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COUNCIL MEMBERS: : MARK A. CRABTREE, Mayor M. GENE TEAGUE, Vice-Mayor BRUCE H. T. DALLAS ELIZABETH H. HASKELL TERRY L. ROOP CITY OF MARTINSVILLE Enclosure #8 DAVID B. WORTHY City Attorney JOHNATHAN B. PHILLIPS Clerk of Council EARL B. REYNOLDS, JR. City Manager RESOLUTION OPPOSING A RECOMMENDATION OF THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND REVIEW COMMISSION (JLARC) THAT PIEDMONT REGIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING ACADEMY BE CLOSED AND MERGED WITH ANOTHER TRAINING ACADEMY WHEREAS, the Piedmont Regional Criminal Justice training Academy was created to provide man- dated and specialized criminal justice training for the Counties of Henry, Patrick and Pittsylvania and the Cities of Danville and Martinsville and the Towns of Chatham and Gretna; and WHEREAS, the Piedmont Regional Criminal Justice Training Academy was created to decrease the expense to local agencies that was associated with the increased and unnecessary cost of excessive travel, lodging and meals caused by the distance of travel to receive training; and WHEREAS, the Criminal Justice Agencies composing and receiving their training at the Piedmont Criminal Justice Training Academy would incur increased and unnecessary cost of travel, lodging and meals caused by the distance the agencies would have to travel to receive training already available; and WHEREAS, the Counties of Henry, Patrick and Pittsylvania and the Cities of Danville and Martins- ville and the Towns of Chatham and Gretna would incur a total estimated cost increase in excess of one million dollars; and WHEREAS, 611 criminal justice personnel receive the mandated and specialized training at the Piedmont Regional Criminal Justice Training Academy in the most cost-effective manner; and WItEREAS, the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC) has completed a study mandated by Senate Joint Resolution 411 (1999); and WHEREAS, two of the altematives of the study is to eliminate the Piedmont Regional Criminal Justice Training Academy; combining this Academy with the Cardinal Regional Training Academy; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular session assembled December 14, 1999, that it does hereby respectfully state its strong opposition to this proposal and re- quests that the Piedmont Regional Criminal Justice Training Academy remain as presently structured. Attest: Johnathan B. Phillips, Clerk of Council Date Adopted 55WESTCHURCHSTREET P. O. BOX 11i2 MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA 24114 PHONE: (540) 656-5180 FAX: (540) 656-5280