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TUESDAY,, APRIL 11, 1989 Vice-Mayor Willjams inquired of fellow-Council members regarding a situation affecting the property of Mrs. Sara Mansfield at 712 Finley Street. Council acknowledged receipt of a report on on-going studies by Mar,tinsville and Henry County pertaining to landfill operations and refuse recycling, on which City Manager Brown will report in the near future as well as, subsequently, on possibilities 5eing explored by Martinsville and the City of Danville regarding electric energy generation from refuse/waste. Council continued to its forthcoming May 23rd regular meeting a draft-- as prepared and proposed by City Manager Brown--of a policy which, if adopted by Council, would limit the terms of members of various boards and commissions, as appointed by the Council, to not more than two consecutive terms and, also, would limit the terms of chairpersons to nor more than two consecutive one-year terms. Members of Council appeared generally to favor this proposed policy in principle, i.e., a limitations on terms, but suggested that such limitations on membership terms be expanded, perhaps, to three terms and that terms of chair- persons be not confined to two consecutive one-year terms. Complying with the requirements of subsections A. 1 and A. 3 of Section 2.1-344 of the CODE OF VIRGINIA (1950, and as amended), and upon motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried by a recorded vote, Council convened into an Executive Session for the purposes of (1) considering nominees from whom to appoint a successor to Mr. Joseph W. Pritchett (resigned) to membership on the Planning Commission, (2) to consider a real estate matter, and (3) a personnel matter. At the conclusion of this Executive Session, Council reconvened into regular session where, on the nomination of Mr. Robert A. Willjams, Attorney at Law,