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January 25, 2005 A regular, monthly meeting of lhe Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, was held on January 25, 2005, in Council Chamber, Municipal Building, beginning at 7:30 P. M., with Mayor Joe Cobbe presiding. Council Members present included: Joseph R. Cobbe, Mayor; Kimble Reynolds, Jr., Vice Mayor; and Council Members James W. Clark, J. Ronald Ferrill, and Terry L. Roop. Following the invocation by Council Member Roop and Pledge to lhe American Flag, Mayor Cobbe welcomed everyone to the meeting. Council Member Roop moved to approve the minutes of the December 14, 2004, meeting as presented; lhe motion was duly seconded and carried by lhe following vote, with all members voting: Vote 5 - 0; Yeas (5) - Clark, Cobbe, Ferrill, Reynolds, Roop; Nays (0) - None. Council considered adoption of a Resolution declaring the week of January 30 through February 5, 2005, as "Be A Hero Week" in the City, Council Member Clark 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) - Clark, Cobbe, Ferrill, Reynolds, Roop; Nays (0) - None: WHEREAS, the Martinsville City Council believes that the best thing about the City of Martinsville is, and always will be, its citizens; and WHEREAS, many of our citizens work tirelessly for the benefit of their fellow man, with no regard to personal gain or publicity; and WHEREAS, no residents personify that attitude better than the men and women who volunteer for service with our City's fire department and rescue squad; and WHEREAS, there is no better calling than to volunteer with the rescue squad or fire department; and WHEREAS, the Department of Labor's, Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that the demand for EMTs and paramedics could increase by 35 percent by 2012, and the demand for firefighters could increase by 20 percent by 2012; and