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LICENSE TAX ORDINANCE <br />CARRIED O'VER <br /> <br />APPROPRIATION - PROPERTY <br />NEAR MOORMANtS RIVER <br />DAM. <br /> <br />APPROPRIATION - MEDIUM <br />PRESSURE GAS LINE <br /> <br />RESOLUTION RE: <br />OlSTRIBUTION - <br />ADDITIONAL STATE <br />EDUCATIONAL FUNDS <br /> <br /> BY ORDER OF <br /> <br />J.. s. Rus., JR. (SIGNED) L.L. SCRIBNER (SIGNED) <br /> CLERK PRESIDENT <br /> <br />THE COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS <br />PRESENT: MR, NAGGERTY, MR.r'NOUNT~ MRo PONTON AND MR. SCRIBNER. ABSENT: MR. LEE. <br /> <br /> AFTER A LENGTHY DISCUSSION AND REVIEW~ AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE FOR <br /> <br />IMPOSING AND COLLECTING LICENSES AND TAXES FOR THE EXERCISE OF CERTAIN PRIVILEGES <br />WITHIN THE CITY OF CHARLOTI'ESVILLE FOR ,~WELVEMONTHS~ COMlvE:NClNG THE FIRST DAY OF <br />MAY~ 1962 AND ENDING THE THIRTIETH DAY OF APRIL~ 1963," VAS OFFERED BY MR. PONTON~ <br /> <br />SECONDED BY MR. HAGGERTY~ AND:CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION. <br /> <br /> THE RESOLUTION'APPROPRIATING '~5~000.00 FOR THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY NEAR -.~ <br />MOORMAN~S RIVER gAN, WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY <br /> <br />19, 1962, VAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. HAGGERTY~ MRo MOUNT~ <br />MR. PONTON AND MR. SCRIBNER. NOES: NONE. <br /> <br /> THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING ~6~500.00 FOR MEDIUM PRESSURE GAS LINE, ~HICH <br /> <br />~AS OFFERED A.T THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 19, 1962~ WAS ~DOPTEO BYTHE <br />FOLLOWING RECORDED.VOTE: AYES: MR. HAGGERTY~ MR. MOUNT, MR, PONTON AND MR. SCRIBNER. <br />NOES: NONE. <br /> <br /> THE FOLLOWING 'RESOLUTION WAS~PRESENTED AND ORDERED SPREAD IN THE MINUTES OF THIS <br />MEETING: <br /> <br /> THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE IS EXCEEDINGLY DISTURBED <br /> <br />BY THE INDICATION THAT THE CITY WILL NOT SHARE IN ANY OF THE ADDITIONAL STATE <br />FUNDS WHICH WILL BE APPROPRIATED FOR SCHOOLS DURING THE COMING BIENNIUM UNDER <br /> <br />GOVERNOR HARRISON'S PROPOSED FORMULA FOR DISTRIBUTION. THE COUNCIL AND SCHOOL <br />BOARD OF THIS CiTY HAVE MADE AND ARE CONTINUING TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO IMPROVE <br /> <br />THE CiTY SCHOOL-SYSTEM. IN KEEPING WITH THIS EFFORT THE CITY HAS RAISED ITS <br /> <br />TEACHERS' SALARY SCHEDULE TO A 'LEVEL CONSIDERABLY ABOVE THE STATE RECOMMENDE-D <br /> <br />MINIMUM SALARIES IN ORDER TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN HIGH CALIBER TEACHERS. To PUT <br /> <br />THIS NEW SALARY SCHEDULE INTO EFFECT THIS CITY HAS EACH YEAR DURING THE PAST <br /> <br />SEVERAL YEARS INCREASED ITS SCHOOL TAX SO THAT AT THE PRESENT TIME ~2.49 <br /> <br />OF THE ~3.50 LEVY ON REAL AND.PERSONAL PROPERTY IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PUREOSES, <br /> <br /> THIS COUNCIL FEELS THAT. THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMUNITY ARE ENTITLED TO <br /> <br />SHARE IN ANY ADDITIONAL STATE FUNDS WHICH ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO LOCALITIES~ AND <br /> <br />SHOULD NOT BE PENALIZED BECAUSE OF THE SUCCESSFUL EFFORT THAT ALREADY HAS BEEN <br /> <br />PUT FORWARD. <br /> <br /> THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL.OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE <br /> <br />THAT SENATOR E. O. McCuE~ JR', AND DELEGATE C. ARMONOE PAXSON BE AND THEY ARE <br /> <br />HEREBY REQUESTED TO PROTEST-THE PROPOSED FORMULA FOR DISTRIBUTION OF INCREASED <br /> <br />STATE SCHOOL FUNDS INSOFAR AS SUCH FORMULA PENALIZES.THE CITIZENS OF THIS..CITY, <br /> <br />THEY ARE FURTHER REQUESTED TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO INSURE THAT CHARLOTTESVILLE <br /> <br />RECEIVES ITS EQUITABLE SHARE OF ADDITIONAL STATE EDUCATIONAL FUNDS SO THAT THE <br /> <br />CITY'S SCHOOL SYSTEM CAN BE FURTHER IMPROVED. <br /> <br /> <br />