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<: S {.f '. WEDNESDAY JUNE 30, 1982 A special and continued meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, as directed from its special meeting held June 28, 1982, was resumed jointly with the Henry County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday, June 30, 1982, beginning at 4:00 P.M., at the Henry County Administration Building for the purpose of giving further con- sideration to the report and recommendations presented at said special meeting held June 28, 1982, by the Martinsville-Henry County Merger Study Committee, and for the purpose of taking such action thereon as deemed appropriate. Councilman Francis T. West was absent (being away from the City); however, all other members of Council were present, viz., Barry A. Greene, Mayor; William C. Cole, Jr., Vice-Mayor; L. D. Oakes; and Henry C. Reed. Presiding officer for this joint session was Mr. James W. Wagoner, Jr., Chairman of the Henry County Board of Supervisors. Mr. William F. Franck, Chairman of the Martinsville-Henry County Merger Study Committee, appeared before this joint session and suggested that--in view of the concerns expressed by one or more members of the Board of Supervisors at the June 28th meeting and in light of some misinformation (concerning the Study Committee's report and recommendations) having been reported--the two governing bodies disregard the time schedule initially recommended but proceed in due time, nevertheless, with the procedures recommended toward eventual merger-consolidation of the two jurisdictions. By motions, duly seconded and unanimously carried (by a recorded vote on the part of City Council and pursuant to Section 2.1-344((a))((1)) of the CODE OF VIRGINIA, 1950, and as amended), the two governing bodies convened into separate Executive Sessions for the purpose of considering nominees for appointment to the recommended Merger-Consolidation Agreement Committee and/or the respective Advisory Committees.