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B2 TUESDAY JULY 23. 1968 Council discussed its obligation under recently-enacted State legislation, specifically the addition in TITLE 2.1 of a new chapter number 1I7.211 containing sections nl@bered 2.1-64.15 through 2.1-64.21 and relating to: highway safety; creating the Highway Safety Division; providing for a director thereof; specifying the powers and duties of such Division and director; establishing a Highway Safety Commission and requiring the establishment of local Highway Safety Commissions; and the submission of Highway Safety programs by the counties and cities to the Governor. In accordance with the applicable terms of this new legislation, Council agreed that Mayor Renick and Councilman Hartford should represent the City on the Highway Safety Commission and, further, that the Chief of Police, the Traffic & Planning Engineer, and a person who is an instructor in the City School System's Driver Education program should also be included in the membership of the Commission. In addition to those specifically named, Council authorized Mayor Renick to appoint private citizens to the Commission to achieve a membership of seven. Council considered a letter from Mr. R. P. Gravely, Jr., under date of July 15, 1968, wherein Mr. Gravely proposed that the City and the City School Board consider--or permit--the establishment of a museum in what has been known as East Martinsville Elementary School, assuming that this facility will no longer be used as a public school building. It was agreed that the City Manager would arrange a joint meeting of City Council and the School Board to discuss this matter, at which meeting those interested in the museum proposal may attend and present their suggestions. Council gave considerable study to recommended amendments to the City's Plumbing Code and to the City's Building Code, following which study and discussion Council placed the proposed amendments on first reading.