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At a regular meeting of City Council, held on January 11, 1972, in the City Council
<br />Chambers, there were present:
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<br />Jack P. Barnes, James W. Holley, Burrell R~ Johnson, Isaac W. King,
<br />~ymond B. Smith, Raymond Turner, A. P. Johnson, Jr., W. J. O'Brien,
<br />T~% D. Ottavio, City Auditor.
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<br />R;~?I~uine
<br /> Jr., City Attorney,
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<br />Prayer was offered by Councilman Isaac W. Kingt
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<br />Mayor Barnes extended a word of welcome to visitors.in attendance.
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<br /> 72-1(a) Mayor Barnes presented the"Key to the City" to Miss Susan Heely, Portsmouth's
<br />"Junior Miss [or 1972-
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<br /> 72-1(b) Mayor Barnes presented Mr. Harvey N. Johnson, Jr.
<br />for ~er~fice'~h~ ~ianning Commission.
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<br /> On motion of Mr.;R~ymond Smith and seconded by Mr. King, the minutes were approved as
<br />corrected by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Holley, Johnson, King, Irvine Smith, Raymond Smith, Turner, Bar~$
<br />Nays: None
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<br />72-2 Public Hearing on Charter amendment was presented:
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<br /> "Pursuant to the requirements of Section 15.1-912 of the Code of Virginia, notice is
<br />hereby given that the Council of the City of Portsmouth will hold a public hearing at 7:30
<br />P.M., January 11, 1972, in the council chambers, fourth floor, Municipal Building, No. 1
<br />High Street for the purpose of considering amendments to the City Charter, Sections 10.01,
<br />10.02 and t0.09 thereof, which would lower the numbe~ of signatures required to petition the
<br />institution of initiative, referendum, or recall. The subject amendments would require that
<br />such petition be signed by at least thirty per cent of the electors actually ¥oting ~n the
<br />last preceding gubernatorial election rather than tRirty per cent of the electors eligible
<br />to vote in the last preceding general election as is presently required by the City C--~r.'d
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<br /> Mr. George R. Walker spoke against the hearing of Proposed Charter change, since there
<br />was inadequate advertisement so he claimed.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. King and seconded by Mr. Irvin~ Smith, the following resolution was
<br />adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />"RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA TO AMEND THE CHARTER
<br />OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA.
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<br /> WHEREAS, Sections 15.1-835 and 15.1-912 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as ammended,
<br />provide for the amendment of the City Charter upon the holding of a public hearing and
<br />the request of the City Council to the General Assembly; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the City Council is of the opinion that certain amendments to the Charter
<br />of the City of Portsmouth are necessary and desirable at this time and has held the public
<br />hearing required by law to consider such amendments.
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<br /> NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that
<br />the City Attorney is hereby directed to prepare and transmit to the General Assembly, to-
<br />gether with certified copies of this resolution, drafts of bills amending the Charter of
<br />the City of Portsmouth by amending Sections 10.O1, 10.02 and 10.O9 thereof to read as follows
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<br />Section 10.01. Petition for Initative.
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<br /> (a) Any proposed ordinance, including any ordinance for the repeal or amendment of
<br />an existing ordinance may be submitted to the council by petition signed by electors equal
<br />in number to at least thirty per centum Of the electors eli~i~l~ ~e~v~e vpt~ng for governor
<br />in the last preceding g~herat~gubernatorial election. Such petition shall contain the
<br />proposed ordinance in full.
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<br />(b) The petition shall be substantially in the following form:
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<br />To the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia:
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<br /> We, the undersigned, qualified electors of this city, respectfully petition your honore
<br />able body to ordain the following ordinance:
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<br />Signature of Elector Street Address Date Signed
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<br /> (c) The execution of the petition by an elector shall be acknowledged by him, or
<br />it may be proved by the oath of a witness who shall swear that he knows the elector and
<br />that the petition was signed by the elector in the presence of the witness. The petition
<br />may be in the form of separate sheets, each sheet containing at the top thereof the petition
<br />as set forth above, and when bound together and offered for filing, shall be deemed to
<br />constitute one petition.
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