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,1 t SATURDAY DECEMBER 15, 1984 Pursuant to the provisions of Section 5(a) of Chapter 2 of the Martinsville City Charter, Martinsville City Council convened in a special meeting on Saturday, December 15, 1984, in the Counci 1 Chamber, City Hall, beginning at 10: 00 A.M., for the stated purpose of cons idering a personnel matter. All members of Council were present, viz., William C. Cole, Jr., Mayor and Presiding Officer; Eliza H. Severt, Vice-Mayor; Alfred T. Groden; L. D. Oakes; and Clyde L. Williams. After the invocation and the stating of the purpose of this meeting, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.1-344 (a)(l) of the CODE OF VIRGINIA, and upon motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried by a recorded vote, Council convened into an Executive Session to consider this personnel matter. Following said Executive Session, Council recon- vened into open session and announced that, under date of December 12, 1984, City Manager Edmonds had tendered his resignation as City Manager. Mr. Edmonds' letter of resignation was as follows: As announced to you last night in executive session, I will be moving in an immediate sense to secure another position. I will be pursuing several options that may be available to me in the private sector, as well as those in the field of public administration. I would antici- pate, or at least be hopeful of, securing this change of situation within 60-90 days. This memorandum is intended to clarify a couple of points and to avoid as much as possible any misunderstandings and/or acrimony in the next few weeks. First, I'd like it understood that while I'm convinced that I no longer enjoy the full confidence of a majority of the Council, I take no personal offense at that. It's just business and politics. I have the highest regard for each of you, in an individual and personal sense, and I respect, as a collective matter, your decisions and prerogatives. Secondly, for the balance of my tenure, you can be assured that I'll con- tinue to serve the majority will of the Council with diligence, enthusiasm and with all the objectivity I can muster. If it appears that I am failing you in any significant way, I would expect you to advise me of that per- ception--preferably on a private basis, but publicly if you like. If my service to you should seriously deteriorate, which I don't anticipate, I would expect you to request my resignation or to fire me outright. That is what our City Charter provides for and that's how the Council-Manager system should operate.