City Council

April 24, 2013 A special joint meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, and Martinsville City School Board was held on April 24, 2013, in Council Chambers, at the Municipal Building, at 6:00PM, to conduct a budget worksession. Council Members present included: Mayor Adkins, Vice Mayor Gene Teague, Sharon Brooks Hodge, Danny Turner, and Mark Stroud. School board present: Bill Manning, Robert Williams, Carolyn McCraw and Craig Dietrich. Staff present included: Leon Towarnicki, City Manager, Brenda Prillaman, Linda Conover, Mike Rogers, Esther Artis, Eddie Cassidy, Kathy Vernon, Donna Odell, Karen Mays, Betsy Pace, Donna Harris, Andy Lash, Bobby Phillips, Kenneth Draper, Kris Shrader, Ted Anderson, Jeff Joyce and Wayne Knox. Mayor Adkins called the Council to order and School Board Chairman Bill Manning called the school board meeting to order. Council agreed no budget actions would be taken until the last worksession. Mayor Adkins turned the meeting over to Bill Manning for school budget presentation. After brief remarks by Mr. Manning, Superintendent Pam Heath reviewed a powerpoint presentation with Council regarding school budget needs with emphasis on being able to hire qualified teachers and the school system being in compliance. Council then heard detailed reports from the following city departments as to their departmental budget needs: Police, Fire/EMS/Inspections/Safety, Electric, Water, Sewer, Public Works/Refuse, Community Development, Parks & Recreation/Senior Center, Purchasing, Finance, Human Resources, and MIS. No action taken at this worksession and there being no further business, Mayor Adkins adjourned the meeting at 10:20 pm. __________________________________ ___________________________ Brenda Prillaman, Clerk of Council Kim Adkins, Mayor