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November 3, 2020 The Mooresville Town Council met in regular session on Tuesday, November 3rd at 6:30 P. M. at the Mooresville Government Center. Council members present were Council President Shane Williams, Councilwoman Jessica Hester, Councilman Tom Warthen, Councilman Dustin Stanley, and Councilman Jeff Cook. Town attorney Cho-il Lee was present. Councilman Warthen gave the prayer. Motion was made by Councilman Stanley to approve the minutes of the October 20th executive session and seconded by Councilwoman Hester. Motion Carried 5-0 Motion was made by Councilman Stanley to approve the minutes of the October 20th meeting and seconded by Councilwoman Hester. Motion Carried 5-0 Motion was made by Councilwoman Hester to approve the minutes of the October 28th executive session and seconded by Councilman Stanley. Motion Carried 5-0 Unfinished Business: TOA Confirmatory Resolution 16-2020 Having already approved the declaratory resolution and the public hearing at a previous meeting, Councilman Warthen made the motion to approve Resolution 16- 2020 Councilman Stanley Seconded. Motion Carried 5-0. Discussion and possible appointment of new Fire Chief. Councilman Stanley expressed his gratitude to everyone who applied for the position of Chief. He was grateful there were so many qualified applicants who chose to go through the process. Councilman Warthen added that the council was fortunate enough to interview 3 members of the Mooresville fire department for the position. Councilman Cook agreed it was a difficult decision with several qualified applicants. Councilman Cook mentioned they were able to hire the Chief from within the current department and the process was handled with zero expense to the taxpayers. Councilwoman Hester echoed the comments of the other councilmembers and thanked the other applicants. Councilman Stanley made the motion to offer the position of Fire Department Chief to Matt Dalton and seconded by Councilman Warthen. Motion carried 5-0 Council President Williams thanked the other applicants and mentioned that the timeline for filling this position was announced and followed. New Business: Traffic light and Blind pedestrian sign at Newby. Emily Mullin presented herself before the board to request enhanced measures for the crosswalk at Morgan and Monroe Street. As a legally blind citizen, she is concerned because she is having difficulty crossing safely as she takes her son to and from school. There is no sidewalk on her side of the street and she is concerned for her own safety as well as those of other pedestrians. There is a traffic study planned for that intersection, however due to COVID and the concern of the traffic numbers being skewed it has been postponed. Town attorney Lee is concerned a sign will not alleviate the problem of drivers disobeying traffic laws. Chief Julian said the police department is watching this intersection when they can. This is not a designated crosswalk so until the traffic study can be accomplished there is not much that can be done immediately.