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<br />May 22, 2001
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<br />all members voting: Vote 5 - 0; Yeas (5) - Crabtree, Dallas, Ferrill, Roop, Teague;
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<br />Nays (0) - None:
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<br />BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville,
<br />Virginia, in regular session assembled on May 22, 2001, that it
<br />does hereby amend Chapter 13--Offenses-Miscellaneous, Article
<br />I--In General, Section 13-43--Place Used for Illegal Drugs a
<br />Nuisance; Presence at such Nuisance of the City' Code, as follows:
<br />Section 13-43. Place used for illegal drugs a nuisance; knowingly
<br />permitting, establishing, keeping or maintaining such is a Class 1
<br />misdemeanor.
<br /> Any office, store, shop, restaurant, dance hall, theater,
<br />poolroom, clubhouse, storehouse, warehouse, dwelling house,
<br />apartment, building of any kind, vehicle, vessel, boat, or aircraft, in
<br />this city, which with the knowledge of the owner, lessor, agent of
<br />any such lessor, manager, chief executive officer, operator or
<br />tenant thereof is frequented by persons under the influence of
<br />illegally obtained controlled substances or marijuana, or is used for
<br />the illegal possession of, manufacturing, or distributing controlled
<br />substances or marijuana, shall be deemed a common nuisance.
<br />Any such owner, lessor, agent of any such lessor, manager, chief
<br />executive officer, operator or tenant who knowingly permits,
<br />establishes, keeps or maintains such a common nuisance is guilty
<br />of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
<br />BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that an emergency exists and that
<br />this Ordinance shall be effective on and after this date.
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<br />Wade Bartlett, Director of Finance, presented the financial report for month
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<br />ending April 30, 2001.
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<br />Vice Mayor Teague moved to adopt the following Consent Agenda items; the
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<br />motion was duly seconded and carried by the following vote, with all members voting:
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<br />Vote 5 - 0; Yeas (5) - Crabtree, Dallas, Ferrill, Roop, Teague; Nays (0) - None:
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<br />A. Accept and appropriate $113.10 from Commonwealth of Virginia
<br /> into Revenue 01101917-442401 - State Forfeited Assets for
<br /> Expenditure 01311085-506078- State Forfeited Assets in the
<br /> Police Department's budget in the General Fund for FY2000-
<br /> 2001.
<br />B. Set a Public Hearing for June 12, 2001, to receive applicants for
<br /> one three-year appointment beginning July 1,2001, to the City's
<br /> School Board.
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