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HEM May 5, 2020 The Mooresville Town Council met in regular session on Tuesday, May 5th at 6:30 P. M. at the Mooresville Government Center. Council members physically present were, Council President Shane Williams, Councilman Tom Warthen, and Councilman Jeff Cook. Councilwoman Jessica Hester and Councilman Dustin Stanley were present via telephone. Town attorney Chou-il Lee was present. Councilman Warthen gave the prayer. Motion was made by Councilman Warthen to approve the minutes and the exhibits of the April 21st meeting and seconded by Councilman Cook Motion Carried 5-0 Unfinished Business — COVID-19 Update —Attorney Lee gave an update on the most recent executive orders issued by the Governor. The electronic town council meetings can continue as is until June 8th. He also mentioned the Federal CARES act municipal loans and how that may affect the Town of Mooresville specifically the discrepancy in tax dollars that may occur for the first half of the year. Attorney Lee advised the Clerk Treasurer Dianna Wamsley to work closely with the financial advisors so that if funds from the CARES act are needed to ensure the needed funds are available for the Town the correct steps can be taken. A short discussion occurred about the different options of financing, both internally and externally to ensure the Town has the funds available to continue to operate should there be a shortfall due to the COVID-19 Emergency. Council President inquired about the reopening of the Government Center to the public and some of the changes that have already been made were detailed. Town Attorney Lee let the council know that the governor has amended his instructions to allow municipalities to determine the correct plan of action for their communities and detailed the new social distancing criteria laid out by the State. Chief Julian from the Police Department detailed his current plan for his personnel, and his plan going forward. New Business— Change Order for Government Center Roof and the Town Street Department Garage. Josh Smalling presented himself before the Council to request a Change Order to allow for changes to the original public works contract to replace roofs of the Government Center and the Street Department Garage and to be able to work with the insurance company on a second claim. Town Attorney Lee laid out the legal parameters for the changing of a public works contract. It has come to light that the storm and subsequent tornado on April 81h caused additional damage to the roofs that is requiring a change to the work set forth in the original contract. There was a lengthy discussion on how to proceed on a change to this contract, as there is now a second claim on the roofs due to the tornado. Councilman Cook made a motion to table this discussion until the next meeting in an effort to be able to do more research into what may be needed to get this work done. Motion was seconded by Councilman Warthen. Motion carried 5-0 Department head reports— Chief Julian from the Police department gave his report earlier in the meeting. Council President Williams asked why the audio of a call between a dispatcher and Morgan County during the storm was not included in the original report. Chief Julian stated that at the time he submitted the report he was not aware of the existence of the recording. Legal — none Public Comments— None A motion was made by Councilman Warthen with a second by Councilman Cook to approve claims in the amount of $589,730.24 Motion Carried 5-0