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2~ FEBRUARY 14, 1984 TUESDAY the second of these two proposed amendments, to increase the current year's budgeted amount (by $25,000.00, in the Electric Fund) for tree-trimming service, the need for which was explained by City Manager Edmonds (both at this meeting and at Council's January 24th meeting), one or more members of Council referred to levels of spending for this purpose in prior years, with Mayor Cole expressing the hope that the cost of this service (or the need therefor) can be reduced in the future to the lesser levels of prior years. Dr. - Sherman S. Dutton, of 507 Rives Road, inquired as to whether bids are invited from con- tractors performing this type of service and, along with Mr. Oscar F. Cannaday, Jr., of 1144 Knollwood Place, also inquired as to whether the City has in-house equipment and per- sonnel to do this type of work and/or whether the City has considered doing this work with its in-house equipment and personnel, to which City Manager Edmonds responded by citing the work as being seasonable, i.e., not year-round, and can best be performed, as needed, by private contractors specializing in tree-trimming around electric distribution lines and along public rights-of-way. There being no further inquiries or discussion, Mayor Cole declared this public hearing closed; whereupon motion, duly seconded, and by a vote of four-to-one (Mayor Cole voting "Nay"), Council appropriated (from Electric Fund surplus) the additional sum of $25,000.00 ($50,000.00 having already been appropriated in the cur- rent budget) for this service or the current year's program to meet the expanded need therefor, as previously outlined by Mr. Edmonds. By means of the following resolution unanimously adopted, Council authorized and directed City Attorney Worthy to apply to the U. S. Justice Department for approval of the proposed opening of the City Registrar's office on certain forthcoming Saturdays (for voter regis- tration), as specified in said resolution: BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular session held this fourteenth day of February, 1984, that the City Attorney be--and he hereby is--authorized and directed to apply to the United States Department of Justice for approval of a voting change