City Council

April 22, 2015 A special meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, was held on April 22, 2015, in Council Chambers, Municipal Building, at 6:00PM, to conduct a budget worksession with Mayor Turner presiding. Council Members present included: Mayor Turner, Vice Mayor Bowles, Gene Teague, Sharon Brooks Hodge, and Mark Stroud. Staff present included: Leon Towarnicki, City Manager, Brenda Prillaman, Linda Conover, Wayne Knox, Kenneth Draper, Clay Gravely, Ruth Easley, Cindy Dickerson, Dennis Bowles, Durwin Joyce, Jeff Joyce, Mike Scaffidi, Sean Dunn, Andy Lash, Dave Brahmstadt, Bobby Phillips, Mary Prillaman, and Ted Anderson. Mayor Danny Turner opened the meeting and asked for a moment of silence for the Dr. ChaCha family due to his death. M-HC Historical Society: Steve Rucker presented information to Council regarding the organization’s need for funding. Departments Presentations: Clay Gravely, Commonwealth Attorney, and Joyce Moran of the Southern VA Child Advocacy Center presented information to Council regarding need for funding. The following City Departments then made presentations on their budget needs: Electric, Refuse, Telecommunications, Police, Fire, Public Works, Human Resources, Community Development, MIS, and Finance. Actions: Council discussed topics for the Thursday, April 23, 2015 budget worksession at 6PM including an acceptable use of fund balance and amount to be transferred from enterprise funds. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:55 pm. ___________________________________ ___________________________ Brenda Prillaman, Clerk of Council Danny Turner, Mayor