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om March 2, 2021 The Mooresville Town Council met in regular session on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at 6:30 P. M. at the Mooresville Government Center. Council members present were Council President Tom Warthen, Councilman Dustin Stanley, Councilman Shane Williams, Councilman Jeff Cook and Councilman Brian Swinney. Town attorney Cho-il Lee„ was present. Council President Warthen gave the prayer. Motion was made by Councilman Stanley to approve the minutes of the February 2, 2021 meeting and seconded by Councilman Swinney. Motion Carried 5-0 Motion was made by Councilman Stanley to approve the minutes of the February 16, 2021 meeting and seconded by Councilman Swinney. Motion carried 5-0 Unfinished Business— Councilman Warthen opened the Cemetery bids for the mowing of both of the Cemeteries. Name Per Cutting Spring Clean-up Not One Left Behind $795.00 Included in one cutting Parks Outdoor Maintenance $700.00 $174.00 Broadus Lawn Service $850.00 Not included in quote Councilman Stanley made a motion to take the bids under advisement and give them to Dave Moore to gather references and follow up on them. Councilman Swinney Seconded. Motion carried 5-0 Cash Reserve Use - Council President Warthen shared possible scenarios using cash reserve to pay off debt and transferring the maximum amount allowed to the rainy day fund. Councilman Williams asked what the savings would be, and Councilman Warthen stated it is approximately $208,058.00 on both debts without considering interest accrued since the inquiry. Councilman Williams expressed concern about spending $1.1 million now rather than spending $80,000 for employee bonuses. He also stated his concerns about previous statements by council members to make sure that cash reserves were kept intact for the foreseeable future but cannot support spending that at this time. Surplus Fire Equipment Resolution 11-2021 This resolution lists the equipment listed as surplus and enables the Town to find a way to dispose of the surplus equipment. After some discussion about Engine 13, Councilman Williams motioned to amend Resolution 11-2021 to exclude Engine 13 from the surplus list. Councilman Swinney seconded. Motion carried 5-0 Councilman Williams made the motion to pass the amended Resolution 11-2021 Councilman Cook seconded. Motion carried 5-0 Rezone 140 Bridge Street Ordinance 2-2021 Councilman Swinney made the motion to approve the Ordinance 2-2021 Councilman Stanley Seconded. Motion carried 5-0 Richhart Storage Units Rezone -The process for this was done in November of 2019, but the ordinance was not written at that time, and this is needed to clean up that oversight. The rezoning has already taken place. Councilman Williams expressed concern about voting on something he was not on the Council to do. Councilman Cook also expressed concern but understands the need to correct the mistake. Councilman Swinney acknowledged that this has already passed. This served as the first reading of the ordinance, and the second reading will take place at the next regular meeting. Set time frame for Employee Handbook- Councilman Cook acknowledged that this would be a time consuming process to reconcile; he favors having it sent to legal to look over and meet with the department heads about it before it is adopted. Councilman Williams stated he agreed that the department heads should have input in the handbook. Chief Julian in the audience said that he has his copy marked for the items that are of concern to him, but a meeting has not taken place to discuss