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HER February 7, 2023 The Mooresville Town Council met in regular session on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:30 P. M. at the Mooresville Government Center. Council members present were Council President Tom Warthen, Councilman Greg Swinney, Councilman Shane Willaims, Councilman Jeff Cook, and Councilman Josh Brown. Town Attorney Chou-il Lee was also present. Tom Warthen gave the invocation and called the Town Council meeting to order. Motion was made by Councilman Cook to approve the minutes of the January 17, 2023 meeting and seconded by Councilman Swinney. Motion Carried 5-0 Motion was made by Councilman Cook to approve the minutes of the January 31, 2023 Special called meeting and seconded by Councilman Swinney. Motion Carried 5-0 Unfinished Business— Board Recognition- Councilman Williams and Clerk -Treasurer Wamsley have discussed some different options not only for the outgoing board members but also for Town employees. There needs to be a line item in the budget to fund any programs or recognitions. It was mentioned that whatever is done, needs to be consistent through all departments. There was a consensus that Councilman Williams and Clerk -Treasurer Wamsley would work together to devise a program and bring it back to the council before the next budget cycle. Emergency Information Technology -There was some discussion about the budget constraints of updating Microsoft Office 365 to 365 G-3. The Police Department has issues with their email due to outdated Office software. Council President stated that to move forward with this, there will need to be an additional appropriation to fund it and move all departments' IT budget to the Town Hall budget. Councilman Cook made a motion to table this until the next meeting. Councilman Swinney seconded. Motion carried 5-0. Mooresville Fire Department Policy -This is a continuation of the discussion to amend the policy to ensure that no part-time employee will be put in the chain of command of a full-time employee. Councilman Cook worked with Attorney Beth Copeland to complete this revision. Councilman Cook made a motion to adopt this policy. Councilman Williams seconded. Motion Carried 5-0 New Business— SB-1 Old Dominion Freight Lines -Mike Dellinger with Morgan County Economic Development came before the council to present the SB -1. Old Dominion Freight Lines is working with the Redevelopment Commission to purchase 58 acres in Mooresville. The SB -1 is for a 10 -year tax abatement for real and personal property. It's a $3.35M real estate acquisition with the RDC, a $20M construction value, and $1.35M in personal property. Eighty jobs will be relocated to Mooresville and forty additional full-time jobs and ten part-time jobs. This is a part of their 180 -day due diligence period. Councilman Cook made a motion to have Attorney Lee draft a declaratory resolution. Councilman Brown seconded. Motion Carried 5-0 Pharmacy Opioid Global Settlement -Town Attorney Lee discussed the $20B Opioid Global settlement with Allergan, Teva, CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart. To be able to collect a portion of the settlement, the town must pass a resolution to opt -in. Councilman Swinney motioned to opt into the settlement. Councilman Cook seconded. Motion carried. 5-0. RO-CZApL�idy\9--''13k,) Vtj Meijer Opioid Regional Settlement "JafQt y ¢J e v� There is a settlement that has been reached, but only the communities that had filed a lawsuit will be able to partake. For the Town of Mooresville, the amount will be $259,406.54. This is a one-time unrestricted lump sum payment that will go into the unappropriated money to be there for the council's consideration. There are no restrictions on the settlement that dictates how the funds can be used. It is possible that this will be paid out by the end of