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July 1, 2000 <br /> <br />and carried by the following vote, with all members voting: Vote 5 - 0; Yeas (5) - <br /> <br />Crabtree, Dallas, Ferrill, Roop, Teague; Nays (0) - None. Mr. Pritchett administered the <br /> <br />Oath of Office to Vice Mayor Teague. <br /> <br />Mayor Crabtree stated," <br /> <br />I look forward to serving as your mayor for the next two years, and I <br />pledge to you and all citizens of the City that I will continue to work <br />hard and do my best to move Martinsville forward into a bright and <br />prosperous twenty-first century.. .on December 2, 1999, our city <br />suffered the harshest economic blow in its history. Tultex, our <br />largest employer, taxpayer, and water-user, declared bankruptcy <br />leaving a tremendous loss in the hearts and incomes of many of <br />our people and a huge deficit in the City's revenues. We survived <br />the crisis, and our recovery, though it has a way to go, is well under <br />way. This catastrophic event forced the administration and Council <br />to focus on the absolute basics to make sure we conserved our <br />resources and maintained the essential services the City provides <br />for our citizens.. .I encourage that we remain steadfast in our <br />commitment to working with our brothers and sisters in Henry <br />County, and that we continue ~ aggressively search for ways to <br />work collaboratively to provide those basic services that our citizens <br />demand...our door remains open to the Board of Supervisors, and <br />I hope that we can get together soon to review and readopt a joint <br />regional strategic plan.. .we have laid the foundations for our <br />industrial renewal...the Martinsville region will soon begin reaping <br />the benefits of the Chamber's [of Commerce] tourism initiative.. <br />.I'm proud of the Martinsville City School Division. .with this <br />Council, I look forward to working hard for the people of Martinsviile <br />and promise to do everything I can to move our community forward. <br />For as I have said many times before, Martinsville is one of the best <br />small cities in America to live, work, and raise a family...our future <br />remains full of promise. Working together with all the citizens of <br />Martinsville, we can become that bright shining city on a hill that <br />John Winthrop envisioned so many years ago. Thank you for this <br />opportunity to serve our citizens as Mayor, and may God bless our <br />efforts to move Martinsville forward in the twenty-first century." <br /> <br />Vice Mayor Teague stated, "Thank you, each member of Council. I pledge to <br /> <br />work hard to make our city move forward. Thanks to my wife, Sandy, daughter, Sarah, <br /> <br />and my parents. I congratulate Council Members Dallas and Ferrill, and compliment <br /> <br /> <br />