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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1995 <br /> <br />A regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of <br />Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor George B. Adams, Jr. presiding, was <br />held Tuesday, November 28, 1995 in the Council Chamber, City Hall, <br />beginning at 7:30 P.M. All members of Council were present: George B. <br />Adams, Jr., Mayor; L. D. Oakes, Vice-Mayor; Mark A. Crabtree; M. Gene <br />Teague; and Clyde L. Willjams. <br /> <br />After the invocation, followed by Mayor Adams cordial welcome to <br />visitors present, Council approved the minutes of its November 13, 1995 <br />meeting as circulated. <br /> <br />Under Business from the Floor, Erwin Katz, 1038 Oak Street, commended <br />the City for the Fire Department's first responder certification; City <br />Sheriff Steve Draper commended the City Administration for their work <br />in achieving the designation. <br /> <br />Council heard a presentation from Sherman Lea, Western Region Director <br />of the Virginia Department of Corrections, who presented Sheriff Steve <br />Draper with the City Jail's official unconditional State <br />Recertification. Mr. Lea congratulated Sheriff Draper on the Jail's <br />operations. Sheriff Draper expressed appreciation to the Sheriff's <br />Office employees who worked to achieve the certification. <br /> <br />Council considered conducting a public hearing on Ordinance NO. 95-10 <br />to make the BOCA National Property Maintenance Code/1993, Volume II of <br />the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, a part of the City Code. <br />City Manager Earl B. Reynolds, Jr. stated this Ordinance, as well as <br />related Ordinances 95-11 and 95-12 should be taken together, as they <br />were designed to improve the overall quality of life in the City. Joel <br /> <br /> <br />