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November 12, 2002 Enclosure # I ' o_ A regular, semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, was held on November 12, 2002, in Council Chamber of the Municipal Building, beginning at 7:34 P. M., with Mayor Gene Teague presiding. Council Members present included: M. Gene Teague, Mayor; Terry L. Roop, Vice Mayor; and Council Members Joseph R. Cobbe, Bruce H. T. Dallas, and J. Ronald Ferrill. Following the invocation by Council Member Dallas and the Pledge to the American Flag, Mayor Teague welcomed everyone to the meeting. Council Member Ferrill moved to approve the minutes of the October 8, 2002, meeting as presented; the motion was duly seconded and carried by the following vote, with all members voting: Vote 5 - 0; Yeas (5) - Cobbe, Dallas, Ferrill, Roop, Teague; Nays (0) - None. Council considered a presentation by Rob Tolbut, President of the Martinsville Education Association, regarding the Virginia Education Association's Brighter Futures campaign. He highlighted the program, specifically citing teachers' salaries as compared to per capita incomes. Council considered adoption of a Resolution in support of Rockingham County's highway priorities of inclusion in the Transportation Improvement Program of the State of North Carolina. Tom Robinson, Rockingham County Manager, presented a brief rationale. Vice Mayor Roop moved to adopt the following Resolution; the motion was duly seconded and carried by the following vote, with all members voting: Vote 5 - 0; Yeas (5) - Cobbe, Dallas, Ferrill, Roop, Teague; Nays (0) - None: WHEREAS, the primary concerns of City of Martinsville officials regarding transportation are first, the safety of our citizens using state and federal highways, and; second, the adequacy of the roads which connect local areas to each other and to the Piedmont 96