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<br />October 9, 1979
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<br />NEW BUSINESS
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<br /> 79-376 - Mr. Oast offered the following nominations for appointments to the following
<br />Boards/Commissions:
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<br /> Highway Safety Commission
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<br /> R. D. McDaniel and Dr. Carl
<br />November 1, 1982.
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<br />F. Root to be reappointed for a
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<br />term of three years,
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<br />expiring
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<br />Law Library Board
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<br />Mrs. Mamie S. Vick to be reappointed for a term of four years, expiring November l, 1983.
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<br /> Citizens Advisory Committee
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<br /> Jahnny M. Cl~mons to be appointed to fill an unexpired term,
<br />replacing Ralph W. Gholson, who resigned after being appointed to
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<br />expiring June 1, 1980,
<br />the PRHA.
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<br />Health Systems Agency-Consumer Category
<br />Mrs. Gale H. Butt to be reappointed for
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Beamer and seconded by Mr.
<br />further nominations, the above members to be
<br />was adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br />a term of three years, ending June 30, 1982.
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<br />Gray, to close nominations, and there b~iBg no
<br />elected to the designated Board/Commission, and
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<br />79-377 The following letter was received from the City Attorney:
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<br /> "Please accept my resignation as City Attorney of the City of Portsmouth effective
<br />January 1, 1980.
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<br /> The five years that I have been associated with the City of Portsmouth have been the
<br />most challenging and rewarding years of my professional life.
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<br /> [ wish to the City of Portsmouth, each of you personally, and the City Manager and his
<br />Staff, continued success.
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<br /> Please do not hesitate to call on me in the future if I can be of assistance. Signed
<br />Gordon B. Tayloe, Jr."
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<br /> Mr. Oast, on the resignation of Gordon B. Tayloe, Jr., City Attorney, effective January
<br />1, 1980, nominated Steven Lieberman, Assistant City Attorney, to be appointed as City Attorney
<br />effective as of January 1, 1980.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Beamer and seconded by Mr. Gray, that Steven Lieberman to be appointed as
<br />City Attorney, effective on January 1, 1980, and was adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br /> 79-378 Ms. Judith C. Apperson, 3792-C Towne Point Road, representing the Portsmouth
<br />Education Association, spoke regarding increases of the Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insuranc
<br />and presented the following letter from Ms. Audrey Fisher, President of the Portsmouth
<br />Education Association:
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<br /> "I would like to call your attention to the very large increases in Blue CrossZBlue
<br />Shield faced by teacher in Portsmouth for 1979-80. Teachers received $2.00 more a month towar~
<br />health insurance only to discover their gain was wiped out by these increases. For example,
<br />Option I (7510) Blue Cross/Blue Shield plan has increased $92.00 a year for a family. The
<br />total cost per year that the employee must bear for a family health insurance plan uder Option
<br />I will be $874.00, excluding the monies contributed by the School Board. Even under the Optior
<br />IV &6010) plan the increase to the teacher was 578.60 for the family coverage for a total of
<br />$783.20 for the year.
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<br /> A five year teacher would have received $247.00 pay increase for 1979-80 plus payment
<br />of the VSRS. If he or she were covered under t e-~mily plan that would mean that 32 percent
<br />of the $247.00 would be needed to pay for Option IV, and 37 percent of the ~247.00 would be
<br />needed to pay for Option I c~verage.
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<br /> I hope t~at you will keep these monetary losses in mind throughout the budgetary process
<br />and that you will work toward the School Board paying a larger share of Blue Cross/Blue Shield
<br />for teachers as the city pays for their emplqyees. You should be aware of the fact that
<br />Suffolk has managed to come up with the monies to pay the entire cost ($35.02 per month) of
<br />single coverage for the 6010 plan. They covered the incre~ost for 1979-80 without hesi-
<br />tation.''
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mr. Early, the matter to be referred to the School
<br />Board, and was adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br /> 79-379 Mike Riley, 4609 Clifford Street, spoke concerning SCLRR abandoned right-of-way
<br />and that the ditches were growing up with weeds, debris was collecting and asked Council to
<br />set a timetable when the problem could be solved. Mr. Riley also spoke against making Cliffor~
<br />Street a thoroughfare.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mr. Early, the matter to be referred to the City
<br />Manager, and was adopted by unanimous vote.
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