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October 14, 2008 The regular meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, was held on October 14, 2008, in Council Chambers, Municipal Building, at 7:30 PM, with Mayor Kathy Lawson presiding. Council Members present included: Mayor Kathy Lawson, Vice Mayor Kimble Reynolds, Gene Teague, Mark Stroud, Sr., and Danny Turner. Staff present included: Clarence Monday, City Manager, Leon Towarnicki, Brenda Prillaman, Eric Monday, Linda Conover, Wayne Knox, Mike Rogers, Susan McCulloch, Lisa Holiday, Donna Odell, and Mary Kay Washington. Mayor Lawson recognized and welcomed Taylor Lawson, a local Boy Scout attending the City's Council meeting to earn his Citizenship in Community badge. Following the invocation by Council Member Danny Turner and Pledge to the American Flag, Mayor Lawson welcomed everyone to the meeting. On a motion by Danny Turner, seconded by Gene Teague, Council approved the minutes of meetings September 23, 2008 and September 25, 2008. Vice Mayor Reynolds abstained from voting on the September 23, 2008 minutes. City Manager Clarence Monday briefed Council on the recent award received by the City of Martinsville Finance Department. He explained that the award is the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the City of Martinsville by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its FY07 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. The certificate is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management. This achievement was attained through the collective efforts of the Finance Department staff, the full cooperation of other city departments and our auditing firm, Robinson, Farmer & Cox. The GFOA is a nonprofit professional association serving approximately 17,000 government finance professionals. Mr. Monday stated he wanted to assure the citizens that their tax dollars are managed with a careful eye. Mr. Monday thanked the Finance Department personnel for a job well done as the department is accountable for about $90 million of taxpayer money each year and Finance Department employees operate with very strict internal controls, a very strong work ethic, and attention to detail. Mayor Lawson presented the award to Finance Department personnel present including: Clarence Monday, who serves as Finance Director as well as City Manager, Donna Odell, Linda Conover, Lisa Holiday, and Mary Kay Washington.