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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1997 <br />A regular, semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor George B. <br /> <br />Adams, Jr., presiding, was held Tuesday, September 9, 1997, in the Council Chamber, City Hall, beginning at <br />7:00 P.M. The following members of Council were present: George B. Adams, Jr., Mayor; Dr. Mark A. <br />Crabtree, Vice-Mayor; Bruce H.T. Dallas, Elizabeth H. Haskell and M. Gene Teague. <br /> <br />The meeting began with the observance of a moment of silence in honor of former City Police Officer <br />Timothy Guy Ingram, who departed this world on September 8, 1997. After the invocation, provided by <br />Mayor Adams, and followed by Mayor Adams' cordial welcome to visitors present, Council approved, upon <br />motion, duly seconded and by unanimous vote, the minutes of its meetings of August 21-22, 1997 and <br />August 26, 1997, as submitted. <br /> <br />Under the next item, Business from the Floor, there was no comment from those present. <br /> <br />Council next made a presentation of a retirement stipend check to Thomas A. Owens, retired Correctional <br /> <br />Officer of the City Prison Farm, Public Works Department, who served in that capacity from 1983 to 1997. <br /> <br />Council next considered two items related to the issuance of $2,000,000 in General Obligation Bonds for the <br />financing of a number of School Projects. Prior to action on these items City Manager Earl B. Reynolds, Jr. <br />recited a brief history of events leading up to the actions needed by Council and staff to accomplish this <br />purpose. Mr. Reynolds reminded the Council of the request made by the School system in the 1997-98 <br />budget deliberations, and the ultimate decision by Council to fund up to $2,000,000 of this request in the <br />current fiscal year, with $1,000,000 to be dedicated to Technology Improvements and $1,000,000 to be <br />applied to various Capital Improvements and Vehicle and Equipment purchases, as described and prioritized <br />by the School Administration in their Technology and 5-Year Capital Improvement Plans. Mr. Reynolds then <br />stated that a Request for Proposals for financing of the proposed bonds had been advertised, that there had <br /> <br /> <br />