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November 25, 2003 <br /> <br /> A regular,~?emi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, <br /> Virginia, was held on November 25, 2003, in Council Chamber, Municipal Building, <br /> beginning at 7:30 P. M., with MayOr Gene Teague presiding. Council Members present <br /> included: M. Gene Teague, Mayor; Terry L. Roop, Vice Mayor; and Council Members <br /> Joseph R. Cobbe and J. Ronald Ferrill. Council Member Dallas was absent due to <br /> illness. <br /> <br /> Following the invocation and Pledge to the American Flag, Mayor Teague <br /> welcomed everyone to the meeting. <br /> <br /> Ben Gardner, Chairman of the Coalition for Economic Progress, presented an <br /> update. Three meetings have been held, the mission statement has been written, and <br /> the economic and demographic profile has been completed. A discussion ensued <br /> regarding joinf rriarketing and strategies that can be done as soon as possible. <br /> <br /> Wade Bartlett, Director of Finance & General Services, presented the financial <br /> report for month ending October 31, 2003. <br /> <br /> Council considered adopting the FY2004 work plan for the Drug Task Force. Jim <br />Tobin, Executive Director of Piedmont Community Services (PCS), stated that since <br />PCS has assut-ried the Drug Task Force's historical functions, its goals are to (1) keep <br />"No Drug" message in front of the general eomcnunity, (2) educate youth, and (3) <br />improve access to treatment for individuals and families. Vice Mayor Roop moved to <br />adopt such work plan; the motion was duly seconded and carried by the following vote, <br />with all memSer~ present voting: Vote 4 - 0; Yeas (4) - Cobbe, Ferrill, Roop, Teague; <br />Nays (0) - None. <br /> <br /> <br />