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May 8~ 1990 <br /> <br /> Further, the Commission has requested that I convey to the <br />City Council our':high'~regard for~the~¢ompe~ence of the City~. <br />administration in addressing these matters. Mr. Orton's very <br />quick grasp of the comple~itiesnof~he~budget, combined3w~tha- <br />the continuing superb'expertise of Mr. Cherry and the staff of <br />the Finance Department, gives us great~onfidence in the <br />administration's ability to make appropriate recommendations <br />dealing with the City's financial challenges. We believe that <br />the proposed budge~7 as recommended by the ~nterim CityManager <br />and with modifications?as~.ad~£sed b~h~ ~ommission, <br />sound basis for the City to begin re~establishing a stronger <br />financial position. <br /> <br />Mayor Webb requested a meeting be set for City Council and <br />Municipal Finance Commission before'May 15th final reading of <br />the budget. <br /> <br /> Eddie C. Butler, 5632 Gregory Court, Endependence ~en~e~ <br />Inc., spoke requesting funding of the Center. <br /> <br /> Charles Bartlett, 3820 Adams Street, Lee's Yachting <br />Center, <br />spoke in oppositt~ to'raisin~ t~e~boater~s!tax. <br /> <br /> Susan Slayton, P% ~. Box ~6;-No~fo~k~u~3501, Virginia.~% <br />Symphony, requested funding in the budget of $2,000.00 for <br />the Symphony. ~' ~c~z'3,.r,~ <br /> <br /> Lloyd W. Beazley~ 3186 Reese3Dr~ve;a~epresenting the <br />Portsmouth Firefighters spoke concerning retirement and <br />repairs of used vehicles. ~ 3 ~ .~.. z3uu'_ ~. <br /> <br /> Jerry Myers, 3185 Reese Drive; Fraternal Order of Police <br />Lodge 920, spoke concerning police officers retirement. <br /> <br /> (a) An ordinance to appropriate funds necessary for the <br />operation of the City~Governmentvfor:'and during the fiscals'year <br />beginning July 1, 1990 and ending June 30, 1991. <br /> <br /> Councilwoman Lucas, disclosed that the STOP Organization <br />receives a contribution from the City of Portsmouth that she is <br />the Executive Director, so that she would have to abstain on <br />voting on that portion of it. <br /> <br /> On motion of Mr. Simpson and seconded by Mr. Hawks the <br />following ordinance excluding one Item (STOP Organization page <br />225 line item ~565-25) was approved on first reading by 6-1 <br />(Corprew) vote: "~' ...... ~" <br /> <br /> "AN ORDINANCE ~OZAPPROPRIATErFUNDSJNECESSARY FOR OPERATION <br /> OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT FOR AND DURING THE FISCAL YEAR <br /> BEGINNING JUSY 1,-1990 AND~ENDING'~JUNEc30, 1991." <br /> <br /> Motion of Mr, Barnes <br />funding for STOP, and was <br />vote '" ~ a' <br /> <br />and~secOnded:by ~; ~awks, to approve <br />adopted by 6-0-1 (Lucas-Abstaining) <br /> <br /> b) Councilman Hawks requested the boat tax be separated <br />from the ordinance in order fort.sepa~at~ vote. <br /> <br /> On motion of Mr.pHawks andusecondedcb~tMr, Gray the. <br />following ordinance excluding the boat tax was approved on <br />first reading, and by unanimous vote:.~t:< <br /> <br /> <br />