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74 MONDAY APRIL 15, 1985 7. A pay-plan study which City Manager Brown reported is currently underway; 8. Funds proposed to be expended for Electric Depart- ment engineering services and hydro-plant repairs; 9. The City's Prison Farm operation and an on-going appeal for a more equitable reimbursement from the Commonwealth of Virginia towards the care and housing of prisoners at the Prison Farm; 10. The costs (reflecting decreases) of Workman's Com- pensation insurance and unemployment insurance; 11. Improvements to and replacement of lighting (in certain areas of City Hall) and the sound ampli- fying system in Council Chamber; and 12. Various other items within the proposed budget. As a result of discussions by members of Council of the proposed budget, City Manager Brown was requested to develop a five-year plan for the purchase-replacement of motorized vehicles and, too, to prepare for Council a comprehensive report on the City's Prison Farm and its operations. Mayor Cole also referred to an "audit format" as well as suggested that next year the usages of surpluses be delineated. In conclusion, members of Council, both individually and collectively, commended City Manager Brown and his staff on the manner in which the proposed 1985-86 City Budget was prepared and presented. Because of the inability of representatives of the City School Board to be present for the budget work-session scheduled with the School Board on Tuesday, April 16, 1985, at 2:00 P.M., Council agreed to continue its study of other facets of the proposed bud- get on that date, particularly with representatives of various service agencies on their requests for financial support from the City. Mayor Cole then declared this meeting adjourned. of Council