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97 November 5, 2024 The Mooresville Town Council met in regular session on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at 6:30pm at the Mooresville Government Center. Council Members present were President, Tom Warthen and Councilmen, Greg Swinney, Jeff Cook, Josh Brown and Kirk Witt. Attorney, Mel Daniel, was also present. Tom Warthen gave the invocation and called the meeting to order. Approval of the minutes from the October 15, 2024, meeting — Motion was made by Councilman Swinney, second by Councilman Brown to approve the minutes as written. Motion carried 4-0-1 with Councilman Cook abstaining. Ordinance 14-2024 — Ordinance 14-2024, the Salary Ordinance for 2025, was presented to the Council for consideration. Highlights of the changes are a 10% increase for Department Heads, a 5% increase for full-time Police and Fire personnel, and a 4% increase for full-time civilians. The longevity scale was changed to $500 per year after the first full year of service, up to 20 years, to help with retention and increase the pension base. The clothing allowance for police and fire was removed and added to the hourly rate, which will raise the overtime rate and increase the pension base as well. A motion to suspend the rules and vote on Ordinance 14-2024 on first reading was made by Councilman Swinney, second by Councilman Brown. Motion carried 5-0. A motion to approve Ordinance 14-2024 was made by Councilman Swinney and second by Councilman Brown. Motion carried 4-1 with Councilman Cook voting opposed. Bid opening for Phase II Sewer Project — Kent Elliott of Banning Engineering was present to open and present the bids. Bids were as follows: 1. JDH Contracting- $1,964,332.00 2. Lykins Contracting- $2,409,345.50 3. PAF Construction - $1,574,192.50 4. Reed and Sons Construction - $1,525,762.11 5. Subsurface of Indiana - $2,074,099.00 6. Atlas Excavating - $2,849,245.00 7. Millennium Contractors - $2,461,237.00 The bids will be taken under review with a recommendation at next meeting. A motion to send the bids with Banning Engineering for review was made by Councilman Swinney, second by Councilman Witt. Motion carried 5-0. Department Head Reports—There were none. Legal — The last revision to the AT&T agreement that was needed, which was the application of Indiana Law, has been made and the agreement was ready for approval. This is a rewrite of the Master Agreement on the services at the Police Department. A motion to approve the agreement was made by Councilman Swinney, second by Councilman Brown. Motion carried 5-0. Public Comments—There were none. Approval of Claims —A motion for approval of claims in the amount of $989,411.77 was made by Councilman Swinney, second by Councilman Brown. Motion carried 5-0. Approval of Payroll Clearing — A motion to approve payroll clearing claims in the amount of $247,234.65 was made by Councilman Swinney, second by Councilman Brown. Motion carried 5-0.