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L16 TUESDAY JUNE 7, 1983 immunity to counties from city-initiated annexation under certain conditions. In addition, Mr. Smith recommended that Council institute appeal proceedings to obtain over- ruling of the Compensation Board in these matters. Council referred this recommendation jointly to City Manager Edmonds and City Attorney Worthy for study and advice, and for report back to Council in time for Council to institute such proceedings, should it so desire. Meanwhile, Council indicated that the City will absorb these net increased local costs for 1983-84, irrespective of the outcome of appeal proceedings, if initiated. Mean- while, as Mr. Edmonds's memorandum report indicated, notice of the Compensation Board's action with regard to the budget requests filed by the City Sheriff (for local courts and jail) has not yet been received and may be cause for additional review. Council con- curred in Councilman West's suggestion that City Manager Edmonds attempt to persuade the Compensation Board not only to be more timely in its decisions on budget requests filed by the constitutional officers butalso "... .to be more in concert...." with the Council. Both Mrs. Pat Dameron, representing the Community Action Council, and Ms. Maxine Arnold, President of the Martinsville Education Association, appeared before Council and com- mended the Council for its support of the City School Board and the cause of quality edu- cation for local public school students by Council's restoration of funds for the City School System requested by the City School Board for 1983-84. There being no other citizens wishing to be heard, Mayor Cole declared the public hearing(s) closed; whereupon motion by Councilman West (and seconded by Councilwoman Severt), Council unanimously enacted the following ordinance adopting the proposed 1983-84 City Budget (as revised) and setting property tax rates for 1983-84: