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<br />28~ <br /> <br />TUESDAY <br /> <br />NOVEMBER 23, 1976 <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />as future decisions, I expect to use my best judgment in <br />the best interest of all the citizens of Martinsville. <br />This will be my concern for the next one year and nine <br />months. <br /> <br />Mr. Chairman, I consider it a privilege to nominate <br />William D. Hobson for the office of Mayor of the City of <br />Martinsvi11e. <br /> <br />Councilman Oakes nominated Councilman West for the position of Mayor. There being <br /> <br />no other nominations, the nominations were closed. Voting for Councilman Hobson <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />were Councilmen Cole, Greene and Hobson. Accordingly, Councilman Hobson was <br /> <br />declared Mayor for the term ending August 31, 1978. <br /> <br />Nominations were then invited for the office of Vice Mayor, with Councilman <br /> <br />West nominating Councilman Oakes and (with) Mayor-Councilman Hobson nominating <br /> <br />Councilman Cole. There being no other nominations for this position, the <br /> <br />nominations were closed. Voting for Councilman Oakes were Councilmen West and <br /> <br />Oakes; and, voting for Councilman Cole were Councilmen Hobson, Greene, and <br /> <br />Cole. Accordingly, Councilman Cole was declared Vice-Mayor for the term ending <br /> <br />August 31, 1978. Both Councilmen Hobson and Cole were duly sworn in for the <br /> <br />respective positions of Mayor and Vice-Mayor by Miss Christine Koger, Deputy <br /> <br />Clerk of Martinsvi1le City Circuit Court. In accepting his election as Mayor, <br /> <br />Mr. Hobson made the following statement: <br /> <br />I accept this position with a great deal of humility <br />and appreciation and will do my best to justify your <br />faith and confidence expressed by your votes here this <br />evening. There will be no change in your City <br />government. I have only one vote....the same as the <br />four other Councilmen. We have the City Manager form <br />of government and not the Mayor form of government. <br />All major decisions are Council decisions. My voting <br />record for the past eight years-plus will show my <br />interest in all of our citizens of our City. We have <br />good people in our City government and, by all of us <br />working together for the good of all, we can have a <br />truly great ALL-AMERICAN City. <br />