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TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1999 <br /> <br />report his findings back to Council. Mayor Crabtree stated that he would be very disappointed if Henry <br />County were sending its excess jail population elsewhere at a higher cost that what Martinsville offered. <br />Further discussion then took place concerning jail population and programs. Council Member Haskell then <br />asked about the apparent 57% increase in personnel costs in jail operations, and was told that this was a <br />result of the dosing of the City' s Prison Farm and the incorporation of the personnel and programs of the <br />farm into jail operations. <br /> <br /> Council next reviewed the budget for City Council. This discussion was very brief, as there were no <br />significant changes from the previous year. Coundl Member Haskell asked about the strategy for filling lhe <br />Public Information Position provided for in this budget, and City Manager Earl B. Reynolds, Jr. reviewed <br />this for her benefit, as Mrs. Haskell had been absent during an earlier Council discussion of this matter. <br /> <br /> Council next reviewed the budget of the Commonwealth' s Attorney, as presented by Commonwealth <br /> Attorney Joan Ziglar. Highlights included the fact that Assistant Commonwealth Attorney Andy Johnson <br /> was now a full time employee, equipment needs had all been met, that there would be a request for the State <br /> to make a secretarial position full time, and a review of personnel costs anticipated. Mr. Reynolds noted that <br /> Ms. Ziglar's net local costs were down from the previous year, and that she had done well in her efforts with <br /> the legislature in gaining financial support for her office. Council Member Roop asked if the current <br /> personnel compliment of the office would be adequate for the future, and was told that it was not. Ms. Ziglar <br /> stated that the State Compensation Board had already approved an additional full time attorney and there was <br /> need for an additional paralegal, both of which she would appeal to the legislature to fund. Mr. Roop then <br /> <br /> asked about the increase in Ms. Ziglar' s travel budget, which she acknowledged, noting that her predecessor <br />' had paid for all his travel from personal funds. Council then complimented Ms. Ziglar for a job well done. <br /> <br /> Council next considered the budget for the City Manager's office. Following brief discussion of this <br /> budget, which showed no increase over the previous year, Council asked other questions about the overall <br /> budget. Council Member HaskeI1 asked about salary increases throughout the p~roposed budget, and Mr. <br /> Reynolds stated that State mandated inerease~i~,,~ere ':~ be found in the budgets of all Constitutional officers, <br /> <br /> <br />