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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1995 A special and duly-called meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor George B. Adams, Jr. presiding, was held Wednesday, March 29, 1995 at the Walker Fine Arts Building, Patrick Henry Community College, beginning at 6:30 P.M. All members of Council were present: George B. Adams, Jr., Mayor; L. D. Oakes, Vice- Mayor; Mark A. Crabtree; M. Gene Teague; and Clyde L. Williams. Also in attendance were members of the Henry County Board of Supervisors: Francis Zehr, Chairman; Paula Burnette, Vice-Chairman; Jack Dalton; Sandra Hodges; Sammy Pilson; and Simon Spencer. Facilitating the joint meeting was Dr. Don Lacy, of Virginia Tech. The first item to be considered was a report on the possible merger of the Martinsvilleand Henry County Social Services Departments. Members of the City and County Social Services Boards as well as City and County Social Services staff were in attendance. City Manager Earl B. Reynolds, Jr. provided an overview of the Merger Study Committee's findings. Mr. Reynolds said the case load standards analysis had shown that both agencies are understaffed, with full staffing requiring an additional 18 persons. However, the need for certain new positions may be satisfied in a combined agency arrangement where an integrated workload management program could be developed. The personnel costs analysis had shown that the most cost-effective arrangement would be to merge the two agencies under the County Salary/Benefit policies, through which an initial savings of $26,809 would be realized. The review of capital costs demonstrated that a merged agency would need approximately $24,210 square feet of finished office space. If new construction were necessary to provide this space, the cost would be approximately $2.6 million. The review of the impact on service