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TUESDAY. MAY 4. 1999 Enclosure #1-a 86 <br />A special and duly-called meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor <br />Mark A. Crabtree presiding, was held Tuesday, May 4, 1999, in the Council Chamber, City Hall, beginning <br />at 9:00 A.M. The purpose of the meeting was to consider elements of the City's FY 1999/2000 budget. 'All <br />members of Council were present: Dr. Mark A. Crabtree, Mayor; M. Gene Teague, Vice-Mayor; and <br />Council Members Bruce H.T. Dallas, Elizabeth H. Haskell, and Terry L. Roop. <br /> <br /> Council's agenda provided for discussions of the budget requests of the City Sheriffs Department, <br />Commonwealth's Attorney, Circuit Court Clerk, City Council, City Manager, Human Resources, Customer <br />Service, Information Services, Finance Department, Police Department, Fire Department, Safety Office, <br />Leisure Services and Facilities, Senior Services, Community Development, Housing, and Purchasing/Stores <br />operations on this occasion. <br /> <br /> First to be heard was the City Sheriffs Office. Sheriff Steve Draper began his presentation with a <br /> review of State Compensation Board funding, noting little change from the previous year. Council Member <br /> Haskell asked about personnel cost figures, and was told that the budget provided for salary increases as <br /> stipulated by the State, with 13.6% salary increases for all deputies, 4% of which was Cost of Living <br /> increase, and 6.2% increases for all other employees. Vice-Mayor Teague .noted that in net local costs the <br /> sheriffs costs showed an increase of 8-9%. Sheriff Draper agreed that this was the case, and stated that there <br /> were four sworn officers serving as paramedics that were only eligible for 6.2% increases from the State and <br /> that he had included the difference, from local funds requested, to provide for 13.6% increases for these <br /> deputies as well. Wade Bartlett, Director of Finance, noted. decreases in numbers of prisoners and in <br /> Electronic Incarceration Program participation, which also contributed to the higher share of local costs. <br /> Some discussion then took place concerning possible efforts to acquire additional inmates from other <br /> <br />jurisdictions to help increase revenues, which the Sheriff said he was working on. Council Member Haskell. <br />· asked the Sheriff to find out what arrangements Henry County had made for its excess inmate population and' <br /> <br /> <br />