City Council

March 20 and 21, 2015 Minutes Planning Session A City Council Strategic Planning Session of the City Council of Martinsville, Virginia, was held March 20 and March 21, 2015 at the West Piedmont Development Center, Martinsville, beginning at 4:00 PM on Friday, March 20, 2015, with Mayor Danny Turner presiding. Council Members present at the Friday, March 20, 2015 session included: Mayor Danny Turner, Vice Mayor Jennifer Bowles, Gene Teague, Mark Stroud, and Sharon Brooks Hodge. Others present March 20, 2015 included City Manager Leon Towarnicki, Brenda Prillaman, Karen Roberts and David Dickerson of Business Results Training. Media present included Mickey Powell of the Martinsville Bulletin. The Friday, March 20, session topics included: Planning for the success of the city, how we will all work together, obstacles to planning, and revisit our mission and current goals. At the conclusion at 8:30 PM, Council recessed to reconvene the following morning at 8:00 AM on Saturday, March 21, 2015. In addition to those present for Friday’s session, Wayne Knox was present at the Saturday, March 21, 2015. Topics covered Saturday included: review of currently planned activities, what we need to do and in what order, how to measure success, and who is responsible for attaining results. David Dickerson is to provide Council with all the information collected at the two day session and updated Goals & Initiatives sheets for their review. At the conclusion of Saturday’s session at 12:15pm, Council adjourned the planning session. _______________________________ __________________________ Brenda Prillaman Danny Turner Clerk of Council Mayor