City Council

May 3, 2012 A budget worksession of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, was held on May 3, 2012, in Council Chambers, Municipal Building, at 4:00 PM, with Mayor Kim Adkins presiding. Council Members present included: Mayor Adkins, Vice Mayor Kimble Reynolds, Gene Teague, Mark Stroud, Sr., and Danny Turner. Leon Towarnicki, Interim City Manager, Brenda Prillaman, Linda Conover, Mike Rogers, Dennis Bowles, Andy Powers, Wayne Knox, Ruth Easley, Donna Odell, Lane Shively, and Eddie Cassidy. Mayor Adkins called the meeting to order and announced the addendum adding a closed session at the end of the meeting. Possible budget adjustments discussion: Council was provided with information on agency budgets as requested. The following list of possible budget options for balancing the proposed FY13 budget without rate increases or use of fund balance was presented by administration as directed by Council from previous worksessession: May 3, 2012 Discussion topics included: baseball, employee HSA & insurance contribution, police & fire cuts impact on services, impact of cutting parks & recreation, cost of financial analyst, capital costs, outside agency budgets, vehicle replacement policies, meals tax increase, electric fund transfers, spreading out AMPGS costs, automated meter reading system, capital investments needed in water & sewer, funding amount for Bassett Historical Center. Council agreed to entertain motions for budget adjustments after hearing public comments from the citizens at the May 22, 2012 public hearing regarding the City Manager’s FY13 recommended budget. Closed session: In accordance with Section 2.1-344 (A) of the Code of Virginia (1950, and as amended) and upon a motion by Mark Stroud, seconded by Danny Turner, with the following 5-0 recorded vote: Adkins, aye; Teague, aye; Reynolds, aye; Stroud, aye; and Turner, aye, Council convened in Closed Session, for the purpose of discussing the following matters: (A) Discussion of the award of a public contract involving the expenditure of public funds, including interviews of bidders or offerors, and discussion of the terms or scope of such contract, where discussion in open session would adversely affect the bargaining position or negotiating strategy of the public body. (B) A prospective business or industry of the expansion of an existing business or industry where no previous announcement has been made of the business’ or industry’s interest in locating or expanding its facilities in the community as authorized by Subsection 5. At the conclusion of Closed Session, each returning member of Council certified that (1) only public business matters exempt from open meeting requirements were discussed in said Closed Session; and (2) only those business matters identified in the motion convening the Closed Session were heard, discussed, or considered during Session. On a motion by Gene Teague, seconded by Danny Turner, with the following recorded 5-0 vote: Adkins, aye; Reynolds, aye; Teague, aye; Stroud, aye; and Turner, aye, Council returned to Open Session. No action was taken. The meeting adjourned at 6:55pm. _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Brenda Prillaman, Clerk of Council Kim Adkins, Mayor