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174 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1989 The United Way has ascertained that the services to be provided by Adult Day Care rank third in the greatest need for the public in the Martinsville and Henry County area; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, i~ regular session assembled October 24, 1989, that it hereby notifies the Virginia General Assembly that said Council supports the Adult Day Care Center of Martinsville & Henry County intheir efforts to obtain exemption from taxation of real estate and other property owned by them; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by said Council that it recommends to the Virginia General Assembly that the Adult Day Care Center of Martins- ville & Henry County be classified as a charitable organization. Council unanimously appropriated--and increased General Fund estimated 1989-90 revenue from the Commonwealth thereby--the sum of $2,000.00 for employment by the City Sheriff of temporary employees, 1989-90, as authorized by the State Compensation Board in its letter of October 5, 1989, to Sheriff Maynard H. Gilley. Council unanimoualy authorized and directed the refunding by the City of the sum of $30.13 to Dominion Bank, N.A., which amount represents an overpayment by that institution of bank franchise taxes to the City for the year 1988, as determined by the'State Department of Taxation on the basisof amended returns filed by Dominion Bank for the years 1986, 1987, and 1988. Responding to a recent request from Council for an explanation of how Adelphia Cable Communications (successor to Multi-Channel TV Cable Company under Council's resolution adopted 08/25/87) calculates the 5% franchise "pass-on" fee stipulated in the franchise renewal ordinance adopted by Council on November 11, 1986, and effective January 1, 1987, for a period of five years, Mr. Michael Mick, Manager of Adelphia's local cablevision system, appeared