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112. ~'~ ~T ~S0~D by the Council of the City of Charlottes- ville, Virginia, that the sum of $61,250.00 is hereby appropriated from the unappropriated balance of the General Fund to expenditure account 01-61010 for use by the city school for the 'employment' of additional teachers. On motion the meeting adjourned, rk~ President COUNCIL CHAMBER - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1979 Regular meeting Deferral of minutes Matters by the Public Resolution re: Honoring Margarette Murray on Her Retirement The Council met in regular session on this date with the following members present. Mr, Albro, Mr. Brunton, Mr. Buck, Mr. Gatewood and Mrs. 0'Brien, Absent; None. Approval of the minutes of September 4th were deferred until the next meeting~ Mr. JosePh 'Johnson addressed the Council and requested that the public hearing on the Comprehensive Plan be postponed for one month, since the revised addition of the plan was not available to the public until late last week. He also asked what is happening to the recommendation of the Social Development Commission regarding the Honor Court Program. He stated the program would be ending October 1st which would leave approximately 80 alcoholics with no place to go and no one to work with them. The Mayor advised Mr, Johnson that the public hearing had been advertised and he did not think it could be postponed. The City Manager advised that the Social Development Commission's report on the Honor Court was presented to Council and no action has been taken and that the program to which Mr. Johnson referred is a program which the City cannot very well support, but needs to be State supported and to date the State has not seen fit to spend money on treatment of alcoholism. The Mayor presented the following resolution honoring Mrs. Margarette Murray upon her retirement after 25 years of service to the City. WHEREAS, Margarette S. Murray is resigning from her position as Recreation Center Supervisor in Smith Recreation Center of the Parks and Recreation Department after 25 years of dedication and outstanding service in that department; and WHEREAS, throughout her 25 years of service to the citizens of Charlottesville, she has touched the lives of untold thousands of youth and adults through her diligent efforts to bring meaningful enjoyment into their lives through her recreational services; and WHEREAS, Margarette S. Murray will be greatly missed by her many friends and co-workers as she enters her retirement years; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE: That the Mayor and Council hereby extend to Margarette S. Murray their sincere appreciation for her 25 years of dedicated and outstanding service to the community; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Resolution be spread upon the minutes of the Council in testimony thereof, and that a copy hereof be presented to Margarette S. Murray in token of the best wishes hereby extended to her by the Mayor and ~ouncil. Mrs. Murray expressed her deep appreciation for this honor.