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May 16, 1983
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<br /> Tidewater gets less than 10% of the fmnding of the State program while having approxi-
<br />mately 1/2 the indigents covered by the ~rogram~ MCV gets over 50% of the fnnding with
<br />approximately 1/3 of the indigents. UVA_get$ 33% of the funding with 1/5 of the indigent
<br />load so there is room within equity for substantial increase of indigent funding for the
<br />Portsmouth hospitals thru EVMA from the State.
<br /> Indigent care is a cost of our society and must be paid for. Currently, by cost shifting
<br />within our hospitals, unreimbursed indigent care is paid for by those of us who are sick and
<br />must go to the hospitals but have the money to pay for our visits either directly to the
<br />hosptial or indirectly thru health insurance plans.
<br /> Indigent care should more properly be paid for totally by all citizens not just those
<br />who are sick.
<br /> EVMA is working each year to get as muchi~money as it can for Portsmouth hospitals. Last
<br />years increase in support was $28,000 per year. This support presently totals approximately
<br />$ 200,000. I would ~equest that Portsmouth increase its support to EVMA to last years level
<br />of $30,000."
<br /> Dr. ~mil>Sayegh, 226 Fort Lane, representing Portsmouth Urological Associates, spoke in
<br /> support of full funding of $30,000 for EVMA.
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<br /> C. Robert Peery, 850 Crawford Parkway, representing Portsmouth General Hospital, ~s~Counci
<br /> consider and increase the contribution to EVMA.
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<br /> Dr. William Mayer, ~resident of Eastern Virgin&a Medical ~uthority, 945 Winwood Drive,
<br /> Norfolk, requested Council to give serious consideration of restoring the $20~000 cut in the
<br /> budget for EVMA.
<br /> Motion of Mr. Whitlow and seconded by Mr. Barne~, to amend the ordinance to increase the
<br /> support to EVMA to a total sum of $$~000 during this FY, and was adopted by unanimous vote.
<br /> James Smaw, Supe~ii~O~fo~ ~e~a~ C&aims Service, 505 Washington Street, stated that
<br /> he hoped Council would reconsider and restore
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mr.
<br /> for the Veterans Cla~m~ Service and~T~dewater
<br /> by unanimous vote.
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<br /> Dr. George Pass, President of Tidewater Community College,
<br /> funds to TCC, and also for the support in the transportation to
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<br /> ~ou~cil recessed at~.~9:40 and reconvened at 9:54.
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<br /> On motion the ordinance, as ~m~nded, was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />$1650 to be included in the 1983-84 budget.
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<br />Gray, to amend the ordinance to Continue fundin
<br />Community College for FY 1983-84, and was adopte~
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<br />thanked Council for continuing
<br />the College.
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<br /> Ayes: Barnes, Gray, Holley, Nebb, Johansen
<br /> Nays: Whitlow
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<br /> ~otion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mr. Gray, that the City Manager,be allowed to take
<br />funds to be included in the budget, from the Contingency Account, and was adopted by unanimous
<br />vote.
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<br /> 83-160 The fo~llowing ordinance approved on first reading at the special meeting of May
<br />4, 1983, was taken up and read:
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<br /> "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 1982-53 IMPOSING AND LEVYING TAXES FOR THE
<br /> FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 1983, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 1984, AND ALSO FOR EACH
<br /> AND EVERY FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER BEGINNING JULY 1ST AND ENDING JUNE 30TH OF
<br /> EACH SUCH YEAR, UNLESS OTHERWISE CHANGED BY COUNCIL, ON REAL ESTATE, TANGIBLE
<br /> PERSONAL PROPERTY, AND MACHINERY AND TOOLS WITHIN THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH,
<br /> VIRGINIA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF RAISING REVENUE FOR THE SUPPORT OF GOVERNMENTAL
<br /> OPERATIONS AND THE PUBLIC FREE SCHOOLS AND TO PAY PRINCIPA~ AND INTEREST ON THE
<br /> PUBLIC DEBT."
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<br /> On ~otion of Mrs. Webb and seconded by Mr. Barnes, the ordinance was adopted, and by the
<br />following vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Barnes, Gray, Webb, Johansen
<br /> Nays: Holley, Whitlow
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<br /> 83-161 - The following ordinance approved on first reading at the special meeting of May
<br /> 4, 1983, was taken up and read:
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<br /> "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTIONS 35-3(a), 35-4, 35-16 AND 35-18, PERTAINING TO
<br /> PRORATION OF TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY ~X." f
<br /> ayd ted and by the
<br /> On motion of Mrs. Webb and seconded by Mr. Barnes, the ordinance w 0P ,
<br /> following vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Barnes, Gray, Webb, Whitlow, Johansen
<br /> Nays: Holley
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