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April 27, 1971
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council, .held on April 27, 1971, there were present:
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<br />Jack P.' Barnes, James W. Holley, Burrell R. Johnson, Isaac W. King, R. Irvine Smith,
<br />Raymond B. Smith, Raymond Turner, A. P. Johnson,Jr., City Manager, and M. A. Kerb, Jr.,
<br />City Attorney.
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<br />The meeting was opened with prayer by Mr, King.
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<br /> Mr. T. E. Masters, Jr., City Clerk being absent, the minutes of the Public Hearing
<br />meeting of April 12, 1971 and minutes of regular Council meeting of April 1S, 1971, were
<br />read by Mr. H. M. Myers, Jr., Assistant to City Manager.
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<br />The following reports from~the City Manager were read:
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<br /> 71-170 "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend it be placed on first reading.
<br />This adds a new section to the City Code requiring merchants to post signs concerning
<br />the prohibition against concealment of merchandise.
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<br /> This requires every merchant to post in a conspicuous place for the general public
<br />a sign setting forth the provisions of the Code pertaining to the concealment law. This is
<br />being required in order that the public can be made aware of the concealment law and prevent
<br />unintentional violations which can lead to being arrested."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Turner the following ordinance was approved on first reading, and by
<br />the following vote:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1961,
<br />BY ADDING THERETO A NEW SECTION NUMBERED 19-1S.2, REQUiIRING MERCHANTS TO
<br />POST SIGNS, CONCERNING THE PROHIBITION AGAINST CONCEALMENT OF MERCHANDISE."
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<br />Ayes:
<br />Nays:
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<br />Holley, Johnson, King, Irvine Smith, Raymond Smith, Turner, Barnes
<br />None
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<br /> 71-171 "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend it be placed on first reading.
<br />This amends the ordinance recently adopted pertaining to swimming pools. It removes hotels
<br />and motels from a requirement of this ordinance since they are under State inspections which
<br />are more stringent than the requirements of this ordinance.
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<br /> This also amends technical requirements that were in the original ordinance which were
<br />impractical."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Johnson the following ordinance was approved on first reading, and by
<br />the following vote:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITYJOF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1961,
<br />BY AMENDING SECTIONS 14-14, 14-17, 14-19, 14-21, 14-24, 14-2S AND 14-26
<br />THEREOF A NEW ARTICLE, PERTAINING TO THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAIN-
<br />TENANCE OF SWIMMING POOLS."
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<br />Ayes: Johnson, King, Raymond Smith, Turner, Barnes
<br />Nays: Holley, Irvine Smith
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<br /> 71-172 "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend it be placed on first reading.
<br />This amends the City Code pertaining to service retirement and creditable service in the Ports
<br />mouth Supplemental Retirement System, and the Portsmouth Fire and Police Retirement System.
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<br /> This provides that any person who was formerly a member of the Supplemental Retirement
<br />System and ceased to be a member by withdrawing his contributions to become a member of %he
<br />Virginia Supplemental Retirement System can be restored to membership. The employee can do
<br />this by having'continuous service with the City in a combined City and State office, and if
<br />he repays to the system the amount of contributions he has withdrawn. This provision pro-
<br />vides for employees in the Commissioner Of Revenue's office who were declared ineligible for
<br />prior City service in the Virginia Supplemental Retirement System to receive credit for their
<br />years of service with the City for which they ar~ presently not eligible.
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<br /> This also provides for a person who was formerly a member of the Virginia Supplemental
<br />Retirement System creditable service under the Portsmouth Supplemental Retirement System,
<br />provided he pays into the system the amount of contributions he withdrew from the State system
<br />This must also be continuous service with the City.
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<br /> Under the Fire and Police Retirement System, it provides creditable service for an employ
<br />who was a paid full-time employee of a county or city police or fire department, provided
<br />he was a resident of an area annexed and transferred directly from such county or city depart-
<br />ment to the Portsmouth department between the time of the final annexation decree was entered.
<br />This further provides that the employee must pay into the system a sum equal to the amount
<br />he would have contributed for the years of creditable service granted.
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<br /> There is also a provision amending the early retirement in the present ordinance from
<br />age 60 to age 55. This is recommended since the compulsory-retirement age for City employees
<br />has been reduced from age 70 to age 6S. This will have no financial effect on the retirement
<br />system, as the employees' retirement benefits are reduced in ratio to the number of years
<br />of early retirement taken.',
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