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RES!GNATION - MR. T. J. MICHIE WELFARE REPORT PRESENTED GENTLEMEN: ~ HAVE BEEN APPOINTED A UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE WESTERN DIS- TRICT OF VIRGINIA AND EXPECT TO TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE AND ASSUME MY DUTIES AS SUCH ON JULY 29, 1961 WHICH WILLBE BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. FEDERAL LAW PROHIBITS ANY FEDERAL JUDGE FROM HOLDING ANY STATE OR MUNICIPAL OFFICE. IT 13 THEREFORE NECESSARY FOR ME TO RESIGN AS A MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL AND ! DO HEREBY RESIGN AS A MEMBER OF COUNCIL EFFECTIVE UPON THE DELIVERY OF THIS RESIGNATION tO THE MAYOR. i HAVE SERVED AS A MEMBER OF COUNCIL FOR NEARLY SEVEN YEARS AND IN RESIGNING ! WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT DESPITE CERTAIN DIFFICULTIES AND DISAPPOINTMENTS I HAVE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THE EXPERIENCE. ~ HAVE PARTICULARLY ENJOYED MY ASSOCIATION WITH THE FINE MEN WITH WHOM I HAVE SERVED AS MEMBERS OF COUNCIL ~LL OF WHOM HAVE BEEN THOROUGHLY DEDICATED UNSELFISHLY TO THE GOOD OF THE CITY. IT HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE TO WORK WITH YOU GENTLEMEN AND YOUR PREDECESSORS WITH WHOM I HAVE WORKED AND I SHALL ALWAYS BE PROUD TO CALL ALL OF YOU MY FRIENDS. IN MY TIME EVERY CITY COUNCILMAN HAS WORKED WHOLEHEARTEDLY FOR WHAT HE DEEMED TO BE THE GOOD OF THE CITY. AND SO IN COOPERATION WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND THE OTHER CITY OFFICERS I THINK WE HAVE MADE GREAT PROGRESS DESPITE THE DIFFICULTIES TO WHICH ! HAVE REFERRED ABOVE. I AH SURE THAT YOU WILL ALL CONTINUE TO GO FORWARD IN THE SAME WAY AND I REGRET THAT ! WILL NO LONGER BE WORKING WITH YOU TO THE END OF BETTER GOVERNMENT AND GREATER PROGRESS IN THE CITY. TJM:cL SINCERELY YOURS, THOMAS J, MICHIE (SIGNED) ON MOTION BY MR. LEE, SECONDED BY MR. MOUNT~ THE FOREGOING RESIGNATION WAS ACCEPTED WITH DEEP REGRETS. THE WELFARE REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE~ 1961 WAS PRESENTED AND ORDERED FILED WITH THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. COUNCIL CHAMBER - AUGUST 1, 1961 PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING CALL: MR. B. Jo HAGGERTY MR. R. E. LEE MR. L. B. MOUNT MR. L. L. SCRIBNER JULY 3t, 1961 TAKE NOTICE A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WILL BE HELD TOMORROW MORNING THE 1ST INST, AT 9:30 A. M. O'CLOCK, t. TO ELECT A COUNCILMAN TO FILL THE VACANCY CREATED BY THE RESIGNATION OF T. d. MICHIE. BY ORDER OF J. S. RUSHz JR. (SIGNED) CLERK L. L. SCRIBNER (SIGNED) PRESIDENT THE COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. HAGGERTY~ MR. LEE, MR. MOUNT AND MR. SCRIBNER. ABSENT: NONE. THE MAYOR STATED THAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING WAS TO FILL THE VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF COUNCILMAN CREATED BY THE RESIGNATION OF JUDGE THOMAS J. MICHIE. ON MOTION BY MR. HAGGERTY, SECONDED BY MR. MOUNT, MR. JOHN ROBERT PONTON WAS ELECTED AS COUNCILMAN TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF JUDGE MI:CHIE~ EXPIRING AUGUST 31~ 1962, BY THE FOLLOW,NC RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. HAGGERTY~ MR. LEE~ MR. MOUNT AND MR. SCRIBNER. NOES: NONE. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED.