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Enclosure #3 <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 LII,41T,B <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 />RESOLUTION <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Martinsville believes that Virginia's A.L. Philpott Manufacturing <br />Extension parmership (VPMEP) is an essential element in Southside Virginia's commitment to a <br />quality workforce and a pro-business atmosphere; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, VPMEP is based at the Patrick Henry Community College and has nine other <br />offices throughout the Commonwealth and provides services for small and medium-sized <br />manufacturers throughout the Commonwealth; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Virginia's history of manufacturing, particularly in Martinsville and Henry <br />County, has created thousands of jobs and contributed millions of dollars to the Common- <br />wealth's economy; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, VPMEP's funding from the Commonwealth is tentatively slated to decrease from <br />$950,000 in the current fiscal year to $600,000 in the next fiscal year, which represents a cut of <br />more than 36 percent, and that cut could result in the loss of jobs at the VPMEP and a decrease <br />in services available to the Commonwealth's small and medium-sized manufacturers; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, such a significant budget cut could do irreparable harm to the VPMEP and ulti- <br />mately have a negative effect on thousands of jobs locally and throughout the Commonwealth; <br />now, therefore, <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular session <br />assembled on February 13, 2001, that said Council does hereby express its support for the <br />Virginia Philpott Manufacturing Extension Parmership and urges the General Assembly to <br />provide funding for VPMEP at its current level of $950,000, which would maintain the current <br />level of services for all Virginians. <br /> <br />Attest: <br /> <br />Johnathan B. Phillips, Clerk of Council <br /> <br />Date Adopted <br /> <br />55 West Church Street P.O. Box 1112 Martinsville, VA 24114-1112 540-656-5180 540-656-5280 FAX <br /> www. Ci .martinsville.va.us <br /> <br /> <br />