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FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1989 10. 11. 12. Health Department, Henry County-Martinsville (Mr. Earl W. Jones, Administrative Manager), reflecting a 2% decrease under 1989-90, as to City's contribution -- no tentative action recorded. PiedmOnt Regional Community Services Board (Mrs. Claire Hart, Acting Director), with no increase over 1988-89 being requested, with discussion/inquiries being directed to this agency's'annual leave regulations, particularly as such .regulations apply in the case of Mr. Ottis Birge, who resigned as Director on March 24, 1989, but will (in effect) remain on the agency's payroll into December of 1989. Citizens Against Family Violence' (Ms. Lynn Wehlaw, Acting Executive Director), with reference being made to possible duplication of services for the "homeless" already being rendered by the City's Social Services Department -- Council's tentative action indicated that the City's financial support of this agency will be limited to the same amount (of $3,000.00) in 1989-90 as was appropriated in 1988-89. Southern Area Agency on Aging, Inc., formerly Piedmont Seniors of Virginia (Ms. Alice Canupp, Executive Director) -- tentatively approved same amount (of $1,167.00) for 1989-90 as was allowed for 1988-89, "putting on hold" a requested increase of $7,280.00 as the City's local 20% match for the purchase/replacement of a vehicle for transportation of elderly persons in need of medical attention, such as dialysis treatments. (Note: It was revealed that for this agency's service area, being the cities of Danville and Martinsville and the counties of Pittsylvania, Henry, Franklin and Patrick, the agency owns and operates thirty-six motor vehicles.) Central Piedmont Employment Consortium (Ms. Kristen Shores, Executive Director) --request of $237.00, an increase of $20.00 over 1988-89, was tentatively approved. Economic ~evelopment Corporation of Martinsville & Henry County · (Mr. J. Burness Frith, Board Chairman), with some discussion as to whether the City should remain, in financial support of this corporation, a 50/50 partner with Henry County, a matter Mr. Frith indicated he will discuss with his fellow-board members -- request for $50,000.00, same as heretofore annually contributed, was tentatively approved. City Treasurer's Office (John W. Bouldin, Jr., Treasurer), which budget has not been acted upon by the State Compensation Board but includes some 6.4% increase in salaries, including an increase in the allowance for collecting utility accounts payable by the City -- Council tentatively approved an increase of $773.00 in net local cost for 1989-90. Office of Commissioner of Revenue (J. Ronnie Minter, Commissioner of the Revenue), for which was requested an increase of $9,593.00 in local cost for 1989-90 -- no tentative action recorded.