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NOVEMBER 20. 1990 Aspecial and duly-called meeting ofI the Council of the City~of Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor Allan McClain presiding, was held Tuesday, November 20, 1990 in the School Board Room at Albert Harris Middle School, beginning at 11:00 A.M. for the purpose of holding~a joint meeting with the City School Board. All members of Council were present: Allan McClain, Mayor; Alfred T. Groden, Vice-Mayor; George B. Adams, Jr.; L.D. Oakes; and Clyde L. Williams. Those in attendance from the School Board were: Worth Ho Carter, Jr., Chairman; William W. Edwards, Jr., Vice-Chairman; Johnnie L. Jones;Roger D. Martin; and Judith K. Matthews. Also in attendance were Harold Lamm, Superintendent of Schools; Ron Epperly, Assistant Superintendent for Business and Finance; Nancy Brammer, Assistant Superintendent for Instruction; J. Michael Rolen, Assistant Superintendent for Pupil Personnel Services; Ralph Nelson,~Principal, Martinsville High School; and various other administrative officials of the School System. After the invocation, followed by opening remarks by Chairman Carter and Mayor'McClain, a slide presentation.was given on the City and on School programs.~ -I Council then began a review of a notebook of infol~nation which had been provided by the School System° The first section contained enrollment data. In response to a questionby Councilman Oakes, Chairman Carter and other officials stated that the 1990-91 projected enrollment for the School System should approximate 2,854 students. In response to a follow-up question by Councilman Oakes, Chairman Carter stated that the FY90-91 School Budget was built on this projected enrollment, Chairman Carter stated that School officials were encouraged by the increasing number of Kindergarten students.