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AGENDA CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA Council Chambers - Municipal Building 7:30 p.m.- Tuesday, April 23, 2002 II. III. IV. Invocation - Council Member Terry L. Roop Pledge to the American flag Consider approval of the minutes of City Council's meetings of April 3 and April 9, 2002. (See Enclosures # 1-a and # l-b) Presentation of a Proclamation declaring May 5-11, 2002 as "Public Employee Recognition Week" in the City of Martinsville. (See Enclosure #2) COMMENTS: The Mayor will present this proclamation to publicly recognize all City employees and the invaluable service they provide to the community. Recognition of Billy Payne and his Public Works Crew for the assistance they provided in setting up the "Dinos on Parade". Consider adoption, on first reading, of Ordinance No. 2002-2 adding Section 1-16 Special Assessment for funding of courthouse security personnel as part of costs in criminal and traffic cases to Chapter 1 of the City Code. (See Enclosure #3) COMMENTS: The attached Memorandum from Opal Hall, Clerk of the Martinsville General District Court, explains in detail the purpose of this Ordinance to be effective July 1, 2002. We recommend adoption on first reading. Consider adoption, on emergency basis, of Ordinance No. 2002-3 adding Section 13-23.1 Loitering in, upon, or around any public place to Chapter 13 of the City Code. (See Enclosure #4) Consider adoption of a Resolution allowing the City to participate in a Statewide Mutual Aid (SMA) program. {See Enclosure #5) COMMENTS: The Virginia General Assembly in its 2000 session approved a Statewide Mutual Aid (SMA) program. This puts cities, counties and towns and their emergency services providers in a much