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<br />On motion of Mr. ~eiseman, said ordinance was adopted and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Baker, Bartlett, Breedlove, ~e~ard, Smith, Walker, Weiseman
<br />Na~s: . Nqne .....
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<br /> 59-172 - An appropriation of $1,038.00 for refunds due taxpayers on 1958 real
<br />estate taxes, due to changes in assessments by the Board of Equalizat~on,placed~ mn first reading at last meet-
<br />ing, was taken up.
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<br />was made, and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes:
<br /> Nays:
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<br />On motion of Mr. Smit~,. an appropriation in the amount of $1,038.00 for said purpose,t
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<br /> Baker, Bartlett, Breedlove, Seward, Smith, W~lker, Weiseman
<br /> None
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<br /> 59-173 - Communications from Portsmouth City Employees Local No.733 and f~om the
<br />Portsmouth Supplemental.Ret%rement BoaFd, pr~sente~ at the.last meeting and ~abled until this meeting, were
<br />taken up.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Breedlove that this matter be tabled again and placed on the age.da
<br />for the meeting on July 28th, and that the'C~t~'Clerk so advise Mr. Tuttle andf$h~ members of the Portsmouth
<br />Supplemental Retirement Board, was adopted,-,a3t~-~hy~th~oTlowing
<br /> AYes: Bakeu, Breed~ove, $~ar~,,S~ith, Walker
<br /> Na~s: Bartlett~ Weiseman
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<br />59-192 - The following communication from the Westhaven Recreation Board of Direc-
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<br /> "WHEREAS,, t~e Westhaven Recreation Bo~rd of Directors is a body compospd o~
<br /> voters and zaxpayers and representing the following church, fraternal and
<br /> club groups: West End Methodist Church, Westhaven Bapti.st Church, Modern
<br /> Woodmen of ~3aerica Fraternal. Society, Moose, Masons, Shriners, Order of the
<br /> Eastern Star, Westhaven Park Garden Club, Westhaveu Park Garden Club,
<br /> Westhaven Garden Club, Plumbers' Auxiliaey and Alice Kyle Woman's Club.
<br /> WHEREAS, this g~oup~ was formed by the Recreation Bureau in 1956 for the
<br /> purpose of assisting the Recreation Bureau in determining t~e type~ of
<br /> activities most urgently needed and to promote: the procuring of adequate
<br /> facilities as the need arose;
<br /> BqtEREAS, this body has been incconstant operation up no and including the
<br /> present time and has assisted in conducting surveys, evaluation of programs
<br /> and program needs, aided financially in facility improvements and w~th city-
<br /> wide as well as local activities.
<br /> This body~ being the only lay group in a position to know the true facts
<br />about the problems facin$ .th~ regreation bureau; the policies and .procedures
<br />and standards emplg~ed by the bureau zn carrying on the work aa~d the advances
<br />and types of programs already offered; request that Mr. Stanley Oliver, 3111
<br />Scott St. District Commander VFW and a member of the board be appointed to the
<br />Recreation Commission.
<br /> ~e feel that a commission, without this type of representative would result
<br />· n wated time and effort in duplication and would prove more of a handicap than
<br />a help to the bureau in the continuance of the progress they have made.
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<br />(Signed) Alvin J. Davis, 407 Chesterfield Ave.,
<br /> Chairman of the Board - and others."
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<br />Motion of Mr. Weiseman to refer to a conference of the Council, was adopted, without
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<br />dissenting vo~e.
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<br />59-193 - The following resolution from the Norfolk County Board of Supervzsors
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<br /> "WHEREAS, the welfare budget, which requires au exorbitant sum or the total annual
<br />appropriations ~f~he 9ounty of Norfolk, has steadily zncreased each year, and
<br /> WHEREAS, present laws, State and Federal, and regulations hamper local authori-
<br />ties in their efforts to discover a~d correct certain uses of the funds by welfare reci-
<br />pients, which uses are uot intended by the statute,.and
<br /> WHEREAS, the elected officials of the County of Norfolk are requi~ed to appro-
<br />priate funds for welfare programs, 'out are powerless to limit payments to an amount
<br />consistent with maintenance of life and health, which limit could be accomplished more
<br />easily on the local level.
<br /> NOW, ~}{EREEORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of Norfolk County,
<br />Virginia, that existing Federal and State laws and regulatigns pertaining to public
<br />welfare programs should recezve immediate study and revision in order to return control
<br />and supervision thereof to the localities, thereby facilitating the discovery and correc-
<br />tion of certain practices which apparently fail to carry out the intent of the law.
<br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be forwarded by the Clerk
<br />to the members of the Congress of the United States and the General Assembly of Vir-
<br />ginia representing the people of Norfolk County, und that copies also be forwarded to
<br />the governing bodies of the cities of Norfolk, South Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach,
<br />Suffolk, Newport- News, Hampton and the counties of Princess Anne and Nansemond.
<br /> This resolution was adopted at s regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors
<br />of Norfolk County Virginia, at a meeting held in the'Supervisors' room, on Tuesday,
<br />June 9th, 1959 a~ 10:O0 A.M."
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