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TUESDAY', APRIL 9, 1991 program from the audience. In addition, approximately 20 employees who would be eligible for the program were in attendance to show their support for adoption of the program. Upon motion, duly seconded and by unanimous vote, Council adopted the following Resolution: WHEREAS, the 1991 Session of the Virginia General Assembly approved legislation to provide an Early Retirement Program for the eligible employees of the Commonwealth of Virginia under the Virginia Retirement System as recommended by the Governor; and WHEREAS, the Councilof the City of Martinsville, Virginia, desires that its employees be eligible to apply for benefits under said Early.Retirement Program between~June~-l~, 19191 through September 1, 1991; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Vir- ginia, in regular session assembled April 9, 1991, that it does hereby authorize its City Manager, George W. Brown, to execute any required contract in order that said employees of the City. of Martinsville may participate in the Early Retirement Program as provided for in the Code of Virginia; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by said Council that it does hereby accept all liability for any current or future additional employer contributions and any increases in current or future employer contribution rates resulting from its electionto provide the benefits of the Early Retirement Program to its employees and directs the City Manager to authorize payment to the Treasurer of Virginia from time to time such sums as are due to be paid by the City of Martinsville for this purpose. Upon motion, duly seconded and by unanimous vote, Council adopted certain technical 'amendments to Chapter VIII--Grievance Procedure of the City's Employee Manual which were designed to bring the City's procedure in compliance with the State Code. Mr. Brown explained that the General Assembly had.adopted a bill which set out a new grievance procedure for employees of local governments, which will be effective after July 1, 1991. Currently, the State Code sets out one grievance procedure which covers both State employees and employees of local governments. Under the new procedures the State and local governments will be governed by separate sections of the Code.