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TUESDAY, APRIL 22. 1997 Department of Criminal Justice Services' requirements; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular session assembled April 22, 1997, that the attached amended Charter, which will serve to protect the safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, be and it is hereby, approved; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager, Earl B. Reynolds, Jr., be, and is hereby authorized to sign and implement the attached Charter on behalf of the City of Martinsville. Upon motion, duly seconded and by unanimous vote, Council appropriated 81,542.41 from the Refuse Fund unexpended fund balance as a refund of landfill tipping fees paid by Frith Construction Company under the Enterprise Zone Program. Upon motion, duly seconded and by unanimous vote, Council set a public hearing for May 13, 1997 on a request from CMB Corporation to rezone 319 Starling Avenue (Tax Map 43, Block C, Lot 23A) from R-6 Residential to P-2 Professional. Council acknowledged a financial report for the month ending 3/31/97. Council considered appropriating $10,000 for the Small Business Development Center recently established in Martinsville. Thomas Harned, Assistant to the City Manager for Development, stated that Council had, on August 27, 1996, endorsed the establishment of the SBD Center and agreed to participate in funding the Center in an amount not to exceed $10,000. Mr. Harned introduced Center Director Ken Copeland, who commented on his activities to date in working with small business owners and potential small business owners. Upon motion, duly seconded and by unanimous vote, Council appropriated S10,000 from the FY 96-97 unexpended fund balance to fund the SBD Center.