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26 TUESDAY APRIL 23, 1974 Upon being advised that the Commissioner of Revenue needs an expression from City Council as to any thought of a possibility or changing the present ratio of 60% of assessed values, for establishing the tax base of the City, motion was made by Mr. Boaz, seconded by Mr. Lester, that the City tentatively agree to continue the 60% ratio, subject to change if the need for change should develop in the immediate future. The City Manager explained that recently City Council had designated two citizens to serve as the City's representatives on the Regional Drug Abuse Control Council and that the Drug Council needs to expand its membership, by the designation of a citizen of Martinsville to serve as an at-large member, and having been advised that the Drug Abuse Control Council had recommended the appointment of Mr. Bill Rodeis as the at-large member from the City, Council unanimously endorsed the appointment of Mr. Rodeis. ,- Mr. James H. Stone appeared before Council with the explanation that he had applied to the City Manager for a special permit to operate a public dance on a Friday night early in June, with the duration of the dance, which has come to be called the "June German" until the early morning hours of the Saturday in question but that the City Manager had refused to permit the dance to go on beyond the J A., M. hour and that he was appealing to City Council to override the decision of the City Manager, the right granted to him as applicant under the terms of Section ll-lO of the City Code, as amended on February l2, 1974. At this point the City Manager explained that he had advised the applicant, in writing, of his decision not to extend the time of the dance for the basic reasons that an all-night dance carries with it a high potential for problems, in the form of disorder, and that the provision of adequate police protection had been an increasing problem for the past few years. Mr. Stone expressed