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MONDAY. JULY 2,~ 1990 <br />Pursuant to the requirements.of Sections 5 and 7 of Chapter 2 of <br />the=Charter of theCity of Martinsville, a special meeting of the <br />Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, was held Monday, <br />July 2, 1990, in the Council Chamber, City Hall, beginning at 9:00 <br />A.M., for the purpose of having newly-elected members of Council <br /> <br />(George B. Adams, Jr. and Allan McClain, who were elected for'four- <br />year terms beginning July 1, 1990 to membership on the Council at <br />the councilmanic election held May 1, 1990) subscribe to the <br />required oaths of office, and for the purpose of electing a Mayor <br />and a Vice-Mayor for!=two-year terms beginning July 2,-1990. All <br />members of Council were present: George B. Adams, Jr., Alfred T. <br />Groden, Allan McClain, L.D. Oakes, and Clyde L. Williams. <br />Presiding at this meeting and administering the required oaths of <br />office was Mr. Ashby R. Pritchett, Clerk of Martinsville City <br />Circuit Court. <br /> <br />After the invocation by Dr. Dwight O. Christenbury, Pastor of the <br />First Presbyterian Church of Martinsville, Mr. Pritchett <br />administered oaths of office, individually, to Councilmen Adams and <br />McClain. <br /> <br />At this point, Councilman Oakes made the following public <br />statement: <br /> <br />Friends, Fellow Council Members and Citizens, <br /> <br />I have decided not to seekreappointment to the office <br />of Mayor. I want to personally thank each Council <br />Member, and our Citizens for supporting me, giving me <br /> <br /> <br />