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November 27th~ 19~5.
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<br />creased to an amount approximating instructional costs.
<br />The State allowance for primary highway mileage through cities and towns
<br />for maintenance purposes, should be eubsgantially increased.
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<br /> 'Sta~e license~axes on businesses and professions [should be repealed so that
<br /> the localitle~ could inc~ease present locaI license taxes on such subjects
<br /> to the extent Qf such St.ate license
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<br />The law relating to_ the bank,stock t ax sho.uld be amended so that the cities
<br />will receive the same tax as the towns now receive, and the present law
<br />should b~ a~mended so that municipalitie~ with branch banks could secure
<br />their proportionate sh~re of the tax.
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<br /> The maximum local license taxes allowed hy Section 229 of the State Tax Code
<br /> on receipts'of public utility companies shoul~be substantially increased.
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<br />TAXICAB ORDINANCES. The State Code should be amended to authorize towns and counties,
<br />as well as cities,' to enact taxi~ab regulations. It is understood that a recent court
<br />decision may have the effect of invalidating many town taxi regulation ordinances un
<br />[ess the G0~ 'is amended ~0 remedy ~fi~apparent 6~ersight in not including towns and
<br />counties in ~ pr0v~ioh to authorize the Cities to enact reasonable regulations gov -
<br />erning the operation bf taxicabs..
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<br />3- AVIATION. Legislation should be enacted to aid in the development of the aviation
<br /> industry, and at the same time, properly protect the oublic interest. Legislation
<br /> shohld assure the adequate financing of airport construction and airport operation,
<br /> and make.certain that Virginia and its lbc~l political subdivisions c~n meet Fed-
<br /> ~ral requir~ment's fo~ grants of Fed~e~al msh~eS for airport construction, including
<br /> adequate provision for air, ort Zoning.
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<br />4. BEER AND WINE SALES. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act should be amended to per-
<br /> mit cities and towns to require inclusion of beer and wine _sales in the volume of
<br /> business'reported by retail merchants ahd restaurants a~'a basis for assessing li -
<br /> cerise taxes. The Gommonwealth now requires such inclusian, but apparently through
<br /> an oversight the~Io~alities were nbt i~clud~d'~n'this provision. ·
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<br />5. FINANCIAL STATISTICS. Provision should be made for the incision of financial sza-
<br /> tistics f~r the municipalities in the comparative costs of local government published
<br /> anhually by the s~ate Auditor of Public Accounts."
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<br /> On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 12~'~ - "The Virginia Public Assistance A6count will meed a special
<br />appropriation of $2,$00.O0'to carry through the end of ~e ~ear, and I am requesting that
<br />that amount be made available."
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<br /> Mot~0n of Mr.'Weiseman tp p~ace an approoriation of $2,600.00 for
<br />said purpbse on its firgt ~a~ing,'was a[0pted, ~nd by the ~0~l~ing vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Fox, Grimes, HoWard, Hutchi~e,
<br /> Warren, WeisFman, Wilson
<br />Nays: None
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<br />Lawrence,
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<br />Sturtevant,
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<br /> ' ~ _13th.~ '"Will you please ~ake an-emergency aopr0Priation of $3,300.00
<br />to meet recreational~'needs ~til the~l~_n~e of $i2,oo0.00 due~u's fr~m~t~e Fed~'ral WOrks
<br />Agency is received?"
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<br /> Motionof Mr. Howard that an~appropriati:n of $3,300.00 for said pur-
<br />pose be placed on its first reading, was adopted, and by th~ following vote:
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<br />AyeS: Fox, Grimes, Howard, m~ch~ns,
<br /> Warren, Weiseman, Wilson
<br />Nays: None
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<br />any available cash left
<br />mee~ ant~Qipatea demahds during the first quarter of 1~67~
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<br /> Motion of ~r. Lawrence to concur in
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<br />adopted.
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<br />am recommendiyg
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<br />Lawrence,Sturtevant,
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<br />~th - "Will you please a~horize ~e to pu~ znto Government bonds
<br />in the General Fund and[tH~'~&ter Fun~, Wh~ieh Will not~[~e fle8d~d to
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<br />the Manager's recommendation, was
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<br /> 15th - ~We will e~d the year with surplus money in our ~coo~t and I
<br />that the following.special 'appr0priat~o~-be made.out o. ff t~s ~ear's funds for
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<br />me ~o
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<br />p~rchase the follg~in~ services and ~cessary
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<br /> Hat!and Bartholome~
<br /> New Police Cars
<br /> New Motorcycles
<br /> Veterans~ Center
<br /> Stadium Improvements
<br /> Power mowers, tractors
<br /> gang mowers, etc.
<br /> Office Equipment
<br /> ~Meters
<br /> Total
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<br />equip~en~ when they are available:
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<br />12,5OO.
<br /> 7,500.
<br /> 1,500.
<br /> 2~500.
<br /> 3,700.
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<br /> 8,O00.
<br /> 1,O00.
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<br />$ 000."
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