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58 MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1986 5. A memorandum to Council commenting upon the eligibility of Constitu- tional Officers to receive a retirement stipend reflecting unused sick leave. (See attached) 6. A report showing the historical cost of data processing equipment purchased by the City along with reasons for our recommendations to upgrade certain computer equipment. (See attached) 7. A memorandum to Council setting forth justification for continuation of the Tax Collection Assistant as a City Collector assigned to the Finance Department. (See attached) 8. A copy of a report submitted by Mr. George Coleman, Board Member of the Blue Ridge Regional Library, titled "Justification and Explana- tions of Budget Items". (See attached) Mayor Cole, after stating the purpose of this meeting, extended a cordial welcome to visitors present, including members of the Martinsville City School Board, members of the Board of the Blue Ridge Regional Public Library, and representatives of the City's Department of Social Services and the Virginia Museum of Natural History, with a special welcome being extended to the Honorable Virgil H. Goode, Jr., State Senator, and The Honorable Roscoe Reynolds, member of the Virginia House of Delegates. The record notes that Messrs. Goode and Reynolds appeared before Council and discussed various aspects of guidelines recently issued by the Virginia Department of Education for the receipt of 1987-88 transitional personnel payments by local school divisions, pursuant to the state budget bill enacted by the Virginia General Assembly for the 1986-88 biennium. Speaking on behalf of the Martinsville City School Board and its 1986-87 budget re- quests of the City were School Board Chairman Worth H. Carter, Jr., and School Super- intendent Dr. James E. Calkins, both of whom elaborated on the following memorandum from the School Board to Council and the various exhibits and schedules made a part thereof and relating to said requests: