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.74 TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 1983 The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor William C. Cole, Jr., presiding, was held Tuesday, September 13, 1983, in the Council Chamber, City Hall, beginning at 7:30 P.M. Members present were William C. Cole, Jr., Mayor; L. D. Oakes, Vice-Mayor; Henry C. Reed; and Francis T. West. The only other member of Council, Mrs. Eliza H. Severt, who was away from the city, was absent. Following the invocation, Mayor Cole extended a cordial welcome to visitors present, after which--upon motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried--Council approved the minutes of its regular meeting held August 23, 1983. Upon motions, duly seconded, and with three members voting for said motions and Council- man Reed voting against the motions, Council authorized and directed the waiving of penalties and interest assessed against un-paid property taxes, subject to said taxes being paid within thirty days, as follows: A. Property (Lots Nos. 5 and 8) at 308 Clift Street, owned by Mrs. Isabelle B. Williams and her late husband, Mr. Theodore R. Williams, for the years 1963, 1964, 1966 through 1971, and 1973, it being determined that Mrs. Williams was not at fault; and B. Property (Lot No.4) at 216 Moss Street, owned by Mrs. Jessie W. Gilley and her late husband, Mr. Hardin B. Gilley, for the year 1970, it being determined that Mrs. Gilley was not at fault. In connection with a matter brought before Council at its meeting held June 28, 1983, by Mr. J. Ronnie Minter, Commissioner of the Revenue, concerning the taxation of private- duty nurses under the City's Business-Professional-Occupational License Tax Ordinance, Mr. Minter again appeared before Council, contending that private-duty nurses are taxable and that his contention is supported by guidelines issued by the State Department of Taxation (as referred to in a letter dated August 19, 1983, from Ms. Julia K. Hatcher,