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39 GIVEN TO THE CONSIDERATION OF THIS MATTER WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. COLEMAN, MR. DAVIS, MR. MICHIE, MR. SCRIBNER AND MR. WEINBERG. NOES: NONE. MR. SCRIBNER STATED THAT HE HAD HEARD DELEGATE HAROLD M. BURROWS INDICATE HIS INTENTION OF WITHDRAWING HIS BILL REQUIRING A REFERENDUM ON ANNEXATION BY THE MATTER RE• BILL REQUIRING CITY. MR. COLEMAN ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD HEARD MR. BURROWS MAKE THIS STATEMENT. REFERENDUM ON ANNEXATION MR. SCRIBNER THEN STATED IT HAD BEEN ALMOST A MONTH SINCE THE COUNCIL SENT DELEGATE BURROWS ITS TELEGRAM INFORMING HIM AS FOLLOWS: "ALL COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND THE COUNCIL IS ALWAYS DESIROUS THAT THE PUBLIC ATTEND ANY OF THESE MEETINGS AND EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS. WE REQUEST THAT YOU JOINTLY HOLD WITH US A PUBLIC HEARING IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, AFTER PROPER NOTICE TO THE PEOPLE, TO ACQUAINT ALl OF OUR CITIZENS WITH YOUR VIEWS ON THE PROPOSED CHARTER CHANGES SUCH AS REFERENDUM ON ANNEXATION, ELECTION BY WARDS, ELECTION OF MAYOR WITH VETO POWER, AND REFERENDUM ON HOUSING, AT WHICH TIME THE CITIZENS OF THIS CITY WOULD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON THESE CHANGES AND RECEIVE ANSWERS TO THEIR QUESTIONS. WE WILL PROCEED WITH THE 2ND READING OF THE ANNEXATION ORDINANCE AT THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST AS PUBIICALIY ANNOUNCED BUT WILL WITHHOLD THE FILING OF IT WITH THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY UNTIL AFTER SUCH LOCAL PUBLIC HEARING IF HELD WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME. WE REQUEST THAT ALL LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE HEARINGS ON THESE CHANGES BE CONTINUED UNTIL AFTER THE LOCAL PUBLIC NEARING." MR. SCRIBNER SAID HE FELT IT WAS PROPER AT THIS TIME TO MOVE THAT THE CITY CITY ATTORNEY DIRECTED ATTORNEY BE DIRECTED TO FILE MOTION FOR ANNEXATION WITH THE CIRCUIT COURT OF TO FILE MOTION FOR ALBEMARLE COUNTY. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY MR.COIEMAN, AND UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. ANNEXATION DURING FURTHER DISCUSSION OF THE MOTION, THE MAYOR STATED THAT SUCH THINGS ARE INCLINED TO DRAG AND THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THESE PROCEEDINGS MIGHT GO OVER INTO ANOTHER YEAR iF THE MOTION IS NOT FILED AT ONCE. A MOTION BY MR. DAVIS, SECONDED BY MR. SCRIBNER THAT THE FOREGOING REA,riON8 FOR DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO FILE THE ANNEXATION ORDINANCE BE SET FORTH IN THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. CLIERK PRESI NT COUNCIL CRAM - MARCH 7, 1960 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON TNIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT; MR. COLEMAN, MR. DAVIS, MR. MICHIE, MR. SCRIBNER AND MR. WEINBERG. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF FEBRUARY 15, 1960, FEBRUARY 17, 1960 AND FEBRUARY 23, 1960 WERE READ AND APPROVED. MR. C. W. SUBLETT, JR. ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED EACH MEMBER WITH AN ENGRAVED COPY OF THE NEW CITY CODE AS RECODIFIED BY THE MICHIE PUBLISHING COMPANY. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A REVISION AND CODIFICATION OF ORDINANCE ADOPTED RE: CooE of THE CITY of THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE TO BE KNOWN AS 'THE CODE OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1959' PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES NOT INCLUDED THEREIN, WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES HEREINAFTER SET OUT", WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 15, 1960 WAS ADOPTED BY THE