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<br />November 22,2005 <br /> <br />Council next considered the need to ratify the City Manager's signature <br /> <br />on two Performance Agreements relating to Hooker Furniture Corporation. Vice <br /> <br />Mayor Reynolds moved to ratify the City's Manager's signature; the motion was <br /> <br />duly seconded and carried by the following vote, all members voting: Vote: 5-0. <br /> <br />Yeas: (5) Cobbe, Reynolds, Roop, Ferrill, Clark. Nays: (0) None. <br /> <br />Council next considered the need to approve a new position of <br /> <br />Community Planner in the Community Development Department and approve <br /> <br />funding from the General Fund balance. Council members expressed support <br /> <br /> <br />of the position indicating that it was needed for the City's Uptown area. City <br /> <br /> <br />Manager Collins indicated that once the individual has been hired and the <br /> <br /> <br />salary established that a FY06 budget adjustment would be required for the <br /> <br /> <br />remainder of this fiscal year. He also reminded Council that the individual <br /> <br /> <br />would work closely with the Martinsville-Henry County EDC Office and also <br /> <br /> <br />MURA (Martinsville Uptown Revitalization Association). Council Member Ferrill <br /> <br /> <br />moved to approve the position and the funding; the motion was duly seconded <br /> <br /> <br />and carried by the following vote, all members voting: Vote: 5-0. Yeas: (5) <br /> <br /> <br />Cobbe, Reynolds, Roop, Ferrill, Clark. Nays: (0) None. <br /> <br />Council next considered the need to conduct a public hearing and <br /> <br />consider adoption on first reading, of Ordinance to rezone property located at <br />