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President Mathis qttcstioncd thc Na~'ct>ti~ and .luvcnilc ', >litter titk: (,tt the Salary ( )rdinan~c 1998. lie wanted to Imow if there v~'ouh, lbc CllOllgJl olliccrs ,,u thc street. 'l'wo (,'eps Fast officers were approved at Budgcl time. :\ total of $5{}(I.i}(} cxll'a is Imdgclcd lin' a lille. 'l'he Fast Grant is a Federal Grant. 'Ibc Police ])eparlmenl x,.a,; als(~ awarded a Slate (h'anl callo¢i "LEz~:" of appro,~nately $98.000.00. 'Ihc~c scelncd conlhsion as lo wholhor lira awarding o1' lbo Grant automatically meant the lfiling of another officer. '1 he I.EAF grant money can't bo used for anyfl~g olhcr llu~ a new officer. So, Iht Police Commission rcqueslcd 1o hire a police officer L]:AI' sialc Gran[. Nlolion was made by Councilman l)olcn, second by ut~gthc" ', '" Counc~nan IIcnsloy lo hire another police officer using lbo "I,E,,~F" state grant men%'. N lotion carried 5-0. Motion ,,vas made by tTouncihnan I Icnslcy, sgctmd by Councilman i)ol,:n to appiove lmsilitm of a Nareolic Officer al lhe time lhis position is needed. ~lolion canScd 5-0. President h,Nthis slated hc wants thc Police Commission t, al lcasl discuss apl~ointing a t?aptain t~ be in ch,'u'ge when Chief Vilcs is away flora thc oflicc. Fh'¢ Department-- all items on tho salary mdinanc¢ had been aplu'ovod doxvn to Incentive Pay. Xlotion was made by Councihnan W;iOxt, sccoml by Councihnan l'yDnan 1o not pay h~cenliv¢ Pay for fu~ t~o Fircfi~ltcrs for 199g and xxork on this al 1999 Budget lira0. Motion canted 5-0. Motion was made by Councihnan Dolcn, second by Councihllall l lcnslcy lo iipplove Saltu3' Ordinanc~ ~17, 1997 wilh lh~ changes duly holed. Nloli(m ¢:uricd 5-0. Motion was made by Councihnan I Icnslcy, second by Councihnan Wright to approve imrchase of a hand hold xidzo Camera. Molion canicd 4-1. President ~lmk Nlalhis opposod. Next, was thc question of a pm'chase of a truck lin' thc l:i~'c l)cpl. Councilmn l>ygman and Counc~nan tlensley did not lbei a track needed lo be purchased aud dethfitcly not a one ton. Fkc Clficf Ixs Farmer told thc Council thc Suburban had lo bc rcpah'ed constantly and thc Limm Club had collected $7500.00 toward thc purcluasc of a truck to pull the Fkc Safety Ilousc. Motion was made ~' Counc~nan Wfi~t, second by Councihnau Dolcn to approve a 3/4 ton truck purchase. Motion canied 3-2. Councihnan I Icnslcy and Councihlmn Pygman opposed. Street Coim~ssioncr Joe Be~nan had rcqucslcd pcmfission to purchase Striping Eq~pmcnt. Motion was made by Co~c~nan Hensley, second by Councilman I)olcn to approve the low bkl to p~ch~c thc slfipmg cq~pmcnt. Motion can/cd 5-0. Motion was ~mdc by Counc~man Dolen, second by Councibnan I Icnslcy to approve i)tu'chasc of a 4 wheel ddvc Track for the Street Dcpa~ment taking thc Iow bid. Motion carded 5-0. EDC Dkector Harold GutzxviHcr reported Sun l'olymcr closh~g on Ambassador Steel properly last Friday, December 12, 1997. He also requested Iht En~nccr fin' thc Broohnorc project be pul on the Agenda for thc Janum3' 6, 1998 mecth~g. Nh'. Gutzw~lcr rcqucslcd Ii'om the Council pc~ssion to spend $I 500.00 ti'om rite Bund Indiana Funds lbr bming hi Bl'ooBnorc Subdix4sion. Motion was ~de by Councihnan tlei~iey, second by Councihnan Wd~t lo apl)rOVe thc spending of $1500.00 from lhe Build Ndiana Funds tbr boring in Broohnorc Subdivision. Motion canicd 5-0. Animal Control Officer Mark Taylor reported twenty-tire (25) calls, eight (8) impounded, and one (1) returned. For the ),ear of 1997, slx hundred twenty 10ut' {624) calls, one hundred si.',:ly-¢ighl (168) itnpounds, and seventy-one (71) returned. Motion was made by Councihnan Dolcn, sccoml by C,uncilman I'ygman lo aplu'ove payment of the claims cxccpt for threc thc Clcrk-Trcasurcr rcqticsled Io invcslignlc tht'lhcr..51ellen carried 5- 0.