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246 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1990 Upon motion, duly seconded and on a recorded vote of three to one (Council'man McC~ain voting "no" because he did not believe the amendment was keeping with the purpose of the itinerant merchants tax), Council approved onfirst reading Ordinance No. 90-5 amending the City's Business, Professional, and Occupational License Tax Ordinance, 1983, as amended, by adding Section 4 under Article III related to promotional shows and sales. City Manager Brown noted that the management of Liberty Fair Mall had expressed concern regarding the present policy that each individual or firm who desires to sell or show merchandise in the Mall's common areas must purchase a $50 itinerant Merchants license to do so. The proposed ordinance will require the Mall to purchase annually a $30 license, keep records of each persons sales (including their Federal/State Tax ID number), and file a report at the end of the license year with the Commissioner of the Revenue's office and pay $0.20 per $100 gross receipts of total sales to the City. This procedure is practiced in other localities such as Danville, Lynchburg and Roanoke. ' .... Council heard a request by Mr. Erwin Katz, 1038 Oak Street, that the City consider providing paid personnel for the Martinsville-Henry County Rescue Squad in order to have qualified people available at all times to respond to emergency situations. He related his own experience stating that, when his wife was ill, the Rescue Squad volunteers were not trained to use the equipment needed to resuscitate his wife. Council advised Mr. Katz that his request would be considered along with'the study now being conducted for Martinsville and Henry County regarding the operation of emergency services. Council gave preliminary authorization for the Sheriff to place an order for an automobile for his department under the current State contract, subject to