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<br />Sc <br /> <br />TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1986 <br /> <br />.,............... <br /> <br />The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of <br /> <br /> <br />Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor William C. Cole, Jr., presiding, <br /> <br />was held Tuesday, June 10, 1986, in the Council Chamber, City Hall, <br /> <br /> <br />beginning at 7:30 P.M., all members being present, with the exception <br /> <br /> <br />of Councilman Clyde L. Williams (who was away from the City), as <br /> <br />follows: William C. Cole, Jr., Mayor; Eliza H. Severt, Vice-Mayor; <br /> <br />Alfred T. Groden; and L. D. Oakes. <br /> <br />After the invocation and Mayor Cole's cordial welcome to visitors <br /> <br />present, Council tentatively approved the summary of the minutes of <br /> <br /> <br />the regular meeting held May 27, 1986, pending receipt of the minutes <br /> <br />after Mr. Yeaman's return (he was out of the country on vacation). <br /> <br />There being no business from the floor, Mayor Cole proceeded with the <br /> <br />prepared agenda. <br /> <br />Mayor Cole opened the duly-advertised public hearing to hear comments <br /> <br />and suggestions as to an appointment to the School Board, noting that <br /> <br />the term of Mrs. Catherine R. Stone would expire June 30, 1986. City <br /> <br />Attorney Worthy stated that a State law passed in 1985 requires a <br /> <br /> <br />duly-advertised public hearing before an appointment can be made by <br /> <br />the Council. Mr. Worth H. Carter, Jr., Chairman of the School Board, <br /> <br /> <br />spoke on behalf of Mrs. Stone, commending her past experience and <br /> <br />valuable service on the Board, asking that she be reappointed for <br /> <br />another three-year term. Vice-Mayor Severt and Councilman Oakes <br />