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t170 WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 1977 A special meeting, as ordered by Council's action taken during its regular meeting held Tuesday, September 27, 1977, was conducted by Martinsville City Council on Wednesday, September 28, 1977, in the Council Chamber, City Hall, beginning at 3:30 P.M., for the purpose of considering and/or acting upon a proposal to apply for and accept $211,720.00 of Federal funds, under Title II of the Community Employment Training Act ("CETA"), as presented to Council at said September 27th meeting. All members, with the exception of Councilman Francis T. West (who had other commitments), were present, viz., William D. Hobson, Mayor; William C. Cole, Jr., Vice Mayor; Barry A. Greene; and L. D. Oakes. After the invocation, Council proceeded with an item-by-item review of the thirteen positions (included under eight classifications) proposed by the City Administration to be financed by a portion of said Federal funds and, after receiving comments and supporting information from various City department heads involved, authorized the applying for Federal "CETA" funds sufficient to finance ten of these positions for the City and, also, for sufficient "CETA" funds to finance twenty positions for the City School Board under this program, for the year beginning October 1, 1977. Council's action, with regard to each of the positions proposed for the City, was as follows: POSITIONS PROPOSED COUNCIL ACTION (1) One Building Inspector-Trainee (1) allowed (unanimous) (2) One Day-Care Center Attendant (2) allowed (Councilman Oakes "no") (3) Two Electric Service Technicians (3) allowed (unanimous) (4 ) One Hydro-Plant Operator-Trainee (4 ) allowed (unanimous) (5) Four Laborers - one for Inspection (5) Division and three for "Winterization" program allowed one laborer for "Winterization" program and "held open" one other position for this program; other two positions disallowed (unanimous)