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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1990 A regula~ semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, -.Virginia, with Mayor Allan McClain presiding, was held Tuesday,I November 27., 1990 in the Council Chamber, City Hall, beginning at 7:00 P.M, All members of Council were present: Allan McClain, Mayor;~Alfred T. Groden, Vice-Mayor; George B. Adams., Jr.; L.D. Oakes; and Clyde L. Williams. After the invocation, followed by Mayor McClain's cordial welcome to Visito'rs, Council approved the minutes of its meetingsofNovember 13 andl9,~ 1990 as circulated and amended. Council considered a report from the City Manager on the impact of reductions in State revenues. City Manager Brown reviewed a report which had been provided to CoUncil in which it was noted that revenues in the FY1991 Budget -are projected to be reduced by $38,242. Mr~ Brown' listed expenditure reductions of $78,179, resulting ina net. betterment to the General Fund of $39,937. Mr. Brown recommended that the cost of expanding the Police Department'($79,728.2.5) beunderwritten by the net betterment of the General Fund of $39,937,. utilization of the $31,650 left over from a line item designated= for computer equipment, with the balance of '$8,141.25 ~being absorbed by the Police Department in salaries and wages that will be saved as a result of the retirement of a number= of officers in the Department. Mr. Brown also noted that the Street Maintenance Fund suffered a revenue shortfall in the amount of '$50,644. However, cutbacks have been made in the Street Maintenance Program to absorb this shortfall in revenues. Officials from the City School System were present to respond to questions 'resulting from the supplemental appropriationrequest of $159,831 ($84,500 in expenditures"not budgeted and $75,331 from a revenue shortfall) which was made at Council's joint meeting with the School Board held November 20, 1990.