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J2 TUESDAY JULY 25, 1978 The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsvi11e, Virginia, - with Mayor William D. Hobson presiding, was held Tuesday, July 25, 1978, in the Council Chamber, City Hall, beginning at 7:30 P.M., all members being present, viz., William D. Hobson, Mayor; William C. Cole, Jr., Vice Mayor; Barry A. Greene; L. D. Oakes; and Francis T. West. After the invocation, Council approved--as recorded--the minutes of its regular meeting held July 11, 1978 and of its special meeting held July 17, 1978. Pursuant to Council's directive issued from its July 11th meeting, there was presented to the Council a proposed resolution expressing Council's opposition to a proposal from a Special State Study Commission that, during even-numbered years, local councilmanic elections (now held during the month of May) be consolidated with the November general elections. Upon motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried, Council adopted said proposed resolution, as follows, directing that a copy be forwarded to said Special Study Commission: WHEREAS, pursuant to House Joint Resolution No.8, passed by the 1978 Session of the Virginia General Assembly, there was created a Commission to study the feasibility and desirability of consolidating general elections within the Commonwealth of Virginia, to the end that local councilmanic elections would be held concurrent with Fall elections in even-numbered years, instead of in the month of May; and WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Martinsvil1e, Virginia, has carefully considered the points set forth in said HJR No.8 as well as the points for and against, as set forth by the Martinsville City Electoral Board, along with views thereon of others; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, that it is of the unanimous opinion that the currently-held May councilmanic elections should not be consolidated with general (Fall) elections in even-numbered years.