City Council
Regular MeetingMartinsville, VA · August 23, 2022
Minutes
August 23, 2022 Council Meeting
The regular meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia was held on August
23, 2022 in Council Chambers, Municipal Building, at 7:00 PM with Mayor Kathy Lawson
presiding. Other Council Members present included Danny Turner, Chad Martin, Jennifer
Bowles and Tammy Pearson. Staff present included City Manager Leon Towarnicki, Assistant
City Manager and City Attorney Eric Monday, Clerk of Council Karen Roberts, Public
Information Officer Kendall Davis, Commissioner of Revenue Ruth Easley, Utilities Director
Durwin Joyce, and Deputy Police Chief Rob Fincher.
Mayor Lawson called the meeting to order and advised Council would go into Closed Session
beginning at 6:30 PM. In accordance with section 2.1-344 (A) Code of Virginia (1950, and as
amended) and upon a motion by Vice Mayor Bowles and seconded by Council Member Turner
with the following 4-0 recorded vote: Mayor Lawson, aye; Council Member Turner, aye; Vice
Mayor Bowles, aye; and Council Member Martin, aye. Council Member Pearson joined Council
in Closed Session.
Council convened in Closed Session to discuss the following matters: (A) Appointments to
boards and commissions, as authorized by Subsection 1. 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 the meeting. A motion was made by Bowles; seconded by Martin, with the
following 5-0 recorded vote in favor to return to Open Session: Council Member Turner, aye;
Council Member Pearson, aye; Vice Mayor Bowles, aye; Mayor Lawson, aye; and Council Member
Martin, aye.
Vice Mayor Bowles made a motion to recommend to the Circuit Court that Derrick Ziglar, Jr
be appointed to the Board of Zoning Appeals for a 5-year terms ending August 23, 2027. Council
Member Martin seconded the motion with a 4-1 vote: Bowles, Lawson, Turner, and Martin vote
in favor, Pearson voted against.
Council Member Pearson made a motion to recommend to the Circuit Court that Duane
Saufley be appointed to the Board of Zoning Appeals for a 5-year term ending August 23, 2027.
Council Member Turner seconded the motion with all Council Members voting in favor.
Following the Pledge to the American Flag and invocation by Council Member Martin, Mayor
Lawson welcomed everyone to the meeting.
Approve minutes from the July 12, 2022 Council Meeting, July 25 Neighborhood Meeting
and July 26 Council Meeting - Vice Mayor Bowles made a motion to approve the minutes as
presented; Council Member Martin seconded the motion. Mayor Lawson pointed out on the
July 25 minutes that the heading needed to be corrected. Council Member Turner questioned
the July 12 minutes, specifically the discussion about the City Attorney’s contract documented
on page 1 of the minutes. Turner asked to clarify if an attorney had been hired or not. Lawson
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claimed this was a personnel matter that would be discussed in closed session. All Council
Members voted in favor.
Present awards to Martinsville Middle School students who recently participated in Virginia
Municipal League’s “If I Were Mayor Contest.” – Mayor Lawson explained that Council reviewed
the essays and selected their top 3 choices. Those students would be given gift certificates
generously donated by Mike Haley of Uptown Pinball and Council Members. The students Logan
Richardson 1st place, Jazmin Mota-Ocampo 2nd place, and Elijah Saunders, third place each
read their essays and were presented a certificate by Council Members. Council Member Martin
offered to provide a pizza party if the students would provide information about what they want
in forms of activities in the City. Mayor Lawson stated that one of Martinsville’s seventh graders
Jordin Hernandez Machuca won on the state level. Dr. Talley stated that was three consecutive
years that a Martinsville student has won state wide.
Hear an update from Sovah Health regarding operations at the Martinsville hospital facility
Spencer Thomas, CEO for Sovah Health provided a packet of information to Council Members
for review. The hospital added ten new providers and made $2million in capital improvement
this past year, mostly general equipment replacement. They paid out $17million in charity care
that they are not compensated for and paid over $11million in property and sales tax. Tori
Shepherd, COO for Sovah Health shared that as of last year, SOVAH has become triple
accredited and has earned Primary Stroke Accreditation this year. Sovah Martinsville is
designated as a lung cancer screening facility and is commission of cancer accredited. Two years
ago, Sovah started a program specifically for patients with congestive heart failure to ensure
they are receiving follow up care needed. 100 patients went through the program in the past 2
years, none of which have been readmitted to the hospital. Looking at demographics of the
community, lung cancer in particular is an issue for this area; Sovah offers testing and
treatment at the Martinsville hospital so those patients will not have to leave town to get that
level of care. Four new providers have started in 2022 including two doctors and two nurse
practitioners but there has not been much physician recruitment in the past two years because
of COVID. Spencer stated as a hospital, they have suffered the same challenges as other
hospitals since the pandemic. They closed the medical/surgical 4th floor unit because it’s more
efficient to run one unit with staffing rather than sharing staff over two units. The 4th floor was
also the COVID unit and needed renovation after the pandemic. There was no affect on surgeries
when the 4th floor closed. The biggest concern the hospital has is lack of staffing. Council
Member Martin asked about the abundance of traveling nurses; Spencer explained that those
nurses make very good salaries and go where they are most needed. The Obstetrics unit was
closed in May because the delivery volume was so low and it became increasingly difficult to
support that service. Spencer said in an emergency situation, the hospital is prepared to safely
deliver a baby and will transfer the mother and baby after delivery to a hospital better equipped
for the aftercare. Spencer explained that there are different ways to offer Obstetrics programs.
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Martinsville hospital would need at least 3 Obstetricians / Gynecologists to provide adequate
coverage, however with only 120 babies delivered last year that doesn’t support a fulltime unit
or staff. It’s possible to potentially reopen the unit under a different model utilizing family
physicians specially trained in OBGYN and they are actively working to reopen that unit.
SOVAH does loan forgiveness for new physicians but not 100%. They’ve lost 2 primary care
physicians recently but have 2 new physicians signed to start in October with the July new
employee orientation class being one of the largest in the past two years. There was a recent
EMS diversion due to an overabundance of patients in the emergency room; Sovah works hard
to avoid that unless absolutely necessary. Despite everything the hospital has experienced over
the past 2 years, they are not closing and there is no threat of closing any other services. There
is a rumor that SOVAH is being bought by Carilion but to his knowledge there are no plans to
sell the hospital. Council Member Martin said he could not thank the hospital staff enough for
their efforts during the pandemic.
Hear an update on Martinsville Mustangs Baseball – April Haynes updated Council stating
that the community support they received this past year was overwhelmingly positive. They
sold out the wall with sponsorships and several businesses hosted games. Attendance averaged
700-800 people per game with the total attendance being over 20,000. The highest attendance
was on the “give back” or charitable nights. There was a sellout July 15 for the Hometown
Hero’s night with 2500 people; Haynes stated that it had been over 5 years since that’s
happened. The City did improvements to the beer garden including a deck and fencing. The
Mustangs had an increased presence on social media with much more traffic before and during
the season. They had a good mix of junior college players up to Division 1 players with four of
those advancing to the CPL All Star game along with one local player. The outlook for next year,
they are already seeing an increased demand for sponsorships, excitement for covered seating,
and continue to build ties with the community. 70% of current sponsors are already committed
to next season. There is a plan to update the visitor’s bullpen and batting cages which both
need work. Mayor Lawson said that everything was painted prior to the season and the
bathrooms were much cleaner and nicer than before. Council Member Turner recommended
naming something at the park in honor of local baseball star Lou Whitaker. Turner discussed
the July 4th game which recognized the local World War II veterans. Haynes said they have some
plans for Mr. Whitaker that will be shared soon. Vice Mayor Bowles says her Goddaughter
attends the games and enjoys those and recommended a possible back to school night to focus
on the students. Bowles said it feels like the “old” Hooker Field. Lawson said they did a fabulous
job; amazing recruiting and it was nice to see the host families attend the games also. Bowles
said the fireworks night was great and she was thankful that they turned off the lights. Tonya
Davis said they are focusing on ways to motivate students and provide tickets to students and
families. City Manager Towarnicki said that a new scoreboard was ordered in March but that
has been delayed until next year. Joe Haynes works for the City Fire Department but has
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probably put in more hours at Hooker Field doing restorations. Towarnicki said they were able
to allocate ARPA funding and a contract has been signed for a new concession building including
new restrooms, an increased space upstairs and office space. This renovation will eliminate
some parking but there will be covered seating in that section also. The County will sponsor an
employee night occasionally but they do not contribute to Hooker field. Towarnicki said the
study was done previously with approximately 2/3 of attendees being from outside the City but
the County was not interested in contributing funding. There were several attendees from out
of town that found details on the games on social media.
Hear an update on the local public bus system, PART – City Manager Towarnicki referred
Council to the monthly report included in the agenda packet. Comparing year 2022 to 2021,
they have already exceeded last years numbers with 2 months still remaining in the reporting
year. There is no cost to ride, residents ride the bus for free and they are still maintaining a
50% capacity on the bus due to lingering COVID restrictions. Vice Mayor Bowles asked if the
buses were turning riders away due to this capacity restrictions, Towarnicki said he would look
into that but the routes run every hour so the buses aren’t typically that full. Buses run Monday
through Friday except any days the schools are closed. There are three buses which originate
at a transfer point at Walmart parking lot. The third route was added about three years ago to
include Maplewood Apartments which is one of the busiest stops. Towarnicki explained there is
state and federal funding and a local share split by the City and County. Ridership is about
equally split between the City and County residents. Mayor Lawson stated that the bus system
is not a money maker, it was never the plan to be one but only to improve the quality of life for
residents in the community. Towarnicki said although there are designated bus stops, if
someone flags the bus down on the route the driver will usually stop. Buses are wheelchair
equipped and can deviate off the route for short distances to accommodate a handicap resident
by request. There is also the Virginia Breeze bus line which travels to Danville, Richmond,
Washington, etc. and leaves from the mall. Council Member Martin asks if there is a way to have
an app to track the PART bus and how far away they are. Information about bus routes is
posted in the lobby of the municipal building, at bus stops and on the City’s website. Bowles
asked if the bus information could be shared on MGTV and social media.
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Hear an update on the City’s utility outage call-in system – Utilities Director Durwin Joyce
explained that he’s been working with a company to provide a new system for about a year. The
call system is in place but there have been no major outages yet to test it. The call-in number
is still the same but it is connected 24/7 and should only be used for emergencies. When a
customer calls, they will be asked if they want to receive an alert, updates, etc. on the outages.
If a customer opts in then they will get voicemail updates. They are working towards the mass
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notification option and hope to have that in place within 1-2 months where customers can sign
up for future outage updates. Joyce encourages residents to update their contact number with
Utility Billing so that they can be notified in case of emergencies, water leaks, etc. The process
for crew members and staff is still being worked out. He is open to feedback from customers on
how the new system is working.
Consider adoption of a resolution setting the allocation percentage for personal property tax
relief for qualifying vehicles in the City of Martinsville for tax year 2022 – Commissioner of
Revenue Ruth Easley referred Council to the updated copies. Personal property interest rates
have gone up higher than last year causing an approximate $14,000 difference in revenue.
Council Member Pearson made the motion to adopt the resolution. Vice Mayor Bowles seconded
the resolution with the following roll call vote: Council Member Pearson, aye; Vice Mayor Bowles,
aye; Council Member Turner, aye; Mayor Lawson, aye; and Council Member Martin, aye.
Consider approval of the consent agenda – Vice Mayor Bowles approved the consent agenda
as presented. Council Member Pearson seconded the motion with all Council Members voting
in favor.
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Business from the Floor – Charles Roark, 107 Courtney Terrace stated that he learned today
at the Henry County Supervisors meeting that the Virginia Supreme Court dismissed
Martinsville’s argument about voter constitutionality so he wanted to give Council the
opportunity to comment on that issue. Mayor Lawson explained that City Attorney Monday
would provide a statement during his comments.
Comments by City Council – Council Member Martin thanked Mike the sound guy in the
backroom for recording the meetings and commended him on a job well done. Council Member
Turner asked Mayor Lawson to update Council Members on the status of the City Attorney’s
contract by email and requested to schedule a closed meeting for September 13. Turner wished
Lois Hundley a happy 100th birthday; the Hundley family was one of the first families in
Martinsville and her party was well attended. Council presented Hundley with a proclamation.
Turner shared that there would be a 100th birthday celebration for Leonard Hairston, World War
II veteran and Martinsville resident on Sunday. Council Member Pearson stated that anytime
they can have open discussions with the community related to reversion are appreciated and
needed. She hopes that the August 25 meeting 6:30-8:30pm at the NCI building will not be
another lecture or PowerPoint on why reversion is needed, but that it will be a question, answer
and opinion session so residents can voice concerns. She is disappointed that only Martinsville
residents will be allowed to speak and she would like Council to reconsider allowing the county
residents to speak and ask questions, she feels their voices should be heard also. Reversion
impacts both City and County residents. Turner asked a point of order, he knows the deadline
for having this on the ballot was last Friday but he requests that it be put on the ballot for the
next election day. City Attorney Monday explained that he would be addressing that as well.
Vice Mayor Bowles shared that any student who recently graduated a local school and who may
be looking to attend Norfolk State or Old Dominion University, she has a helpful contact, Jason
Inge to assist them. Bowles shared information about the Martinsville 7 historical marker, the
unveiling will be September 10 at 1130am at the Heritage Center and Museum, everyone is
welcome to attend. This marker is not a reflection of innocence or guilt but to recognize the
severity of the punishment which was unjust. Martin stated that the governor gave a
posthumous pardon to the men in 2021. Mayor Lawson received a nice letter from Piedmont
Arts for Council’s contribution to the capital program. The flags are out for Labor Day. Lawson
received a letter from the Veterans Organization and shared that there will be a Veteran’s Day
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service on Friday November 11 at 11:00am at HJDB Event Center in Bassett. Lawson shared
that the Relay for Life will be September 17; Lawson’s employer has a team to honor one of her
coworkers recently diagnosed with lymphoma. Hazardous Waste Day will be October 15. TGIF
will be September 16; the previous weeks TGIF was well attended.
Comments by the City Manager – City Manager Towarnicki is working with David Dickerson
to schedule strategic planning sessions with potential dates of Wednesday and Thursday,
September 14 and 15 and Tuesday and Wednesday September 20 and 21. Vice Mayor Bowles
said that she would be unavailable all of those days with the exception of September 21. Pearson
requested the planning sessions be delayed until after the election. Other Council Members
expressed support to delay strategic planning until January. Towarnicki has meet with Michael
Sanguedolce about truck traffic concerns on Starling Avenue; he has talked to VDOT which has
agreed to install signs designating an alternate truck route from Danville to either Hooker or
Fairy Street and added signage in the county also. It could take a couple weeks to get signs
installed. Towarnicki is working with Keith Owens along with Mark McCaskill and City Attorney
Monday with Owens business plan for a homeless shelter. The first step will be to find a building
and the money to do renovations but Owens plans to pursue it to the fullest extent.
City Attorney Eric Monday stated that the Supreme Court has issued an opinion, saying that
the appropriate venue for determining the constitutionality of the referendum law is the three-
judge panel and that only after the three-judge panel has ruled, then the Supreme Court will
address the issue of constitutionality. What the City had file was an effort to circumvent all of
that. The Supreme Court elected not to exercise that discretion and told us to start out with the
three-judge panel. Frankly if the three-judge panel finds the law to be unconstitutional, Monday
has no doubt that the county, whose goal is to delay this process as long as possible, will appeal
it to the Supreme Court so the issue is quite likely to be heard through the Supreme Court
eventually anyway. The City’s attorney Mr. Piepgrass has already contacted the three-judge
panel to get things moving again. The City will not immediately pursue the constitutionality of
the referendum law with the three-judge panel because they feel it is more important to address
the arbitration clause in the MOU. The City mediated a settlement with the County, the MOU
was signed which the County ratified a month later. The MOU states if the parties are unable to
agree upon a voluntary settlement agreement, then the MOU will serve as the comprehensive
settlement agreement. The City went forward with the VSA which the County signed and agreed
to, only to go back on the agreement December 2021. The City will pursue the arbitration of
both the VSA and the MOU but primaryly the MOU. Depending on how arbitration plays out, it
may or may not result in the need for a referendum. Monday addressed Turners question,
stating that Ms. Workman in the Registrar’s office would need to consult with the State Board
of Elections since August 19 was the deadline to add to the November ballot. Pearson asked,
depending on how this plays out, will there be anything on a ballot for next November. Monday
explained that would be up to the Court and Council. Pearson questioned if Mr. Hurd would
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still be employed by the City. Monday explained that Hurd was only paid for the services he
provided. Piepgrass is the City’s Attorney. Mayor Lawson requested a closed meeting with Mr.
Peepgrass for the September 13 meeting. Monday will be releasing a press release in the
morning. Monday emphasized that the Supreme Court did not dismiss it, they simply stated
that the Supreme Court was not the appropriate venue to decide and that it would need to be
presented to the three-judge panel initially.
There being no further business, Bowles made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:05pm.
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Karen Roberts, Clerk of Council Kathy Lawson, Mayor
Agenda
AGENDA--CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA
Council Chambers – Municipal Building
6:30pm Closed Session 7:00pm Regular Session
Tuesday August 23, 2022
6:30 pm - Closed Session
Items to be considered in Closed Session, in accordance with the Code of Virginia, Title 2.2, Chapter
37—Freedom of Information Act, Section 2.2-3711(A)—Closed Meetings, the following:
A. Appointments to boards and commissions, as authorized by Subsection 1.
7:00 pm - Regular Session
Pledge to the American Flag and Invocation by Mayor Lawson
1. Approve minutes from the July 12, 2022 Council Meeting, July 25 Neighborhood Meeting and
July 26 Council Meeting. (5 mins)
2. Present awards to Martinsville Middle School students who recently participated in Virginia
Municipal League’s “If I Were Mayor Contest.” (10 mins)
3. Hear an update from Sovah Health regarding operations at the Martinsville hospital facility. (20
mins)
4. Hear an update on Martinsville Mustangs Baseball. (15 mins)
5. Hear an update on the local public bus system, PART. (15 mins)
6. Hear an update on the City’s utility outage call-in system. (15 mins)
7. Consider adoption of a resolution setting the allocation percentage for personal property tax
relief for qualifying vehicles in the City of Martinsville for tax year 2022. (10 mins)
8. Consider approval of the consent agenda. (5 mins)
9. Business from the Floor -
The public comment portion of the Council meeting provides citizens the opportunity to discuss matters relevant to the operation
of the City, which are not listed on the printed agenda.
Citizens who wish to participate in a meeting’s public comment period may do so by emailing their comments to Karen Roberts,
Clerk of Council, at kroberts@ci.martinsville.va.us, calling in their comments to 276-403-5182, faxing comments to 276-403-
5280,or mailing comments to City of Martinsville, attn.: Karen Roberts, P.O. Drawer 1112, Martinsville, VA 24114. Comments
must be received by 12:00noon Monday August 22. Citizens may also request to speak at the Council meeting in the same manner.
Comments, or a request to speak, must be received by noon the day before a Council meeting for consideration by Council at the
meeting.
Any person submitting comments or requesting to speak must identify themselves by name and address, including zip code, limit
their remarks to 3 minutes or less (as read aloud), address a topic of City business, and refrain from making any personal
references or accusations of a factually false and/or malicious nature. Priority for comments is given to City residents, taxpayers,
and business owners. Speakers may not yield time. Groups of speakers on the same topic must designate a single
representative. Comments violating these rules may not be presented at the Council meeting. Any speaker violating these rules
may be removed from the podium or from the Council chamber.
This policy does not apply to public hearings, at which any citizen of Martinsville may appear and speak on the subject of the
public hearing.
10. Comments by members of City Council. (5 mins)
11. Comments by City Manager and City Attorney. (5 mins)
City Council
Agenda Summary
Meeting Date: August 23, 2022
Item No: 1.
Department: Clerk of Council
Issue: Consider approval of minutes
Summary: None
Attachments: July 12, 2022 Council meeting
July 25, 2022 Druid Hills/Uptown Neighborhood Meeting
July 26, 2022 Council Meeting
Recommendations: Motion to approve minutes as presented.
City Council
Agenda Summary
Date: August 23, 2022
Item No: 2.
Department: City Council
Issue: Present awards to Martinsville Middle School students who
recently participated in Virginia Municipal League’s “If I Were Mayor Contest.”
Summary: Each fall the Virginia Municipal League (VML) invites all
Virginia 7th grade students to participate in its “If I Were Mayor” essay contest.
The essays describe what the student would do as mayor to make their cities,
towns, and counties great places to live.
Last year, Martinsville Middle School’s 7th grade class submitted entries to this
contest with the eventual winning essay from VML’s Region 2 coming from
Martinsville Middle School student Jordin Hernandez Machuca. Jordin was
recognized by City Council and VML at Council’s May 10, 2022 meeting.
To recognize others who participated, City Council reviewed the essays
submitted by local students and as a group, selected a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place
winner. Council will recognize the students at the August 23rd meeting.
Attachments: None
Recommendation: Read the names of students selected as the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
place winners, and present award certificates.
City Council
Agenda Summary
Date: August 23, 2022
Item No: 3.
Department: City Manager
Issue: Hear an update from Sovah Health regarding operations at the
Martinsville hospital facility.
Summary: At Council’s August 23 meeting, representatives from Sovah Health
will provide a brief update on operations at the Martinsville hospital facility and
answer questions Council may have. A number of comments have surfaced in
recent months, mostly on social media, about possible changes in hospital
operations and the update will provide the correct information.
Attachments: None
Recommendations: No action needed - presented for information purposes
only.
City Council
Agenda Summary
Meeting Date: August 23, 2022
Item No: 4.
Department: City Manager
Issue: Hear an update on Martinsville Mustangs Baseball.
Summary: Representatives from Next P.L.A.N. Athletics will provide an update
on the Martinsville Mustangs 2022 Coastal Plain League season that just ended.
The City contracted with NPA for management services for the 2022 season.
Attachment: None
Recommendation: Presented for information purposes
City Council
Agenda Summary
Meeting Date: August 23, 2022
Item No: 5.
Department: City Manager
Issue: Hear an update on the local public bus system, PART.
Summary: Staff will provide an update on the operation of PART (Piedmont Area
Regional Transit). Information will be presented regarding ridership and routes.
Attachments: July, 2022 Ridership Report
Recommendations: No action needed – presented for information purposes.
2022 PART YTD RIDERSHIP REPORT
ADULTS CHILDREN SENIORS ESCORTS TRANSFERS
WHEEL PLUS-
DAYS OF
MONTH CHAIRS 2022 2021 MINUS OPERATION
2022 2021
Oct 1709 32 366 26 0 421 2133 1872 261 21 20
Nov 1799 26 441 24 0 447 2290 2001 289 22 23
Dec 1471 23 452 23 0 381 1969 1473 496 20 19
Jan 1188 17 354 10 0 288 1569 1551 18 18 19
Feb 1919 14 451 38 0 442 2422 1671 751 23 22
Mar 1828 5 463 41 0 506 2337 1782 555 20 20
Apr 1794 27 413 34 0 430 2268 1505 763 20 20
May 1606 31 680 32 0 460 2349 1607 742 22 22
Jun 1901 48 495 19 0 527 2463 1593 870 21 22
Jul 1862 55 368 25 0 438 2310 1624 686 20 19
Aug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2124 0 0 23
Sep 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2128 0 0 21
TOTALS 17077 278 4483 272 0 4340 22110 20931 5431 207 250
% 77.24% 1.26% 20.28% 1.23% 0.00%
MARTINSVILLE
HENRY AVERAGE
DAILY
COUNTY TOTAL 2022 RIDERSHIP 2021
Oct 951 1182 2133 101.57 93.60
Nov 964 1326 2290 104.09 87.00
Dec 915 1054 1969 98.45 77.53
Jan 734 835 1569 87.17 81.63
Feb 1152 1270 2422 105.30 75.95
Mar 1098 1239 2337 116.85 89.10
Apr 1102 1166 2268 113.40 75.25
May 1263 1086 2349 106.77 73.05
Jun 1275 1188 2463 117.29 72.41
Jul 1091 1219 2310 115.50 85.47
Aug 0 0 0 0.00 92.35
Sep 0 0 0 0.00 101.33
TOTALS 10545 11565 22110 106.81 83.72
% 47.69% 52.31%
July 2022 North County Route Ridership
MAPLEWOOD APT 145
THE RESULTS COMPANIES 3
KNIGHTS INN 4
WHEELER AVE 26
WHEELER AVE/RIDGECREST RD 20
COLLINSVILLE SHOPPING CTR 29
DANIELS CREEK RD/TIENDA STORE 23
DANIELS CREEK RD/KINGS MTN RD 31
HENRY COUNTY ADMIN 9
P&HCC 44
PATRIOT CENTRE/ HOLLIE DR 1
LIBERTY ST/STULTZ RD 16
NORTHVIEW GARDEN APT 27
WALMART 125
TRANSFRS 157
July 2022 South County Route Ridership
MEMORIAL RD 7
FAHI/FAYETTE ST 9
MAIN ST/UPTOWN 36
PIEDMONT COMMUNITY SERVICES 10
DMV 109
RIVERMONT HEIGHTS 39
CVS 3
COMMUNITY STOREHOUSE 7
TRACTOR SUPPLY 15
JOSEPH MARTIN HWY/FISHER FARM 2
RD
GLENN RIDGE APTS 78
RICHWOOD APTS 78
FOOD LION 46
DOLLAR GENERAL DOLLAR 42
PONY PLACE 6
FAYETTE ST/ROUNDABOUT RD 8
PCS - RECOVERY CENTER 0
WALMART 117
TRANSFERS 114
July 2022 Martinsville Route Ridership
SOCIAL SECURITY 10
VILLAGE OF MARTINSVILLE 81
VIRGINIA WORKFORCE CENTER 23
GRACE NETWORKS 14
80
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
26
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
46
FOOD LION
49
SPRUCE VILLAGE
23
SPRUCE STREET
68
PATRICK HENRY MALL
14
VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF NATIONAL
HISTORY 50
MARTINSVILLE LIBRARY
56
MARTINSVILLE MUNI BLDG 16
WOMACK ELECTRONICS 10
FAYETTE ST/ROUTE 220 26
PONY PLACE 26
FAYETTE ST/ROUNDABUT RD 3
136
PCS - RECOVERY CENTER
167
Year to Date North County Route Ridership
MAPLEWOOD APT 954
THE RESULTS COMPANIES 74
KNIGHTS INN 73
WHEELER AVE 416
WHEELER AVE/RIDGECREST RD 212
COLLINSVILLE SHOPPING CTR 233
DANIELS CREEK RD/TIENDA STORE 423
DANIELS CREEK RD/KINGS MTN RD 878
HENRY COUNTY ADMIN 67
P&HCC 1,056
PATRIOT CENTRE/ HOLLIE DR 28
LIBERTY ST/STULTZ RD 112
NORTHVIEW GARDEN APT 346
WALMART 1,223
TRANSFRS 1,468
Year to Date South County Route Ridership
MEMORIAL RD 40
FAHI/FAYETTE ST 124
MAIN ST/UPTOWN 357
PIEDMONT COMMUNITY SERVICES 83
DMV 668
RIVERMONT HEIGHTS 251
CVS 91
COMMUNITY STOREHOUSE 77
TRACTOR SUPPLY 114
JOSEPH MARTIN HWY/FISHER FARM 20
RD
GLENN RIDGE APTS 470
RICHWOOD APTS 673
FOOD LION 360
DOLLAR GENERAL DOLLAR 374
PONY PLACE 9
FAYETTE ST/ROUNDABOUT RD 35
PCS - RECOVERY CENTER 0
WALMART 1,035
TRANSFERS 931
Year to Date Martinsville Route Ridership
SOCIAL SECURITY 25
VILLAGE OF MARTINSVILLE 784
VIRGINIA WORKFORCE CENTER 325
GRACE NETWORKS 102
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES 507
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 193
FOOD LION 315
SPRUCE VILLAGE 621
SPRUCE STREET 180
PATRICK HENRY MALL 755
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HISTORY
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City Council
Agenda Summary
Date: August 23, 2022
Item No: 6.
Department: Electric
Issue: Hear an update on the City’s utility outage call-in system.
Summary: Electric Department Director Durwin Joyce will present an update
on a new utility outage call-in system that is being implemented.
Attachments: None
Recommendations: Presented for information purposes. No Council action
needed.
City Council
Agenda Summary
Meeting Date: August 23, 2022
Item No: 7.
Department: Commissioner of the Revenue
Issue: Consider adoption of a resolution setting the allocation percentage for
personal property tax relief for qualifying vehicles in the City of Martinsville for tax
year 2022.
Summary: On December 13, 2005 City Council adopted an ordinance that
established a local program of personal property tax relief that requires the
Council to annually set the relief allocation percentage that is anticipated to fully
use the PPTRA relief funds provided to the City by the Commonwealth.
The Commissioner of the Revenue has completed the annual assessment of motor
vehicles that have a Martinsville tax situs for tax year 2022. By ordinance,
qualifying vehicles assessed at $1,000, or less, receive 100% relief. Qualifying
vehicles with assessed values between $1,001 and the first $20,000 receive a
calculated annual percentage of relief based on the number of qualifying vehicles
and their associated assessments. The Commissioner of the Revenue estimates
that a percentage rate of 36.82% will fully use all state PPTRA funds allocated to
the City for Tax Year 2022.
Attachments: Resolution
Recommendations: Adopt resolution (roll call vote)
Council Members City Manager
Kathy Lawson, Mayor Leon E. Towarnicki
Jennifer Bowles, Vice-Mayor City Attorney
Chad Martin Eric H. Monday
Danny Turner Clerk of Council
Tammy Pearson
Karen Roberts
RESOLUTION
SETTING THE ALLOCATION PERCENTAGE FOR PERSONAL
PROPERTY TAX RELIEF IN THE CITY OF MARTINSVILLE FOR TAX
YEAR 2022
WHEREAS, on December 13, 2005 by Ordinance 2005-8 the Martinsville City Council established
a local program of tax relief that serves the best interests of its citizens regarding personal property
tax on qualifying use vehicles, pursuant to modifications made by the General Assembly of Virginia
to the Personal Property Tax Relief Act of 1998 (PPTRA); and
WHEREAS, the City’s relief program requires the City Council to adopt an annual percentage of
local tax relief for personal use vehicles valued between $1,001 and the first $20,000 that will fully
exhaust the PPTRA relief funds provided to the City by the Commonwealth of Virginia; and
WHEREAS, the Commissioner of the Revenue has completed the annual assessment of motor
vehicles with Martinsville tax situs for Tax Year 2022; and
WHEREAS, the Commissioner of the Revenue estimates that a percentage of relief of 36.82%
applied to the first $20,000 of assessed values for qualifying vehicles valued over $1,000 will fully
use all available state PPTRA relief allocated for tax year 2022,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Martinsville City Council that 36.82% shall be
the percentage of relief to be applied to the first $20,000 in value of each qualifying vehicle with an
assessed value more than $1,000 pursuant to and in accordance with provisions of Sec. 21-10 of the
Martinsville City Code.
Adopted this 23rd day of August, 2022.
_________________________________ _____________________________________
Kathy Lawson, Mayor ATTEST: Clerk of Council
VOTE
Jennifer Bowles ______
Kathy Lawson ______
Chad Martin ______
Tammy Pearson ______
Danny Turner ______
55 West Church Street, P. O. Box 1112, Martinsville, VA 24114-1112 276-403-5180 Fax: 276-403-5280
www.martinsville-va.gov
City Council
Agenda Summary
Meeting Date: August 23, 2022
Item No: 8.
Department: Finance
Issue: Consider approval of the consent agenda
Summary:
The attachment amends the FY23 budget with appropriations in the following
fund:
FY23
General Fund: $ 105 – Miscellaneous Revenue
Attachments: Consent Agenda – 8-23-2022
Recommendations: Approve
BUDGET ADDITIONS FOR 8/23/2022
ORG OBJECT DESCRIPTION DEBIT CREDIT
FY2023 - General Fund
01100908 482901 Misc Unclassified Revenue 105
01311085 506061 Motorcycle Equip/Maintenance 105
Misc Payment
Total General Fund: 105 105
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