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<br />~q <br />& ~) <br /> <br />TUESDAY <br /> <br />MAY 30, 1972 <br /> <br />A special and duly-called meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, <br /> <br />Virginia, was held Tuesday, May 30, 1972, in the Council Chamber, City Hall, <br /> <br />beginning at 12:15 P.M., for the purpose of considering and/or adopting a <br /> <br />resolution expressing the City.'s intent to negotiate a contract with the <br /> <br />County of Henry under the terms of which (contract) there would be <br /> <br />established a Regional Public Library for the City of Martinsville and <br /> <br />the County of Henry. Members present were: Mayor F. T. Renick, M.D.; <br /> <br />Harry L. Boaz; and William D. Hobson. Absent were Messrs. Francis T. West <br /> <br />(who was out of town) and W. Donald Hartford (who was ill). <br /> <br />After the stating of the purpose of this meeting and upon receiving some <br /> <br />explanatory remarks from City Manager Noland about the financing and <br /> <br />operating of such a library, by a recorded and unanimous vote, Council <br /> <br />adopted the following resolution expressing the City's intent to join with <br /> <br />the County of Henry toward establishing a regional public library and, also, <br /> <br />the City's intent to appropriate funds recommended by the City Manager in <br /> <br />his proposed 1972-73 City Budget for this purpose: <br /> <br />WHEREAS, for some time, Martinsville City Council has been <br />considering a proposal whereby the City of Martinsville and <br />the County of Henry might--along with the Virginia State <br />Library--operate a regional public library; now, therefore, <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, <br />Virginia, in special and duly-called meeting held this <br />thirtieth day of May, 1972, that it hereby states its <br />intention to join contractually with the County of Henry <br />to form a regional public library, effective July 1, 1972, <br />and for which purpose said Council intends to appropriate <br />the sum of $75,023.00 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, <br />1972; and, <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by said Council that a copy of this <br />resolution be forthwith forwarded to the Virginia State <br />Library. <br /> <br />Council wad adjourned. <br /> <br />\, <br />~\~"t'''''''''''l... ....." . ,,'L.. . <br />W. H. Y~ma~ Clerk of Council <br />