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for 2023 by 5%, which is below the average increase. Mr. Mayfield discussed all of the possible changes that could be made to the benefits program on January 1, 2023. Councilman Williams motioned to renew the Health Insurance Plan with Linchfield and allow Mr. Mayfield to get the necessary inquiries about the prescription drug program to be presented at the second meeting in August. Councilman Swinney seconded. Motion carried 5-0. Telemagen Invoices - There was a discussion with Steve Oschman about specific charges on the Telemagen invoices. Steve Oschman requested to pull two invoices, #7046 and #7048 to review and separate legal charges and resubmit a new invoice. Council members approved Telemagen to work directly with Banning Engineering to upload data for the cemetery project. Department Head Reports — Councilman Williams gave the update on Chief Dalton's behalf. Chief Dalton notified the council members he would be hiring soon to replace a retiring captain, and the funds are available in the 2022 budget. The Interim Chief Brock Chipman stated that he had extended an offer for a full-time dispatcher. There was a discussion about a timeline of a supposed missing firearm that was determined to be a typo on the inventory sheet and the gun was issued to an officer and in possession of the weapon the entire time it was thought to be missing. Legal — There were none. Public Comments— Rob Samuels came before the council to voice his displeasure with certain members of the council and his frustration with the timeline of receiving the documents from certain public records requests that he has filed. During Mr. Samuels's comments, there was some discussion among the council on the policy of time limits on public statements, after which Councilman Cook exited the meeting. Rose Julian came before the council to clarify statements that she had made at the June 21 meeting. David Schultz came before the council to thank the Town for his experiences during his tenure with the police department. He also stated he would appreciate not having his or his wife's name brought into any social media posts. Councilman Stanley made the motion to approve claims for $946,824.51 this does account for the invoices pulled during the meeting. Councilman Williams seconded. Motion carried 4-0. Town Council Comments— Councilman Williams made a statement about social media and responded to Mr. Samuel's comments made during public comments. Councilman Swinney stated he enjoyed seeing Rachel Gray get her day. Councilman Stanley told Officer Shultz to be Safe. Council President Warthen said that Mooresville is still, in his opinion, the greatest place in the world to live.