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, - l~ April 8, 2008 ORDINANCE 2008- BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia. in regular session held on March 25, 2008 and pursuant to Section 58. I -3651 of the Code of Virginia. that Section 21-12 of the City Code be amended to add a subsection I as follows: I. Taxation exemption for Martinsville Community Recreation Association After convening a duly advertised public hearing and considering the factors set forth in Code of Virginia 9 58.1-3651 (B), the City Council of Martinsville Virginia hereby ordains the following: I. The Martinsville Community Recreation Association, a nonprofit organization, is hereby classified and designated as a charitable organization within the context of Section 6( a)( 6) of Article X of the Constitution of Virginia. 2. Personal property owned by Martinsville Community Recreation Association, and used exclusively for charitable purposes on a nonprofit basis, as set forth in paragraph I of this subsection, is hereby determined to be exempt from local personal property taxation. 3. Continuance of the exemption shall be contingent on the continued use of the property in accordance with the purpose for which the organization is classified or designated. Councilman Ferrill questioned whether the time limit IS up on any other organizations' applications for tax exemptions and City Attorney, Eric Monday, advised Council to hold another public hearing after the budget is adopted if Council were considering granting more exemptions. Gary Collins, representing Patrick Henry Community College and Natalie Harder of Patrick Henry Community College Foundation, briefed Council on college activities and programs. They pointed out that efforts are being made to encourage high school students to continue their educations. They also thanked Council for allowing Patrick Henry to use Hooker Field for their sports activities. Mayor Reynolds thanked them for their presentation and asked that they come back again in the future to update Council on college programs. The Mayor asked for Business from the floor. Rev. Leonard Jones of the Martinsville Henry County NAACP briefed Council on their organization's Juneteenth celebration and asked for City Council's financial support for the event. Council members are to send their questions to Rev. Jones and he is to come back to the April 22 meeting for further consideration of his request for funding. Council members' questions included: if other localities are financially supporting the event; what other revenue is his organization receiving; and what are inclement weather plans. Comments from City Manager: Clarence Monday reported the budget should be ready for presentation with the next two weeks and Council members will be contacted regarding date. In accordance with Section 2.1-344 (A) of the Code of Virginia (1950, and as amended) and upon a motion by Gene Teague, seconded by Kathy Lawson, with the following recorded vote: Mr. Reynolds, aye; Mr. Clark, aye; Mrs. Lawson, aye; Mr.