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TUESDAY. January 23. 2001 13 Council considered approval, on first reading, of Ordinance Number 2001-2. Mr. Earl B. Reynolds, Jr., City Manager, stated that the request is made to amend Chapter 2 -Administration, Article III- Budgets, Section 2-37 - Submission of budgets, budget message, and etc., to Council and Section 2-40 - Adoption of budgets and revenue Ordinances; transfer of funds of the City Code. Mr. Reynolds stated that, over the last several years, the City has not been able to comply with the April 1 deadline that is in the City Code, which was written approximately thirty years ago. The City has been forced to adjust the date annually, to complete the required process. Mr. Reynolds recommended April 30 as a new deadline for budget submission to Council and a new deadline of June 30 for Council's adoption of the budget. Council moved upon motion duly seconded and by recorded vote, with all members voting: Vote 5-0; Yeas (5)- Crabtree, Teague, Dallas, Ferrill, and Roop; Nays (0)- None, to approve Ordinance Number 2001-2, on first reading, Council considered Staff reports. First, Mr. Leon Towamicki, Public Works Director, addressed Council as a representative of the Martinsville Transportation Safety Commission concerning a recent City resident's request to close Rives Road to through truck traffic. Mr. Towamicki stated that at a recent Commission Meeting, two residents expressed concerns about increased truck traffic on Rives Road. After conducting a traffic survey, it was leamed that the track traffic is minimal with most of the traffic being for local businesses or residences. The Commission has agreed to ask the City Police Chief to visit each industry in the vicinity and request that tracks use the 220 end of Rives Road when possible. Mr. Earl B. Reynolds, Jr., City Manager, summarized a letter by Ms. Sherry Ramsey, Executive Director of Patrick Henry Development Council. The letter' s purpose was to reiterate the fact that restricting truck traffic on Rives Road may hinder economic development efforts and be a burden to existing businesses on the street.