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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1994 Council Members $140 for each regular or special meeting artended, however, not to exceed $6,500 annually; WHEREAS, Council desires to have the option of exempting itself from compensation for certain special meetings; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular session assembled November 22, 1994, that it does hereby retain the right to waive any such per meeting compensation for certain spe- cial meetings upon the vote of a majority of the members; and BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by said Council, that, an emergency existing, this Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption and remain in effect until amended or repealed by ordinance duly adopted by City Council. J.79 Upon motion, duly seconded, and by vote of 4 to 1 (Councilman Crabtree opposed), Council set a public hearing for its December 13, 1994, meeting to consider an amendment to Chapter 1, Section 2 of the City's Charter related to setting tax rates for real estate and personal property. Upon motion, duly seconded, and by unanimous vote, Council authorized the Police Department to apply for a grant through the U. S. Department of Justice "COPS FAST" program which provides federal funding to hire additional police officers. This program is part of the Federal Crime Bill that provides special opportunities for communities under 50,000 population to receive funding. It was noted that this was just a Pre- Application to determine eligibility and the actual application would come back to Council for approval at a later date. Sheriff Steve Draper reported that his Department had a new shoulder patch for their uniforms that had been designed by Captain David Wallace, Deputy Ethel Johnson and Deputy Roy Prillaman. He presented each of the Councilmen and City Manager Reynolds with a framed plaque of the new patch.