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1 · TUE SDAY JUNE 26, 1973 In continuing its consideration of City Manager Noland's recommended ---- City Budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1973, Council directed that the following revisions within said budget be made, following which Council unanimously adopted said revised budget as well as the following appropriation ordinance: (1) added to the budget the sum of $3,733.16 as the City's share (inadvertently overlooked in the preparation of said budget) of the cost of operating the Anchor House, which is under the supervision of the City's Juvenile & Domestic Relations Cour t ; (2) adopted as a stated policy certain property tax relief for eligible elderly property owners, with ordinance details to be prepared for Council's consideration at a later date, to become effective January 1, 1974; (3) added to the Police Department's budget the Sum of $48,607.50 to establish a Traffic Division within the Police Department (funds for five additional personnel for this Division, plus equipment), fifty per cent of which is reimbursable by the State of Virginia but--as City Manager Noland pointed out-- only for fiscal 1973-74, leaving the continuation of this program thereafter at 100% cost to the City; (4) added $7,000.00 to the Engineering Division budget for employment of Engineering Aide to enable this Division to lend greater assistance to the Central Business District development program; (5) imposed a ceiling on the Welfare Department's budget, i.e., limited same to approximately 1972-1973 expenditures of this Department, and a ceiling on Welfare personnel, i.e., limited to present number of employees; and (6) in connection with Welfare programs and regulations, concurred in the findings of the Honorable Frank Slaton, Delegate to the Virginia General Assembly from South Boston and member of special study commission on welfare regulations, with Council going on record as soliciting the support of the Virginia Municipal League during its forthcoming League Convention and the support of member-cities toward developing some sort of order out of present chaotic and frustrating regulations being issued by State Department of Welfare personnel and/or Federal agency personnel; and (7) continued for discussion, to next regular meeting, policy relating to local Welfare Board composition, i.e., City Officials vs. citizen board.