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Appropriation re:
<br />Annual Appropraition
<br />Re?solution
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<br />Ordinance re;
<br />nnual Tax Levy
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<br />Ordinance re:
<br />Transit Fares
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<br />Ordinance re
<br />Tax & Rental Relief
<br />for ElderlY and
<br />Disabled
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<br /> Program by the following vote. Ayes: Mr. Buck, Mrs. 0'Brien.
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<br /> Noes: Mr. Albro, Mr. Brunton, Mr. Gatewood.
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<br /> On motion by Mr. Buck, seconded by Mrs. O'Brien, Council
<br /> defeated a motion to add $3,000 to the proposed allocation for
<br /> the library by the following vote. Ayes: Mr. Buck, Mrs. O'Brien.
<br /> Noes: Mr. Albro, Mr. Brunton, Mr, Gatewood,
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<br /> A motion by Mr. Buck, seconded by Mrs, O'Brien, that $200,000
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<br /> be added to the school board budget was defeated by the following
<br /> vote. Ayes: Mr. Buck, Mrs. O'Brien, Noes: Mr. Albro, Mr. Brunton,
<br /> Mr. Gatewood.
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<br /> The Annual Appropriation Resolution~ which was offered
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<br /> at the meeting of Council on April 7, was amended to reflect
<br /> the proposed changes and adopted by the following recorded
<br /> vote. AyeS: Mr. Albro, Mr. Brunton, Mr. Buck, Mr. Gatewood.
<br /> No: Mrs. O'Brien.
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<br />~.~: ~.~. ~g~ Hendrix, City Manager, ~urged Council to consider phasing
<br /> out the City's dependence on revenue sharing funds by using some
<br /> of the savings this year for that purpose rather than for a tax
<br /> cut; he suggested a 3¢ reduction in the tax rate and another 3¢
<br /> used to supplememt revenue sharing funds. Mr. Albro moved to
<br /> reduce the tax rate to $1.09, saying he believed the savings
<br /> should be passed directly to the taxpayers, Mrs. O'Brien made
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<br /> a substitute motion of $1.11, saying she thought politics shouldn't
<br /> overtake wise management of the budget. Mr, Buck seconded
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<br /> Mrs. O'Brien's motion, saying that a more gradual and balanced approach
<br /> is needed instead of sharp fluctuations every year. Mr. Gatewood
<br /> remarked that savings for revenue sharing purposes should be part
<br /> of the staff recommendations next year and that current savings
<br /> should be passed on to the taxpayers. Mr. Brunton proposed a
<br /> compromise of $1.10. On motion by Mrs. O'Brien, seconded by
<br /> Mr. Buck, Coluncil adopted the $1.10 amendment by the following
<br /> vote. Ayes: Mr. Brunton, Mr. Buck, Mrs. 0'Brien. Noes: Mr.
<br /> Albro, Mr. Glatewood. The ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE TO
<br /> ESTABLISH THE ANNUAL TAX LEVY ON VARIOUS CLASSES OF PROPERTY
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<br /> FOR THE PAYMENT OF INTEREST AND RETIREMENT OF THE CITY DEBT, FOR
<br /> THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT AND CITY SCHOOLS, AND FOR
<br /> OTHER PUBLIC PURPOSES," which was offered at the meeting of the
<br /> Council on April 7, was adopted by the following recorded vote.
<br /> Ayes: Mr. Albro, Mr. Brunton, Mr. Buck, Mrs. O'Brien. No: Mr.
<br /> Gatewood.
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<br /> An ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REORDAIN
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<br /> SECTION 27-7.1 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1976,
<br /> AS AMENDED RELATING TO FARES CHARGED BY THE CITY TRANSIT SYSTEM,'~'
<br /> which was offered at the meeting of the Council on April 7, was
<br /> adopted by the following vote. Ayes: Mr. Albro, Mr. Brunton, Mr.
<br /> Buck, Mr. Gatewood, Mrs. O'Brien. Noes: None.
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<br /> An ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE TO ;aMEND AND REORDAIN
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<br /> SECTIONS 10-38, 10-40, 30-11 and 30-13 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY
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