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"I) 0~..: TUESDAY JULY 27, 1976 Pursuant to Council's recent invitation, area representatives to the 1976 Virginia General Assembly (being Senator Virgil H. Goode, Jr., and Delegates A. L. Philpott, Garry G. DeBruhl, and Claude V. Swanson) appeared before Council and discussed with Council the financial effect upon the City of certain mandated programs, as set forth in a tabulation prepared by City Manager Noland, with Council emphasizing that it is not critical of either the legislators or the goals .- of such programs, although in one specific program or mandate the employment of additional personnel (for the City's water treatment plant) is deemed an entirely unnecessary expense imposed on theCky. Further discussion revealed that most of the so-called mandated programs evolve from Federal mandates of state governments and are passed on by state governments to local jurisdictions in order to qualify both the state governments and the local governments for Federal financial assistance. Meanwhile, Delegate Philpott indicated that the Commonwealth of Virginia is in a serious financial plight because funds appropriated by the General Assembly are predicated upon unrealistic revenue estimates supplied by the several State agencies and, consequently, the localities may in 1976-77 expect a reduction--as the Governor of Virginia ordered last year--in anticipated funds from the State. Council expressed its appreciation to these representatives for their appearing before Council and discussing these matters with Council. ,.- Upon recommendation of the City's administrative staff, Council (upon motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried) adopted the following ordinance revising fees for connections to the City's water and sewer systems: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular meeting assembled this twenty-seventh day of July, 1976, that the schedule of fees (heretofore established pursuant to Section 17-20 of the Code of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, 1971, and as amended) to be charged and collected for connections to the City's water and sewer systems shall be as follows: