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<br />r'".2 <br />,y <br /> <br />NOVEMBER l4~ 1978 <br /> <br />TUESDAY <br /> <br />I am so grateful for the very special tribute to my beloved <br />Frank resolved by the Martinsville City Council after his death <br />on September 24, 1978. <br /> <br />Martinsville City Council has always consisted of fine capable <br />citizens who have provided strong~ effective leadership and it <br />was his great pleasure to serve with so many worthy members. <br /> <br />My daughter Franz, and my grandchildren Tripp and Franz Hahr <br />join with me in thanking the Council for including in its <br />permanent record this esteemed tribute. <br /> <br />In response to a recent inquiry from Mr. Ron Brugge, pertaining to uncollected City <br /> <br />property taxes~ Mr. John W. Bouldin, Jr.~ City Treasurer~ and Mr. Jesse D. Clift~ Clerk <br /> <br />of Martinsville City Circuit Court, appeared before Council and described the statutory <br /> <br />procedures required of them in the handling and/or disposing of such taxes. Meanwhile~ <br /> <br />Council directed that City Manager Noland and City Attorney Worthy~ in consultation with <br /> <br />Messrs. Bouldin and Clift, review the delinquent tax rolls (consisting of $289,540.42 in <br /> <br />delinquent real estate taxes accumulated during the period January 1, 1975 through June 30~ <br /> <br />1978) for the purpose of reporting to Council such of those properties~ on which taxes are <br /> <br />delinquent, as would justify Council's proceeding with legally acquiring same in the name <br /> <br />of the City of Martinsville. <br /> <br />Council placed on first reading and/or adopted~ subject to ratification at its next regular <br /> <br />meeting, the following ordinance amending Paragraph 12 of Chapter II of the City's Business <br /> <br />& Occupational License Tax Ordinance: <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsvil1e~ Virginia~ <br />in regular session held on November 14, 1978, that numbered paragraph <br />12 under Chapter II of the 1970 License Tax Ordinance of the City of <br />Martinsville~ Virginia, be amended by deleting therefrom the words <br />"$750.00 per year" and substituting therefor the words "$3~000.00 a <br />year." <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this amendment shall be effective on and <br />after December 15, 1978. <br />