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<br />August 14~ 1979
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<br />79-308 The following report was submitted by Margaret E. Jones, City Treasurer:
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<br />'Attached please find list of Delinquent Real Estate Taxes for the Fiscal Year 1978~79.
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<br /> Thisi$'~rnished in accordance with the City Code, and the total of said list from the
<br />last date of collections in this office August 2, t979 is:
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<br />$478,616.51
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<br /> The original of this list has been turned over to Mr. E. K. Rabey, Ill, Delinquent Tax
<br />Collector and a copy to Mr. RoL Cherry, Director of Finance.
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<br /> A separate list of collections from the second day of August through this date, August
<br />ninth, while the Delinquent List was being prepared, has also been turned over to Mr. Rabey.
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<br /> $4,.954.80 in cash and checks collected between August 2nd thru August 9th accompany
<br />l~st."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mr. Early, the report to be received as information,
<br />and was adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br /> 79-309 - Mr. Oast offered the following names for appointments to the following Boards/
<br />Commissions:
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<br />Hampton Roads Air Quality Control District Committee
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<br />James A. Rule, Sr. to be nominated to serve, replacing Dr. Fay I, Carr, Jr.
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<br />Retirement Board
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<br />Henry E. Diggs, to be appointed for a term of four yeats, expiring October 1, 1983.
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<br />Social Services Advisory Commission
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<br /> Mrs. Lana Waite to be appointed to fill an unexpired term, ending July 1, 1981, vacancy
<br />created by the resignation of Ms~ Lulg H. Potter.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Early and seconded by Mr. Barnes,
<br />further nominations, the above members to be elected
<br />was adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br />to close nominations, and there being no
<br />to the designated Board/Commission, and
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<br /> 79-310 S. DeLacy Stith, President, Portsmouth Branch of the NAACP, P. O. Box 756,
<br />relinquish his time to Donald K. Richmond, 2101 High Street, representing the Portsmouth Bran,
<br />of tke NAACP, and Mr. Richmond made the following presentation:
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<br /> ~'"I speak before you tonight
<br />NAACP concerning the composition
<br />Opportunity.
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<br />in the capacity of First Vice President, Portsmouth Branch,
<br />of the City[s workforce and the subject of Equal Employment
<br />
<br /> A little more than five years ago, the City of Portsmouth became one of the first cities
<br />in the Tidewater area to publish an affirmative action plan for city employees. That occasion
<br />was met with guarded optimism and hoe that the City would work towards and move agressively
<br />towards full integration of its workforce at all levels, in each Department, and within every
<br />occupational area. That EEO Plan had many strong affirmative action items, that if accomplish~
<br />would have assisted in achieving its desired outcome.
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<br /> I would be remiss if I failed to state that each action item was well thought out through
<br />~ process of frank discussions, negotiations, and in some instances compromises. Phase III
<br />of that Plan established a departmental implementation schedule (for internal use only).
<br />Results oriented objectives a~d timetables were to have been established in eight categories.
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<br />According to the news media, along with a failure to establish goals and timetables,
<br />significant segments of the 1973 EEO Plan were not implemented. In effect then that EEO Plan,
<br />published with such hope and optimism, over the years has been little more than a paper progra~
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<br /> Other than fulfilling various requirements, it is a fact that the promulgation of that
<br />EEO Plan and policy statement, and others that'will follow, coupled with advertising that the
<br />city is an EEO/AA employer has had little effect on changing the composition of the city work-
<br />force. On the other hand, change will occur when individuals in positions of authority jointl~
<br />perceive it as being in their best interests, .from an overall management perspective or "see
<br />a need" for specific action.
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<br /> In EEO law and policy, personal opinions, desires, and philosophies carry far less
<br />weight than the use of specific action items, with required goals and timetables, and if
<br />necessar, quotas - within the context of the recent Weber Supreme Court de~ision. That pre-
<br />cedent has been clearly established in the employment area by both EEOC and the Supreme Court
<br />in several significant cases from:
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<br />Weber (1979) which addressed the use of quotas to correct workforce imbalances.
<br />Teamsters V. US (1977) which addressed the use of statistics to show ethnic or
<br />racial imbalance which may indicate purposeful discrimination.
<br />McDonnell Douglas Corp, V. Green (1973) which addressed and clarified the concept
<br /> of a "prima facie" case of discrimination.
<br />Griggs V. Duke Power Co. (1971) which addressed the issue of employer intent versus
<br /> effect, testing, credentials and class action suits~.
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