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Chief Julian advised the commission on the three new officers that were hired. They are probationary officers Nolan Wicks, Tyler Smith and Avery Richey. Ernie Wilson made a motion to accept all three as officers. Fred Settle seconded. No discussion. Motion approved unanimously. Chief Julian advised the commission that Captain Kays placed as posted that the department is now accepting applications for laterals. Chief Julian presented the commission with the stats for January and February of 2021 Chief Julian advised that Probationary officers Wicks, Smith and Richey are currently in their 40 hour pre -basic class and that they will be completing the firearms section soon. The probationary period for Officers Miller and Turner will end on April 13, 2021. Chief Julian advised that if an officer retires in good standing and with 20 years of service or more they will be allowed to keep their service weapon. That was approved by the Town of Mooresville Town Council as part of the recognition for years of service. They are also looking at adding other benefits to the employee package. Chief Julian advised that the new server was in and that Spillman was up and running. He advised that there was a few glitches but Spillman is working on it. He advised that the email was back up and that they were looking at a newer version of Outlook. Attorney Charles Braun addressed the issue of a third police commissioner and the party affiliation requirement. He advised that it was up to the Mooresville Town Council and that the party affiliation could be waived if there was an applicant that fit all of the other requirements. He advised that there needed to be a good faith effort to show that they were trying to get them a replacement commissioner. Chief Julian advised that the Town Board did bring up the vacancies on the various boards. Fred Settle stated that he was concerned because currently there is two members and that if something was to come up and he could not make the meeting, the meeting would have to be cancelled. He further stated that there have been vacancies on the commission for most of his six year term. Ernie Wilson made a motion to adjourn. Fred Settle seconded it. No discussion. Motion passed unanimously.