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TUESDAY, MAY 14. 19.91 A regular'=s~miLmonthlY meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville,= Virginia, with Mayor Allan McClain presiding, was held Tuesday, May 14, 1991, in the Council Chamber, City Hall, beginning at 9:30 A.M. 'The following members of.Council were present: Allan McClain, Mayor; George B. Adams, Jr.; L.D. Oakes; and Clyde L. Williams. Absent was Vice-Mayor Alfred T. Groden, who was away from the City. After the invocation, followed by Mayor McClain's cordial welcome to visitors present, Council approved the minutes of its April 23, 1991 meeting as circulated. Under Business from the Floor, Lieutenant Ira "Sonny" Asburry of the Police Department appeared and, stating that he had gone through the appropriate chain of command in appearing before Council, made the following comments: (1) that' when he came to work for the City in 1969 he took a cut in pay, but took the job in part because of the excellent benefits provided by the City; (2) effective 1/1/91 dependent health insurance coverage for City employees increased from $156 to $191 per month; (3) the deductible increased from $100 to $200 per person covered; (4) the maximum out-of-pocket expense which can be incurred under the plan increased from $650 to $1,000 per person covered; (5) the net health insurance cost increase to Lt. Asburry is approximately $100 per month; and (6) with no cost-of-living adjustment being granted during FY91-92, this means that he will experience an effective $1,200 decrease in expendable income during FY91-92. Lt. Asburry stated that, if the City had not had a Pay Plan and if the benefits and cost-of-living adjustment had been changed ten years ago, he did not know if he would still be working for the City. Lt. Asburry stated that he was making these comments on behalf of himself only.