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170 <br />March 26, 2003 Enclosure # I- <br /> <br />A work session meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, was <br /> <br />held on March 26, 2003, in Council Chamber of the Municipal Building, beginning at <br /> <br />11:00 A. M., with Mayor Gene Teague presiding, for pre-budget reviews. Council <br /> <br />Members present included: M. Gene Teague, Mayor; Terry L. Roop, Vice Mayor; and <br /> <br />Council Members Joseph R. Cobbe, Bruce H. T. Dallas, and J. Ronald Ferrill. <br /> <br />Earl B. Reynolds, Jr., City Manager, recapped the sequence of events from the <br /> <br />strategic planning session to now, including budget reductions and revenue <br /> <br />enhancements to the FY03 budget. <br /> <br />Council reviewed the following budgets and agreed, by general consensus with <br /> <br />no vote taken, to recommend the following actions to the City Manager for the proposed <br /> <br />FY04 budget: <br /> <br />Council - reduce the proposed budget by seven percent, primarily <br />from Strategic Planning <br />Clerk of Council - reduce the proposed budget by seven percent, <br />primarily from Advertisement, or more if the legally-required <br />advertisements are less <br />City Manager - reduce the proposed budget by $1,733, primarily <br />from Training; schedule future discussion regarding car allowance <br />Legal Services - reduce the proposed budget by seven percent, <br />primarily from Professional Services <br />Human Resources - reduce the proposed budget by seven <br />percentl except for Professional Services, primarily from Part-Time <br />Salaries, Advertising, Travel, and Office Supplies <br />Employee Services, Development, and Recognition - proceed <br />with no reductions <br />Customer Service - reduce the proposed budget by seven <br />percent, eliminating the printing of the "Guide to City Services" and <br />the citizen newsletter; Council recommended that these two be <br />offered via the website <br />Communications - reduce the proposed budget by three percent, <br />noting that the FY03 budget sustained a $10,000 reduction <br />Finance Director- reduce the proposed budget by $700, primarily <br />from Travel and Supplies <br />Accounting - reduce the proposed budget by $200, primarily from <br />Travel and Books/Subscriptions <br /> <br /> <br />