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upon motion, duly' seconded-=~a~nd by ~' unanimous following Resolution: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1990 vote, Council. adopted the WHEREAS, House Bill 923, which increased the maximum penalties for three of the four classes of misdemeanor violations, was passed by the 1990 Session of the Virginia General Assembly and was subsequently signed by the Governor; and WHEREAS, Martinsville City Council adopted Ordinance 90-9 which increased the maximum penalties for violations of City ordinances for two of the four classes of misdemeanor violations to match those allowable under State law; and WHEREAS, the Charter of the City of Martinsville in Chapter 1, Section 2, Paragraph 37 establishes a $1,000 limit for violations of City ordinances; and WHEREAS, this provision of the City Charter prevents the City from increasing the penalties for Class 1 misdemeanors involving violations of City ordinances to the maximum of $2,500 allowable under State law; and WHEREAS, the Martinsville City Council has conducted a duly- advertised public hearing to consider the proposed amendment to the City· Charter as prescribed by Section 15.1-835 of the CODE OF VIRGINIA; now, therefore, BE -IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martinsville in regular session assembled November 27, 1990 that it does hereby request its representatives in the Virginia General Assembly to introduce legislation that would amend Chapter 1, Section 2, Paragraph37 of the Charter of the City of Martinsville as follows: Chap. 1, Sec. 2 (37)'To make and enforce all ordinances, rules and regulations necessary or expedient for the purpose of carrying into effect the powers conferred by this Charter or by any general law, and to provide and impose suitable penalties for the violation of such ordinances, rules and regulations, or any of them, by fine not c]foccding one thousand dollarD or imprisonment not cxcccding twclvc months, or both; which shall not exceed the maximum such penalties allowable under the general laws of this state for misdemeanors or, in the case of traffic infractions, the maximumpenalties allowable under the general laws of this state for such traffic infractions; and the city may maintain a suit to restrain by injunction the violation of any ordinance notwithstanding such ordinance may provide punishment for its violation. The enumeration of particular powers in this Charter shall not be deemed or held to be exclusive, but in addition to the powers enumerated herein or implied thereby, or appropriate to the exercise thereof, the said city shall have and may exercise all other powers which are now or may hereafter