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<br />1 <br /> <br />!tESOLUTlON <br /> <br />WHEREAS. IIw: cily ~oYO'"nntr:"1 apparently is obligated to pay OOWillX'n $~OO,OOO <br />and SI,OOO,OOO juse _Irq.l fees (Of ilS cam~isn 10 acquire Ihe righllo opcrOltc II cabl~ <br />TV syslem in the Ira,. and a similal amount of funds is now beinK considered fOf <br />reduclion from .he MartimviHe cily $Chool budget, and <br /> <br />^DDro\'t't' by lilt' ralric:k IIt.n' Ekmullry Schoof I"TO JIIt.an' 2"7 <br /> <br />WIIEREAS. the Sludems of the Maninsville public school system represent 1M- <br />future of Mar1insville and Itcmy COO""... <br /> <br />WHEREAS, ...., there is no item in the Mar1insvlllc clly c("lul\cil bud~ct 1U00e <br />imponanllhan I~ funds ./lonled 10 public cduc.alion, <br /> <br />WHEREAS. r<<A:iv1ng a .....orld class educalion i~ esscnlia/lo lhe well bein~ ~lf <br />students in the Martlllsville public sc~ system and thclr abilily 10 kad useful AI.... <br />productive 1/1.es, <br /> <br />nil REFORE BE IT UNANIMOUSLY RESOL VEl) by the members of the <br />Parent Teacher Org.ui.z.alion oCPalrid: Iterary Elenlenlilf)' School prexnt in a mttlillg 011 <br />January 9, 2007, (hat lhc liTO. in 1~ strongest possible terms. rOCQmmends 10 ll~ <br />Mlrtinsvillc cily counciJ thai (I) the budgel for Mar1insville public \Chools 'WI be <br />decreased for the nexJ. lisal year but be increascJ, wi,h particular allentton givcn to <br />increasing leachcn salaries by at least J'!I.. (2) the cil)' council should look cbcwherc <br />lhan reductions in the public ~hOO budgel 10 achieve the cosl ~villgs lhal il is seeking. <br />and (l) a cop)' of this rnolulion is (0 be delivered 10 each member of the Marlills~'ille cit)' <br />council as soon as possible <br /> <br />WHEREAS, :"?-I. of Martinsville city public school sludcllls mcd: poverty <br />guidelines to Icccive lree or reduced price lunches, an increase of 6% in the l.as{ S years. <br />and 2 uut of c...'cry J Martinsville dementary pubhc school childrcn li\lc ill pOvelly. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, provision of world class educatiun by ,he city public school system <br />is indIspensable for children 10 be able to compele in the fUlure ill a globaliT.cd economy <br />and lift their O\.""ll familie~ oul ofpovt11y. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in the evenl of budget cuts, the inability 10 provide a wo..-kt class <br />public school 'education would be detrink"nlalto ,he efforts by tile Martins\lille Ind Ilenry <br />Counly governmenls 10 al1rac1 new business invcstmenllo the area, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, increasing lcacher salaries IS kcy to making the MarlinsvlUc VUbli~ <br />SdlOOI system competilj~'e with other public school systems in Vlrgmi., as well as <br />motivating good teachers to continue working for the long tcrm in Mar1insville, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, I~le Martinsville city council is considering rcdut:ing the bud~d of <br />Ihe Martinsville public school system due to problems thai Ihe council has in balancing <br />its budget; <br /> <br />Palrick lien!) rTO RcsoIuliOfl <br />1.lIlUary 9.1007 <br /> <br />PJgc I ol'2 <br /> <br />Palrid. Henry PTO Rao&.I.. <br />Janu.ary'J.2007 <br /> <br />Page 2 0(2 <br />