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June.27, 1989 501 89-259 Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of a~ ordinanCe to amend the COde of 'the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1988, by amending Sections 35-159(3); Section 35-165(a); and Section 35-167 thereof pertaining to real estate tax exemption fo] elderly and disabled persons. "The 1989 General Assembly adopted several ~hanges to the enabling legislation for the local exemption of real estates for elderly and handicapped persons. These changes are as follows: (a) The City may no longer require a term Of residency in order to be eligible for the tax relief° (b) A change in status during the tax year will result in the property no longer being eligible for exemption for the remainder of that year as opposed to the current provision which makes the property ineligible for the entire tax year. (c) The City Treasurer is now required to provide notice of the terms of the exemption for etderly and handicapped persons in the tax statements and by other means~ I recommend adoption of the ordinance to incorporate these changes into the City Code." On motion of Mr. Simpson and seconded by Mr. Barnes, the following ordinance was adopted on first and final reading, and the following vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND T~E CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1988, BY AMENDING SECTIONS 35-159(3); SECTION 35-165(a) AND SECTION 35-167 THEREOF PERTAINING TO REAL ESTATE TAX FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED PERSONS." Ayes: Barnes, Corprew, Gray, Hawks, Simpson, Webb Nays: None 89-260 Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of a ordinance to amend Section 5 of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, Classification and Pay Plan (Ordinance No. 1989-47) by adding thereto subsection (d), pertaining to allowances for Computer Services employees. "The Department of Computer Services operates and maintains on a day to day basis the City's word processing system. Several employees of the department have been taught to trouble-shoot, analyze and repair this system thereby permitting a lower level o contractual maintenance and resulting in a substantial savings to the City. At the request of the Director of Computer Services and with the concurrence of the Director of Personnel, I recommend that an allowance of $90 per month be established to recognize these abilities which are over and above the regular 3ob requirements. To accomplish this a modifieation to the City's Classification an~ Pay Plan will need to be approved by the City Council. The attached ordinance modifies the plan which goes into effect on July 1, 1989 by amending Section 5 to add subparagraph (d). I recommend the City Council favorably considers the Compute~ Service allowance." On motion of Mr~ Simpson and seconded by Mr. Gray, the following ordinance was approved on first and final reading, by the following vote: and