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.) .~ TUESDAY OCTOBER 10, 1972 Upon recommendation of City Manager Noland, Council unanimously qdopted the following "Line-of-Duty" ordinance pursuant to legislation enacted by the 1972 Virginia General Assembly, including the recognition of the City's Fire Department, the Martinsville Volunteer Fire Department, and the Martinsville-Henry County Rescue Squad as integral parts of the City's official safety program: WHEREAS, the General Assembly of the State of Virginia adopted in 1972 the Line of Duty Act which entitles the beneficiary of any deceased member of a fire company or department or rescue squad to receive a sum not to exceed $10,000.00 as a result of the death of one of the above occurring as a direct result of the performance of his duty, provided that said fire company or department or rescue squad shall have been recognized by an ordinance of any political subdivision of this State as an integral part of the official safety program of such political subdivision; and WHEREAS, the Martinsville Fire Department and Martinsville-Henry County Rescue Squad are an integral part of the official safety program of the City of Martinsville, Virginia; and WHEREAS, no ordinance has been enacted recognizing this fact; and, WHEREAS, an emergency exists, and will continue to exist, until such an ordinance is enacted; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular meeting assembled this tenth day of October, 1972, that the Martinsville Fire Department and Martinsville-Henry County Rescue Squad be, and they hereby are, recognized as an integral part of the official safety program of Lhe City of Martinsville, Virginia, and be it further ordained that this ordinance shall take effect as an emergency measure at the time and date of its enactment on October 10, 1972 and shall continue in full force and effect until further action of this Council. Council acknowledged with appreciation a memorandum report filed by Councilman Morton W. Lester, Chairman of the recently-appointed Central Business District Study Committee and, furthermore, pursuant to the special committee's recommendation, agreed to establish an Advisory CommiSsion thereon with further consideration to be given thereto at Council's forthcoming October 24th meeting. Mayor West, meanwhile, noted that two other special committees recently appointed are actively carrying out their assignments, with Councilman Hobson's Committee on Environment scheduled to report at said October 24th meeting and Vice-Mayor Boaz's Traffic Committee scheduled to report soon thereafter.