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A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE OPPOSITION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH TO THE CLOSING OF THE VIRGINIA EMPLOYMENT COM~ISSION JOB REFERRAL OFFICE tN THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH. WHEREAS, the Job Referral Services Of the Virginia Employment Commission constitute a valuable and irreplacable service to both the employer and employee communities in the City of Portsmouth serving over 1,500 residents during 1981; and WHEREAS, adequate funds to support the Employment Commission at its present service level are-contributed by State employers under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA); and WHEREAS, the Commonwealth of Virginia receives back only 43% of the employer contributions under this Act, the lowest p~rcentage reimbursement of any of the 50 States; and WHEREAS, federal budget cuts and thC loss of 57% of State employer FUTA contributions forced the Virginia Employ- ment Commission to reduce ser~lces, including the closing of the Job Referral Service at the Portsmouth office; and WHEREAS, the closing of the Job Referral Service will place an undue hardship upon residents of the City of Ports- mouth many of whom do not have the financial~resources to seek employment through private agencies nor transportation to and from the offices which will remain open in adjoining cities. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Portsmouth expresses its opposition to the closing of the Virginia Employment Commission's Job Referral Office in the City of Portsmouth and requests that the Commissioner of the Virginia Employment Commission reconsider the decision in recognition of the City's high unemployment rate. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Council requests that the General Assembly appropriate enough money to maintain this valuable and irreplaceable service to the City of Portsmouth and seek Congressional assistance in increasing the percentage of FUTA funds returned to this Commonwealth.