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TUESDAY, November 26, 2002 A regular, semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with M. Gene Teague, Mayor, presiding, was held Tuesday, November 26, 2002, in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, beginning at 7:30 P.M. The following members of Council were present: M. Gene Teagne, Mayor; Terry L. Roop, Vice-Mayor; Joseph R. Cobbe, Bruce H. T. Dallas, and J. Ronald Ferrill. After the invocation, provided by Council Member Fen-ill, and the Pledge to the American Flag, Council moved upon motion duly seconded, with all members voting: Vote 5-0; Yeas (5)- Teague, Roop, Cobbe, Dallas, and Ferdll; Nays (0)- None, approval of the Minutes of the October 9-10 and November 6, 2002 Meetings. Council recognized members of the City's Deer Population Management Task Force'including Lester C. Fiuney, Eladge A. Hall, Joey L. Moore, Elton L. Rakes, Jr., Dennis Earl Reeves, Ira R. Trollinger, and Lynn Wehlan. Council thanked each member and acknowledged the efforts of City Staff for assisting the task force. Council considered authorizing the City Manager to send a letter to the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries in support of a request made by the Henry County Board of Supervisors to extend the general firearms deer season to seven weeks in Henry County. Mr. Earl B. Reynolds, Jr., City Manager, explained that the letter is a formal request from the City's Deer Population Management Task Force. Council moved upon motion duly seconded, with all members voting: Vote 5-0; Yeas (5)- Teague, Roop, Cobbe, Dallas, and Ferdll; Nays (0)- None, to authorize the City Manager to send the letter. Council considered adoption of the City's 2003 legislative policy statements. The City Manager gave an overview of proposed statements, as follows: 1. CITY MARKETING: Support approval of a request to file a bill on the City's behalf that would allow the City and Henry County to develop a Martinsville-Henry County license plate.