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Police Department - Police Commissioner, Chris Hobbick, introduced Brock Chipman as the interim Police Chief until a permanent Chief is found. Interim Chief Chipman stated he was excited for the challenge. Commissioner Hobbick asked the Council for funds not to exceed $1500.00 to advertise on Indeed.com and Linkedin.com for the Police Chief position. Thirty days on each site will be a total of $1,470.00. Advertising on these sites will allow them to reach more potential applicants in Mooresville and surrounding areas including Plainfield, Avon, Brownsburg, Indianapolis, Martinsville, Greenwood and Franklin. The Police Commission approved this proposal at their meeting on April 4th. They will also use the Town and Police websites and Facebook pages, as well as the Law Enforcement Academy, all of which are free. President Warthen suggested they authorize the funds to be spent out of the Police Building Repairs line item and if they had any building repairs needs, they could fund them out of CCD. A motion to allow the Police Commission to spend up to $1500.00 out of Police Building Repairs was made by Councilman Stanley and second by Councilman Cook. Motion carried 5-0. Street Department— Street Superintendent Dave Moore stated that East High Street is now closed. The official state detour is an 18 -mile detour south on SR 67 to SR 39, to SR 42. The local detour, for local traffic only, is Main Street to Madison. The Street Department employees found 4000 ft of sanitary sewer lines that are taking on inflow and infiltration from the treatment plant, along the creek, almost to Lowes. He will have more information at the next meeting to ask for permission to get bids to have it repaired. Dave presented the Council with a quote for painting parts of the interior and exterior of the Government Center. He had sent out requests for quotes to four separate contractors and only received one back. It is from The Indiana Painting Co located on Main Street in Mooresville for the amount of $23,842.00. Part of the bid includes downspouts and gutters. There was discussion if those needed to be painted or could just remain white. Dave stated it was included in the quote in case they went with another color outside, where a different color on the downspouts and gutters might look better. He will obtain another quote excluding the downspouts and gutters and bring it back for discussion. Councilman Williams asked if they could put "No Truck" signs on Lockerbie and South Street during the detour and Dave stated they would put those out. Fire Department— Fire Chief, Matt Dalton, shared an email with the Council from Chief Anderson of the Plainfield Fire Department, thanking our crew for assisting in the big Walmart Distribution Center fire. Chief Dalton asked if there were any questions on the SOPS he sent out a couple weeks ago. The Town Council is the Fire Department's Safety Board. He stated that with the help of Attorney Copeland, they have drafted these policies using policies from surrounding communities. Councilman Cook asked if the changes they had discussed had been made and Chief Dalton stated they had. In all, ninety-eight policies were changed and Chief Dalton stated he was satisfied with them. He would like to come back in January for revisions, if necessary, or to reapprove. A motion to approve the SOPS was made by Councilman Cook, second by Councilman Williams. Motion carried 5-0. Legal — Attorney Lee presented Ordinance 1-2022 to create the fund for the Comprehensive Thoroughfare Plan for first reading. There were no questions from Council. Second reading for approval will be at the next meeting. President Warthen stated they had set a deadline for applications to the various boards and only had one applicant for the Park Board, who is an Independent. She doesn't believe she has ever voted in a primary, or at least not the last two. Attorney Lee stated the State doesn't recognize Independents as a major party. Kris Wilson stated the park law had been updated and Attorney Lee said he would look into it. Public Comments — Rob Samuels, 1297 Rosewood Lane, thanked the Council for the vote to look for funding for the K9. He wanted to ask if there were any changes made to the SOPS previously approved by the Police Commission, would that cause a delay to the funding. The Council stated it would not. President Warthen explained that they would be trying to make it a permanent line item in the general