the citizens of Martinsville cannot afford to bear any additional local tax or <br />fee burden; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Govemor has released his proposed budget amendments for Fiscal <br />Years 2000 and 2001 which will severely reduce funding to localities in a number of key <br />areas such as education, law enforcement (599 Funds), and salaries and pay increases for <br />constitutional employees; now, therefore, <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular <br />session assembled January 9, 2001, that it does hereby request that the members of the <br />Virginia General Assembly vote against any proposed revenue reductions to the <br />localities; and <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Administration is directed to forward a <br />copy of this Resolution to the Governor, the Chairpersons of the Senate and House <br />Finance Committees, Senator Roscoe Reynolds, Delegates Ward Armstrong, Bamie Day, <br />and Allen Dudley, and the Chairman of the Henry County Board of Supervisors. <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 />