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r": ') ".,j~ TUESDAY !EBRUARY 12, 1980 Upon motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried, Council authorized the acceptance of State grants and appropriated same in the amounts of $6,500.00 and $3,750.00, toward the purchase of a paint striping machine and new street signs, respectively, estimated to cost $13,750.00 and $7,500.00, respectively, for which $6,000.00 was initially budgeted (for the paint striping machine), with the remainder of needed funds authorized to be transferred from the un-used portion of the budgeted salary for the City's Traffic & Planning Director, who retired December 31, 1979. Upon motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried, Council re-enacted, for the license tax year beginning March 1, 1980, the City's Motor Vehicle License Tax Ordinance which became effective March 1, 1979. Council referred to City Manager Noland and City Attorney Worthy certain suggested revisions to the City's Business & Occupational License Tax Ordinance, as posed by Mr. D. B. Hanel, Commissioner of the Revenue. Upon recommendation of City Manager Noland, Council authorized the retention of the City's Cross-Connection Control Inspector through June 30, 1980, with the salary thereof (after the March 15th CETA eligibility expiration) to be charged to the City's Water Utility Fund, with Council indicating that it will assess the need for continuation of this position during its consideration of the 1980-81 budget requests and, too, reasserting its intention to hold the number of City employees to its current level, Council unanimously appointed Mr. Phillip T, Henry, City Engineer, to membership on the Martinsville Transportation & Safety Commission, succeeding Mr. Irving R. McGhee, former City Traffic & Planning Director, who retired on December 31, 1979.