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April 14, 2009 Commissioner of Revenue Ruth Easley reported that under the provision of the Exemption Ordinance enacted by Council in January 2007, any entity that does not clearly fall into any exemption category granted by the Code of Virginia must request an exemption approval from the City Council in the form of an exemption ordinance. In order for the exemption request to be considered by Council as part of the annual budget deliberations, the requesting entity must have submitted an exemption application to the Commissioner of the Revenue by November 1,2008. The Commissioner of the Revenue referred the applications received to the City Manager along with a report of the revenue impact that any possible exemption may have. The City Manager appointed a review committee consisting of himself, Mayor Lawson, the City Commissioner of the Revenue, the City Treasurer, and the Assistant Finance Director to review the 1 application received. Council must set a public hearing to review the applications and act on the request of Southern Area Agency on Aging. On a motion by Gene Teague, seconded by Mark Stroud, Council agreed to set a public hearing for the April 28, 2009 Council meeting to review the application requesting local tax exemption. Quarterly reports from outside agencies that received FY09 funding were included in Council's agenda packets for review. Council Member Teague asked that Council consider asking these agencies to come in once a year and report to Council and the Mayor said this will be discussed during the budgeting process. Jim Tobin reported the Piedmont Regional Community Services Board was established in 1972 by Resolution of Martinsville City and the counties of Henry, Patrick, and Franklin. Two members serve the Board on behalf of Martinsville. With population changes since the Board's inception, PRCSB proposes changing the size of the Board from 12 members to 14, resulting in two additional Board members for Franklin County. If the proposed Resolution is passed by City Council, Martinsville's composition will remain at two members. On a motion by Gene Teague, seconded by Danny Turner, with the following 5-0 recorded vote: Mrs. Lawson, aye; Mr. Reynolds, aye; Mr. Stroud, aye; Mr. Teague, aye; and Mr. Turner, aye, Council approved he following resolution changing the Board composition of the Piedmont Regional Community Services Board from 12 members to 14 members: