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TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1992 <br /> <br />Councilman Oakes said that the Council had been considering the tax for <br />three years and that it is needed to prepare Martinsville for the <br />future. He asked the City Manager to work with small restaurants to <br />ensure that the imposition of the tax did not place an undue <br />administrative burden on them. Councilman Oakes made a motion to <br />exempt caterers from the tax. There was no second to this motion. The <br />City Attorney stated that he would need to research whether such an <br />exemption was legal under the State Code. <br /> <br />Vice-Mayor Adams stated that the City had cut its budget this year and <br />had reduced personnel over the last several years. Mr. Adams said that <br />the Federal and State governments had imposed requirements on the <br />City's solid waste facilities which he estimated would cost <br />approximately $8 million. He said that the debt service requirements <br />on a loan or bond issue for this amount would be approximately $800,000 <br />annually, and therefore, the meals tax would not be sufficient to pay <br />these costs. Vice-Mayor Adams stated that revenues in addition to the <br />meals tax would therefore have to be imposed to pay for these mandates. <br /> <br />Councilman Williams said that this was a difficult decision to make, <br />but that he would support the tax because the City needed revenue. <br /> <br />Upon motion, duly seconded and by a vote of 4 "yes" and 1 "no" <br />(Councilman Draper), Council deferred action on this matter until its <br />September 8, 1992 meeting so that Section 21-78 of the proposed <br />Ordinance could be amended to eliminate any unnecessary record-keeping <br />requirements. <br /> <br />Council considered adoption, on second reading, of Ordinance No. 92-15 <br /> <br /> <br />