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Department Head Reports - Council President Warthen stated that to submit paperwork to IDEM, Calvin Bolte needs to be named as the Sewer department acting operator in charge. Councilman Cook motioned to name Calvin Bolte as the acting operator in charge. Councilman Swinney seconded. Motion carried 5-0. Dave Moore introduced Brenda Hunt and wanted to publicly acknowledge all of the work she has been doing on the cemetery project. The community crossing grant is coming down to the wire and they will need to advertise soon. Due to right-of-way issues, Attorney Lee would like a uniform acquisition offer when the owner is approached. He would recommend giving Banning the approval to get the appraisals so that the property owners are fully informed. Councilman Swinney motioned to have Banning move forward with the appraisals and acquire the right of way for 11 parcels. Councilman Williams seconded. Motion carried 5-0 Chief Dalton informed the council that John Hartsock has resigned and is going to Martinsville, and the Chief at Martinsville has asked if the Town would be willing to sell John's gear as it is fairly new. His gear cost $2,844, and there have been no negotiations, but he should be able to get close to that number for the gear. The Chief has given a conditional offer of employment to a current part-time person who already has gear, and there are currently six backup sets. Attorney Lee stated that this could be accomplished with an inter -local agreement. Councilman Cook made a motion to proceed with the inter -local agreement. Councilman Swinney seconded. Motion carried 5-0. Kris Wilson thanked the council for the appointment of the Park Board members. The Park is back to a Pre-Covid schedule, including Daddy daughter and Mother son nights. Her last day of employment with the Town will be Friday. She introduced Keelan Simpson, who is currently the Assistant Superintendent and has been named the Interim Superintendent until the position is filled though he has no intention of applying for the position. Chief Buckner stated that the grant is paying for the body cameras. There was a delay due to a wrong invoice method from Motorola, but the Motorola Customer Service team was commendable and ensured the grant money could be released. The school is close to having the 200`h -anniversary badge design done. Tomorrow is the first meeting of the Drug Task force with Mooresville, Martinsville, and the County. The department heads have agreed that they will meet with other IT Companies to see if they can meet the needs of the departments. February 4th will be the first financial awareness class he has invited Martinsville and the County to attend. Councilman Williams asked for an update on the canine program. Two officers will be sent to handler training this spring, and after that a canine will be matched to an officer and their family. Legal—There were none Public Comments — There were none. Approval of Claims - Councilman Swinney made the motion to approve claims in the amount of $526,302 .53. Councilman Brown seconded. Motion carried 5-0. Payroll Clearing - Councilman Swinney motioned for the approval of payroll clearing for $180,200.74. Councilman Cook seconded. Motion carried 5-0. Town Council Comments— Councilman Williams expressed his thanks to all of the applicants for the board position and encouraged those not chosen to apply again. Councilman Brown seconded the thanks to the applicants and wished Kris the best of luck in her new position. Councilman Swinney mentioned that Paul Mason passed away Friday and wanted to acknowledge his life.