City of Martinsville City Council met July 11.
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Roll call was answered by the following council members and elected officials: Melinda Lovell, Troy Propst, John Skinner and David Doran with Chris Davidson and Mike
In the absence of Mayor Davidson a temporary chairman was elected to chair the meeting.
**Motion by J Skinner 2nd by T Propst to elect David Doran as temporary chairman for this meeting.
Upon roll call vote all council members present voted for the motion. (4)
**Motion by T Propst 2nd by M Lovell to approve minutes from 06-20-18 council meeting and 06-28-18 budget/finance committee meeting.
Upon roll
**The FY
**Motion by T Propst 2nd by J Skinner to approve the June 2018 bills payable July 2018 in the amount of $67,367.15.
Upon roll
**Motion by M Lovell 2nd by J Skinner to approve Ordinance 2018-7-1 titled: “Appropriation ordinance for the City of Martinsville”.
Upon roll
This ordinance is to make a modification to section 202.02 of the city’s codebook. This allows the codifier/publisher to make the appropriate changes so that it is in the same format of the codebook.
**Motion by J Skinner 2nd by T Propst to approve Ordinance 2018-7-2 titled: “An Ordinance Concerning Amendments and Supplements to Codified Ordinances”.
Upon roll
This ordinance must be passed prior to August 1, 2018 and will keep small wireless facilities from installing its equipment on its own accord at any location on city right-of-way of its choosing without permission or an application fee.
**Motion by J Skinner 2nd by M Lovell to approve Ordinance 2018-7-3 titled: “An Ordinance Providing For The Regulation of and Application For Small Wireless Facilities”.
Upon roll
Teresa Reynolds was present to address the sanctuary city resolution recommendation. She said there are people that come into her place of business that would like the City to support the County’s resolution for the sanctuary city. She feels that the more voices heard at the state and federal level the better. Most of the council members present were in favor of passing a
Council discussed the proposal of a sidewalk to the new Dollar General store. It was mentioned that looking at other new Dollar Stores in the area there are no sidewalks and if money was going to be spent on sidewalks it should be used on sidewalks in town that need repaired first. Council was informed that the Mayor had met with the county engineer and was considering changing the already approved Motor Fuel Tax plan to allow for money for a new sidewalk to the Dollar General store. This will be tabled and discussed at the July 25th meeting.
Council discussed the Talley Automotive utility services. In June 2017 the council agreed to spend up to $10,000 for
Public Comments:
The property that was given to the City on Mill Street by Martinsville on the Move and Littlejohn Grain was done by a quit claim deed. The attorney recommends we have a title search completed to make sure both properties are clear.
There are also wells on each property that need
**Motion by J Skinner 2nd by M Lovell to adjourn meeting @ 8:00 p.m.
Upon roll
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