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March 9, 1982 NEW BUSINESS B2-95 - James D. Lassiter, 508 Powhatan Avenue, spoke concerning reassessments on real estate and requested that the assessments be brought down to a reasonable amount. See response below. 82-94 On motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mrs. Webb the following resolution was adopted, and by the following vote: ' "A RESOLUTION IN TRAINING ACT (HR 1982. SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FOR EMPLOYMENT AND 532~) SUBMITTED BY CONGRESSMAN AUGUSTUS F. HAWKINS JANUARY 25, WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth, Virginia with the highest unemployment rate of any urban municipality in Virginia (10.1%) is experiencing the problems of poverty, high unemployment an skill shortages that impact the entire society; and WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia believes that the existing local Employment and Training Delivery System, working closely with other loaally administered human service, educational and economic development programs and private business offers the most effective and efficient approach to addressing these problems; and WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia further believes that the social and economic forces impacting on the national labor force and the economy demand a national effort on employment and training and a sustained and systematic commitment to the preparation of the nation's workforce as essential elements of our national economic policy; and WHEREAS, the Community Partnership for Employment and Training Act submitted by Congress- man Augustus F. Hawkins on January 25, 1982, is the only bill which recognizes the institutio] al maturity of the current Employment and Training Delivery System and proposes an adequate and permanent level of funding to address this nation's unemployment and skill shortage probl~ NOW, tHEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia that it supports the Community Partnership for Employment and Training Act of 1982, and urges its Representative and Senators to cosponsor and support this bill in recognition of their commit- ment to the preparation of the nation's workforce as an essential element of our national economic policy. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be, and she hereby is, directed copies of this Resolution to Representative Daniel and Senators Warner and Byrd." Ayes: Barnes, Beamer, Gray, Oast, Webb, Johansen Nays: None forward 82-95 Motion of Mr. Beamer and seconded by Mr. Oast, to go into an executive session for the purpose 6f discussing the following, '~nd was adopted by unanimous vote: (A) USE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY (1) Acquisition, Sale and Use of Property (2) Industrial Development (B) LEGAL ~TTERS (1) Contracts (2) Litigation (3) Legal Consultation (4) Council Procedures (C) PERSONNEl (1) A Personnel Matter (D) BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS (1) Eastern Virginia Health Systems Agency, Inc. On motion meeti.,ng adjourned. APPROVED / Mayor Johansen advised Mr. Lassi~er that procedures and methoRs, and the results would these assessments Stand, that ~ncil will be the Council had requested a review of the AssessJr's be used in his performance o£ evaluation. If~ taking someeaction relative to the tax rate. * The City Attorney explained the role of the City Assessor as that of an independent appraiser of real estate property, charged with establishing the fair market value and Council has no authority to change the fair market value. The Assessor has total control over the actual assessment, subject to the Board of Equalization and the Circuit Court The City Counc5 has control over the tax rate. '