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1.80 <br /> <br />THURSDAY. APRIL 17. 1997 <br /> <br />A special and duly-called meeting of the Council of the City of <br />Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor George B. Adams, Jr. presiding, was <br />held Thursday, April 17, 1997 in the Council Chamber, City Hall, <br />beginning at 10:00 A.M. All members of Council were present: George <br />B. Adams, Jr., Mayor; Mark A. Crabtree, Vice-Mayor; Bruce H. T. Dallas; <br />Elizabeth H. Haskell; and M. Gene Teague. <br /> <br />The purpose of the special meeting was to continue Council's review of <br />the City Manager's proposed FY 97-98 budget. The first budget to be <br />reviewed was that of the Water Resources Department. John Dyches, <br />Director of Water Resources, was present to make a presentation on <br />departmental operations and to respond to questions from the members of <br />Council. In response to a question from Council Member Haskell, Mr. <br />Dyches stated he forecast a $30,000 decline in water revenues due to <br />the prior year's experience. City Manager Earl B. Reynolds, Jr. noted <br />that no increase in water rates was originally proposed in the budget, <br />however, 8180,000 in revenues will be added to substitute for the <br />proposed consumer utility tax on natural gas. Council Member Haskell <br />expressed appreciation to Mr. Dyches and his staff for being among the <br />forerunners in several water and sewer issues, such as color removal. <br />Major projects budgeted for FY 97-98 include painting the water tank <br />located on Bethel Lane at a cost of 8250,000 and construction of a <br />fishing pier at the Reservoir at an anticipated local cost of 820,000 <br />(with 860,000 to S70,000 anticipated from a grant from the Department <br />of Game and Inland Fisheries). Mr. Dyches stated the Water Plant <br />budget needed to be increased by approximately $40,000 due to the <br />omission of $60,000 in actual and estimated expenditures for generators <br />during FY 96-97. With a S20,000 decrease in the actual and estimated <br />FY 96-97 amount in the physical plant expansion line item, 840,000 is <br /> <br /> <br />