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<br />:6 <br /> <br />FRIDAY <br /> <br />SEPTEMBER 1, 1978 <br /> <br />Pursuant to Section 5 of Chapter 2 of the Charter of the City of Martinsvil1e, Virginia, <br /> <br />an organizational meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, was held <br /> <br />Friday, September 1, 1978, in the Council Chamber, City Hall, beginning at 9:00 A.M., all <br /> <br />members being present, viz., Messrs. William C. Cole, Jr., Barry A. Greene, William D. <br /> <br />Hobson, L. D. Oakes, and Francis T. West. <br /> <br />After the invocation, offered by The Reverend James C. Richardson, Jr., Mr. Jesse D. <br /> <br />Clift, Clerk of Martinsville City Circuit Court, administered oaths of office to Messrs. <br /> <br />Cole and Greene, as members of Council, who were duly elected and/or re-elected at the <br /> <br />councilmanic election held May 2, 1978. <br /> <br />Mr. Clift, then as presiding officer, entertained nominations for the office of Mayor, <br /> <br />for a term beginning September 1, 1978 and ending June 30, 1980 (pursuant to a transition <br /> <br />process required by the City's amended charter). The nominations received were as follows: <br /> <br />Councilman Francis T. West, who was nominated by Councilman L. D. Oakes; and <br />Councilman William D. Hobson, who was nominated by Councilman Barry A. Greene. <br /> <br />There being no other nominations for this office, the votes cast were: <br /> <br />For Councilman West <br />For Councilman Hobson <br /> <br />- Councilmen Oakes and West; and <br />- Councilmen Greene, Cole, and Hobson. <br /> <br />Thus, Councilman Hobson was elected (and re-elected) Mayor for the above-stated term. <br /> <br />Nominations were then entertained for the office of Vice Mayor, for a term beginning <br /> <br />September 1, 1978 and ending June 30, 1980, with the nominations being as follows: <br /> <br />Councilman Oakes, who was nominated by Councilman West; and <br />Councilman Cole, who was nominated by Mayor-Councilman Hobson. <br /> <br />There being no other nominations for this office, the votes cast were: <br /> <br />For Councilman Oakes <br />For Councilman Cole <br /> <br />- Councilmen West and Oakes; and <br />_ Mayor-Councilman Hobson and Councilmen Greene and Cole. <br /> <br />Thus, Councilman Cole was elected (and re-elected) Vice Mayor for the stated term. <br />