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361 TUESDAY APRIL l2, 1977 Council that the proposed plan does not include personnel of the Social Services Department, leaving to Council's discretion whether so to include such personnel under the City's plan or allow these personnel to be subject to the State plan; and, if in the latter event, coordination of salary increases for merit to be coordinated with the City's plan in the manner previously outlined to Council by memorandum from the Manager. After some discussion, and upon motions (duly seconded and unanimously carried), Council (l) adopted the City Manager's proposed merit pay plan, effective July l, 1977, and (2) excluded therefrom personnel of the City's Social Services Department. Council continued for further consideration, pending presentation by the City's administration of an estimate of cost of right-of-way required, the question of filing an application for Federal Community Development Block Grant of $8,500.00 for the construction of a street connection between Pony Place and West Fayette Street (Route 57 West), meanwhile authorizing the preparation of such an application for Council's consideration at the time the right-of-way cost estimate is presented. Pursuant to resolutions recently adopted by Council and the Henry County Board of Supervisors, requesting the Virginia Department of Highways & Transportation to give early consideration toward widening and improving Liberty Street (within the City) and Route 108, said Highway Department has indicated, Assistant City Manager-Public Works Director George W. Brown reported, that such project could not be undertaken (were planning to begin immediately) and/or completed before the next four-to-six years.