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<br />May ll, 1976
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Elliott
<br />into contract with Yates &
<br />adopted by unanimous vote.
<br />
<br />and seconded by Mr. Oast, that authorization be granted to enter
<br />Berkeley, Associates, Ltd., for design of Library Mezzanine, was
<br />
<br /> 76-181 Public Hearing on the Operating Budgets for 1976-77 for the General Fund,
<br />City Garage Fund, General Debt Service Fund, Puhllc Utility Fund, Law Library Fund, Virginia
<br />Public Assistance Fund, Mental Health Fund, and Port Facilities and Economic Development
<br />Fund was held:
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. ~iett and seconded by Mr. Wentz, to leng~ken~the:eeriod-a'lligated each
<br />speaker from 5 to 10 minutes for this Peblic Hearing, was adopted by unanimous vote.
<br />
<br />The following citizens spoke:
<br />
<br /> Ms Carol S. Hernandez, P. O. Box 580, Portsmouth, presented petition with approxi-
<br /> mately 175 signatures concerning Community Education.
<br /> Stephen P. Liles, 506 Sussex Drive, representing Portsmouth Education Association.
<br /> Ms. Rosa M. Wells, 5632 High Street, West, representing PortsmoUth Education Associati(
<br /> Thomas J. Worrell, 319 Idlewood Avenue, representing Portsmouth Education Association.
<br /> Dr. M. E. Alford, Supt. of Schools, representing Portsmouth City School Board.
<br /> George R. Walker, 1749 Spratley Street (The following relinquished their time to
<br /> Mr. Walker)
<br /> Ms. Betty L. Lake~ 422 Cabot Street
<br /> R. F. Lake, 422 Cabot Street, representing
<br /> Tidewater Metal Trades Council.
<br /> B. W. White, Sr., 4164~rlington Place.
<br /> Mrs. D. N. White, Sr.~ 4104 Arlington Place.
<br /> Ms. Marion Whitehead, 4415 County Street.
<br /> S. L. Whitehead, ~415 County Street.
<br /> R. L. Lake, 90 Cushing Street.
<br /> S. R. Stone, 3901 Shanno~ Road.
<br /> Cecil Ward, 804 Pacific Avenue.
<br /> Mrs. Vernell Blow, 1212 Warfield Drive, presented petition with approximately 85
<br />:~si~n~ture's_~be~ni~gC~m~-~ducation.
<br /> Mrs. C~rolMn Keeney, 118 Gillis Road, representing James Hurst Elementary School PTA.
<br /> Ear] Bowman, 6 Kennedy Drive.
<br /> W. E. Morton, 119 Broad Street, President-elect, Port Norfolk PTA.
<br /> Sylvia A..Wallace, 3~S,Maryland Avenue, representing Port Norfolk PTA, and ~ead the
<br /> following letter for the Park View Civic and Housing League:
<br /> "We, the Park View Eivic and Housing League, support and endorse the 'School-Communi
<br /> conce~t, and request that the City Council legislate funds for these p~ograms in
<br /> communities throughout the City of Portsmouth, including Park View. Signed by
<br /> Upton Watts, President, P.V.C.H.League"
<br />
<br />H. H. Young, 441 Chautauqua Aven~e.
<br />Mrs. R. Baine Harris, 4037 Windymille Drive.
<br />J. R. Gray, 9 Dahlgren Avenue, represenling
<br />
<br />Cradock
<br />
<br />Property Owners
<br />
<br />Association.
<br />
<br />The following reports from the City Manager were presented:
<br />
<br /> 76-182 "Submitted herewith are the recommended budgets for fiscal year 1976F77 begin-
<br />ning July 1. The operating budgets include the following funds: General, City Garage,
<br />Debt Service, Public Utility, Mental Health, Law Library, Virginia Public Assistance,
<br />and Port Facilities and Economic Development. It is recommended that the recommended
<br />revenue and expendi, t.~e totals for these funds be adopted as follows:
<br />
<br />~ RECOMMENDED CURRENT INCREASE/
<br />FUND BUDGET 1976-77 BUDGET 1975-76 DECREASE
<br />
<br />General
<br />City Garage
<br />Debt Service
<br />Public Utility
<br />Mental Health
<br />Law Library
<br />Va. Public
<br />Assistance
<br />Port Facilities
<br />~Fund
<br />
<br />$ 50,887,325 $ 47,260,465* $3,626,860 7.7
<br />1,415,339 1,201,259 214,080 17.8
<br /> 6,155,704 6,675,932 -( 520,228) (7.8)
<br /> 7,757,800 7,566,800 191,000 2.5
<br /> 560,961 489,748 71,215 14.5
<br /> 14,235 14,345 -( 100) (0.7)
<br />
<br />14,290,172 12,628,075 1,622,097 13.2
<br />
<br />1,134,580
<br />
<br />~Includes $946,257 appropriated on January 1, 1976.
<br />
<br /> The City is required by State law to budget the full amount of the constitutional
<br />officers for 1976-77 which increases the General Operating Fund by approximately $700,000.
<br />This money will be reimbursed to the City under the Recoveries of Cost category on a monthly
<br />basis. If this requirement had not been enacted, the City's total badger would be $700,000
<br />less, or showing a true increase over last year of 6.2%.
<br />
<br /> Due to the lack of growth and projected revenues
<br />were cut approximately $3 million in the General Fund.
<br />without the salary contingencies is $49,812,325.
<br />
<br />for 1976-77, the departmental
<br /> The total 1976-77 operating
<br />
<br />requests
<br />budget
<br />
<br /> The $1,075,0~0 for salaries will provide $225,000 for the 27th bi-weekly payroll
<br />and $850,000 for employee raises which will average approximately 5% for the fiscal year.
<br />The new pay plan will permit all employees not at their maximum grade to receive a merit
<br />step on their anniversary date for employment. Included with the pay plan is a second
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