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Attorney about the different ways this can be handled legally. Councilman Williams made a motion to have the town attorney move forward in researching the best possible way for this to move forward. Councilman Swinney seconded. Motion carried 4-0 221 E Harrison St Sewer Adjustment- This property had a severe underground water leak and was given a 98,000 -gallon adjustment by Indiana Water and the Sewer Dept. They are requesting an additional sewer adjustment for water that did not go down the drain. Councilman Cook made a motion to approve the adjustment by adjusting the charge to an amount equal to the average of 3 billing cycles. Councilman Williams seconded. Motion Carried 4-0 Event Coordinator - Regina Shelby came before the council to request the Town create an event coordinator position to help facilitate events in the town and bring new events into the town. There was some discussion as to how the town would go about creating a new position, including salary, and insurance implications, the different functions of the possible position and funding sources that Regina has compiled. Councilman Williams and Councilman Cook both voiced their appreciation for the work that Regina has already done for Victorian Christmas. Department Head Reports - Chief Buckner said that this Saturday, December 10th is Christmas for Kids and he would appreciate any volunteers that would like to assist with the program. Town Attorney Lee gave him an update on the information for the body cam footage. Dave Moore gave an update on the cemetery project as it is drawing toward completion. He gave acknowledgment to Brenda Hines for her volunteer work and many hours of work making sure things are ready to go live. The final torch is being worked on and should be completed in the next few days. Councilman Swinney asked for an update on a bridge, there was no update at this time. If the notification of the bridge repair is made before the end of the year, it should be able to be fixed under the bridge tax that will soon be going away. There was some discussion as to the proper procedure to notify the county of bridges that need to be repaired. Councilman Swinney made a motion for Dave Moore to inspect the bridges in the town and submit the list of needed repairs to the county. Councilman Williams seconded. Motion carried 4-0 Chief Dalton gave an update on the extrication equipment. The fire department is down one firefighter due to retirement, but a conditional offer has been extended to a candidate. Legal — None Public Comments— None Councilman Swinney motioned to approve claims in the amount of $1,044,030.12. Councilman Williams seconded. Motion carried 4-0 Councilman Swinney made the motion to approve the clearing of the payroll docket in the amount of $4,817,495.68. Councilman Cook seconded. Motion carried 4-0 Town Council Comments — Councilman Williams announced that the Community Crossing Grant for the Monroe St. improvements has been granted in the amount of $795,675, and the school has approved funding to continue the lighting on Monroe St. Council President Warthen exPained 1782 form from the State. The budget is up $616,000, and the tax rate has decreased to $ 0.�47ier $100 assessed. The community assessed valuation has gone up 19.75%. He explained the budget as it stands. The next regular scheduled meeting of the Mooresville Town Council will be held on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at 6:30 P. M. at the Mooresville Government Center. There being no further business to come before the council at this time a motion to adjourn was made by Councilman Williams with a second from Councilman Cook Motion Carried 4-0.