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budget. He then asked if the Council President could give permission to someone to speak even after the public comments section of the meeting is closed. Attorney Lee stated once that section is closed, the person could respond at the next meeting during public comments. Mr. Samuels asked him to look into the Statute to see if the President could allow the public to respond to Council comments. He then asked if the removal of the Chief of Police had to be brought up by the Council President, as the Executive of the Town. Attorney Lee stated that the President can not make a motion, but he did vote and it was a 5-0 vote Rose Julian, the wife of former Police Chief, Kevin Julian, wanted to address the Council regarding Kevin's removal as Chief. She wanted to express that Kevin lead with integrity and respect, and moral in the Police Department had improved greatly while Kevin was Chief. She stated K9 SOPs were created and submitted to both the Commission and Council and Kevin was waiting to hear back before moving forward for approval. She stated there were rumors of Council meetings being held without the public being notified, in violation of the Sunshine law, and questioned if members of the Council had done enough to verify the information they were being given. She doesn't feel the Council upheld the positions they were elected to. Sydney, a former customer of Furry Friends Stay and Play, stated she has been working with a group of women to get information to Animal Control about what is going on at the business. She wanted to thank Morgan County Animal Control for the work they have done. She stated when she was a customer, she tried to help the owner out and he shared a lot of information with her. She says she has photos on her phone and evidence of bites on children and injuries to animals. She is a representative of Pink Heart Rescue and they do public education. She stated they could work with the Town to create an ordinance to prevent this in the future, because she feels this business is a blemish on the Town. Approval of claims— A motion to approve claims in the amount of $1,914,000.97 was made by Councilman Swinney and second by Councilman Cook. Motion carried 5-0. Council Comments — Councilman Williams wanted to correct the record that there were no meetings that violated the Sunshine Law, as mentioned in the statement by Rose Julian and Legal Counsel confirmed that he has not participated in any meetings that were in violation. Councilman Williams stated he would address other allegations with the newspaper. He also wanted to state that he has done public access requests regarding a missing weapon from the Police Department and three accidental discharges of weapons and have turned them over to the Town Attorney. He wants to make sure the Council is providing enough money for adequate training on weapons safety and storage because he is concerned about officer and public safety. There being no further business to come before the Council at this time, a motion to adjourn was made by Councilman Stanley, second by Councilman Cook and carried 5-0. The next meeting of the Mooresville Town Council will be held on April 19, 2022, beginning at 6:30pm, at the Mooresville Government Center. Tom Warthen, President ATTEST: Dianna L. Wamsley, Clerk -Treasurer I