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~, /"1 - J '::t TUESDAY NOVEMBER 25, 1980 Program as it has been conducted since January I, 1978, in the City of Martinsville under the City's sponsorship as well as the expansion thereof into Henry County and into Patrick County. In this review Mrs. Gay pointed out that the State Department of Welfare, under whose jurisdiction such programs now fall, has determined that all income eligible persons, including tenants in rental properties, must be served by the Weatherization Program, whereas heretofore--under the guidelines initially established by City Council for residents of the City of Martinsville--the program has been limited to home-owner handicapped and/or elderly persons within the prescribed income levels, although Mrs. Gay stated that the rental property question is a local option matter. After some discussion, and upon motion--duly seconded and unanimously*carried--Council reaffirmed its previously- established eligibility guidelines for the conduct of the Weatherization Program within the City of Martinsville and, furthermore, directed that this program be terminated within the City upon the completion of the processing (under the City's guidelines) of the applications now on file from Martinsville citizens, which applications reportedly number approximately twenty-five (25). In connection with a proposed ordinance (on second reading) to regulate in-City dealers in precious metals and jewels, Dr. Mervyn R. King, Anesthesiologist and a dealer in gold and silver in Martinsville as well as in Henry County and in the City of Roanoke, strongly recommended that the proposed ordinance, when adopted, require dealers to record every purchase and every sale of such objects, otherwise the ordinance will have little force and effect, particularly for law enforcement authorities. Attorney Ebb H. Williams, III, as counsel for Mr. Jack Shaw (operator-owner of Jack's Coin & Specialty Shop, in Martinsville), protested such a requirement insofar as it might pertain to Mr. Shaw's business firm, described as the only permanent dealer of such objects within the City, on the premise that such a requirement would be unduly burdensome upon his client and would serve no good purpose. After some discussion, and upon motion, duly seconded, and upon a vote of four-to-one (Mayor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - * The vote was four-to-one, Mayor Greene being recorded as voting against the motion. See Council action on this matter on page 478, minutes of 12-09-80.