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am need. President Warthen stated we have never done that before and asked Legal if the Salary Ordinance would have to be amended. Attorney Lee stated he did not believe the ordinance needed to be amended, but the Clerk's Office would have to show documentation of why he was receiving the additional pay. Councilman Cook stated he wants something put in writing to prevent this from happening again in the future. Councilmen Williams and Swinney both agreed he should be compensated. President Warthen stated again that we have not done this with prior police and fire Chiefs or the Park Superintendent. Councilman Stanley asked if a prior interim employee could come back and ask for the additional pay. Attorney Lee stated that since there was not a policy in place previously, he did not believe they would be able to make a claim. Councilman Cook stated he didn't think they could do anything about the previous employees, but they had the opportunity to correct the current situation. Councilman Cook made a motion to pay Brock Chipman retroactively back to April, the difference between his patrolman pay and the chief pay, for the remaining time he is serving as the Interim Chief, as well as moving forward, any department head who is serving in an interim capacity. Motion was second by Councilman Williams. Motion carried 4-1, with President Warthen voting opposed, stating he is in favor of the moving forward portion, but not the retroactive portion. Department Head reports — Park Supt. Kris Wilson reported the pool was closed as of this evening due to school starting back and the splash pad would remain open daily through Labor Day. The windows were installed on the office renovation and there are a few other items that will be completed in the fall. The Park Board has determined their meetings will move back to the park office, beginning August 8t'. She also updated the Council on the street fairs, saying she had emailed Kim at Farmhouse Market to remind her she needed a request 8 weeks in advance to use the park or have alcohol in the park and she has not responded. The deadline was July 2211, so they will not be allowed to hold an event in Bicentennial Park. She also wanted to make the Council aware that the certificate of insurance that Kim had provided is now expired. Councilman Williams asked Kris to explain the reason for the pool closing. She stated that especially this year, it is mostly due to the majority of their help going back to school, but that they have been closing since 2012 when school starts up due to a study being done and proving that it is not cost effective to keep it open on weekends through Labor Day. President Warthen asked Councilman Williams to try to reach out to Kim to get a new certificate of insurance. Fire Chief Matt Dalton reported an increase in runs, 58 more than the previous month. He introduced his new hire, Quentin Humbarger, who will replace a recent retiree. Councilman Williams thanked Matt and Dave Moore for talking to the downtown businesses about the building demo on Main Street Street Supt. Dave Moore stated the Community Crossings project is in its final stage. He also stated that Wendall Thaler has given the Town the rest of the stained-glass windows for the meeting room and they are looking for someone to repair them so they can get them installed. Interim Police Chief Brock Chipman wanted to thank everyone for working with him and helping him through his time as interim chief and thanked the Council on the vote for the additional salary. Legal - Attorney Chou-il Lee reported they are still finalizing the contract for the sewer lining project and they will have it at the next meeting. He also stated that since the agenda does not list the additional appropriation for the sewer lining project as a public hearing, we will readvertise and hold the public hearing at the next meeting. Public Comments —There were none. Approval of Claims — A motion to approve the payment of claims in the amount of $663,883.91 was made by Councilman Stanley and second by Councilman Swinney. Motion carried 5-0.