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<br />( <br />t. <br /> <br />TUESDAY <br /> <br />JANUARY 8. 1957 <br /> <br />automatical17 terminated Mr. Gravest membership on the Planning Camm1ssion <br /> <br />and, consequently, that after January 10th a vacenC)" on the Planning <br /> <br />Commission would exist. <br /> <br />,,'...-.... <br /> <br />Upon being advised ~f ~ Virginia Advisory Legislative Council committee <br />aeetiDg to be held in RiChmond, Virginia on January 18th in connection <br />with recommended legislation to establish b)" General Assemb1)" action <br /> <br />uniform charter regulations tor Virginia cities and towns, as recommended <br />by City Attorney stone, a member or the General Assembly and, also, <br /> <br />chairman of the House Committee on Charters, Council adopted the ro110wing <br />resolution endorsing the recommended legislation upon conditions out1ineds <br /> <br />M'"~~ <br />5<5 <br />'.1::')'" <br />~i <br /> <br />WHEREAS, a public hearing will be conducted in Richmond, Virginia, <br />Januepoy 18, 1957, b)" a colDDlittee ot the Virginia Advisory Legis- <br />lative Council in connection with its study of the need for <br />uniformity ot charter powers ot Virginia cities end towns; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Councilor the City of Martinsvil1e, Virginia, is <br />of the opinion that the need tor unitorm.ity or charter powers <br />exists; now, therefore, <br /> <br />BE IT RESOL'Vm b7 the Council of the City of Martinsvil1e, Virginia, <br />in regular meeting assembled this eighth dq ot January, 1957, that <br />it herein endorses the objective of the VALe committee to establish, <br />by appropriate legislation ot the Virginia General Assembly, a model <br />and uniform. charter applicable to :future charters and/or charter <br />amendments governing the several Virginia cities and towns, such <br />endorsement be:1ng herein expressed and given upon the conditions <br />(1) that any model or unitorm charter so established will not <br />etrect or supersede in any way charters in torce at effective <br />date of unitorm charter regulations and (2) that option is reserved <br />thereafter to the several Virginia cities and towns, for :future <br />charter adoptions or amendments, to accept only those sections ot <br />the uniform charter legislation as may be applicable to the <br />respective cities and towns. <br /> <br />Upon recommendation of City Manager Hirst, Council authorized the purchase <br />of a radio unit for the Fire Chiet's car, funds tor which (in the amount of <br />$508.50) to be transferred frail the Fire Department budget's unassigned account. <br /> <br />Council was adjourned. <br /> <br />, ;' A. (/ '. ....J (>/..........."\.....0...-...-- <br /> <br />W. H. Ye8Jll8.!i,jC1erk of Council <br />