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August 2, 2022 The Mooresville Town Council met in a joint session with the Mooresville Police Commission on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, at 6:30pm at the Mooresville Government Center. Council Members present were: President, Tom Warthen and Councilmen Dustin Stanley, Greg Swinney, Jeff Cook and Shane Williams. Police Commission members present were: Christopher Hobbick, William Settle and Ernest Wilson. Town Attorney, Chou-il Lee was also present. Tom Warthen gave the invocation and called both the Town Council and Police Commission meetings to order. Approval of the minutes from the July 19, 2022 meeting — Motion was made by Councilman Stanley, second by Councilman Cook to approve the minutes as written. Motion carried 5-0. Restoration Impact Contract —The contract with Restoration Impact for the demolition of 1 & 3 East Main Street, was forwarded to Council by Legal for their review. Payment will be made from the CCD Fund. Legal confirmed that any sub -contractors that are used will fall under the contract and any incidences that might occur are covered under the insurance of Restoration Impact. A motion was made to approve the contract with Restoration Impact by Councilman Stanley, second by Councilman Swinney. Motion carried 5-0. Old Settler's Parade Route — Interim Chief Brock Chipman confirmed that he was told the route would return to the old route, Indiana to Main to Maple to St Clair. Councilman Stanley stated he was told by the representative that submitted the request that they were returning to the old route, as well. Appointing of new Police Chief— President Warthen explained that because Mooresville is a Metropolitan Police Department, they have a three member Police Commission, who are appointed by the Town Council and are assigned the tasks of hiring and firing, discipline, and approval of standard operating procedures for the Police Department. They choose their best candidate for the Chief of Police and bring that recommendation to the Council for approval or denial. If three members of the Council vote to accept the recommendation, the Executive Officer will appoint the new Chief. Chris Hobbick of the Police Commission stated they had thirty-two applicants, interviewed eight, and selected four to go through the background process and second interview. He thanked Chief Kirby Cochran and the Franklin Police Department for performing the background checks and stated they did a very thorough job, including financials, education, and references. Commissioner Hobbick introduced their final candidate, Mr. Kerry Buckner. Mr. Buckner currently serves as Major and Night Watch Commander with IMPD and comes with 32 years of law enforcement experience. He spent 20 years in the United States Army, retiring in 2007, and has a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice. He is married and has four children and three grandchildren. Councilman Williams asked Major Buckner to describe the highlights of his career, why he wanted to come to Mooresville and his goals for the department. Major Buckner stated he started the violent crimes unit of IMPD back in 2007 and they have apprehended thousands of violent criminals and it is still up and running today, he is proud of the fact that every time he transferred to a different unit, he was asked to, and did not put in for it. He stated he basically grew up in Mooresville and has family here, it has a great police force and the people of Mooresville love law enforcement. His goals include being accessible to the public, getting the K9 program back up and running, interviewing each officer and working on any moral issues that may exist, and his top priority is for his officers to go home every night. A motion to accept the unanimous recommendation from the Police Commission to appoint Kerry Buckner as Chief of Mooresville Police, was made by Councilman Williams, second by