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0 <br /> <br />TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1995 <br /> <br />A regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of <br />Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor George B. Adams, Jr. presiding, was <br />held Tuesday, April 11, 1995 beginning at 5:30 P.M. at the Henry County <br />Administration Building. All members of Council were present: George <br />B. Adams, Jr., Mayor; L. D. Oakes, Vice-Mayor; Mark A. Crabtree; M. <br />Gene Teague; and Clyde L. Willjams. <br /> <br />The meeting began as a joint meeting with the Henry County Board of <br />Supervisors in order to receive the budget request for the <br />Martinsville-Henry County Action Council and Educational Systems <br />Optimization Task Force for FY 1994-95 and FY 1995-96. All members of <br />the Board of Supervisors were present: Francis Zehr, Chairman; Paula <br />Burnette, Vice-Chairman; Jack Dalton; Sandra Hodges; Sammy Pilson; and <br />Simon Spencer. <br /> <br />Earl Doddrill, Chairman of the Educational Systems Optimization Task <br />Force, reviewed the purpose of the Task Force and the specific <br />expenditure items being requested for both fiscal years. The total <br />budget request for the Task Force is $48,200, with $14,460 being needed <br />for FY 94-95 and $33,740 for FY 95-96. Of the total, the City would be <br />responsible for 40%, or $19,280. In response to questions from the <br />members of Council, it was noted that the Task Force would be seeking <br />out communities which have been successful in order to attempt to learn <br />from them. It was also noted that the Task Force has a goal of <br />completing their work by January, 1996 and that DuPont would be funding <br />20% of the costs of the Task Force through the donation of facilitator <br />Bob Humkey's time. The members of Council and the Board of Supervisors <br />expressed appreciation to Mr. Doddrill for his work on behalf of the <br />community. <br /> <br /> <br />