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November 23, 1993 Com~sion of Architectural Review Port Norfolk/Park View Jane Arnold to be appointed to fill an unexpired term ending April 1, 1996, replacing George Joyner. SupDlemental Retirement Board Finale Norton to be appointed for a term ending October 1, 1997, replacing Evelyn Sawyer. Diversion Incentive George Grant, Sr., to be reappointed for a term ending December 10, 1996. Motion by Mr. Griffin, and seconded by Mr. Clemons, to close the nominations, and there being no further nominations, the above were approved by unanimous vote. 93-463 Items Submitted by Council Members (a) Motion by Mr. Epperson, and seconded by Mr. Griffin, to adopt the following resolution, and was adopted by the following vote:~ '~'~ "A RESOLUTION STATING THE CITY COUNCIL'S OPPOSITION TO A PROPOSAL BY THE STATE COMPENSATION BOARD TO AGAIN REDUCE STATE FUNDING FOR ITS SHARE OF THE EXPENSES OF CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS' BUDGETS BEGINNING JULY 1, 1995. WHEREAS, Governor Wilder has projected a $500 million shortfall in State revenues for the upcoming biennium; and WHEREAS, the State Compensation Board has been targeted have its bndget reduced by $24.4 million; and WHEREAS, the State Compensation Board in an effort to address its reduction has proposed, sanong other things, to eliminate funding of its share of fringe benefits for Constitutional officers, which would result in a loss of funding to the City in an ~unount of approximately $585,000.00; and WHEREAS, the State Compensation Board has in past years already significantly reduced its level of funding for its share of the costs of the budgets for the Constitutional Officers to address prior State budget shortfalls; and WHEREAS, the State Compensation Board has, in an effort to reduce the impact of its reduced funding, indicated that it will be proposing to the General Assen~bly a fee for civil process for General District Court and Circuit Court cases, a fee which has been proposed in the past bY other entities and has yet to be approved by the General Assembly. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the CounCil of the City of portsmouth, virginia, that it does hereby express its opposition to a current proposal by the State C°mpensation Board to address ~ts share of Governor Wilder's anticipated $500 million shortfall by reducing funding of benefits for the City's Constitutional Officers. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council does hereby call upon the State Compensation Board, the Governor and the General Assembly to address State shortfalls of revenue in a forthright manner and to refrain from passing along the State's revenue shortfalls to local government so as to say that it did not increase taxes.