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1667 September 21, 2021 The Mooresville Town Council met in regular session on Tuesday, September 21 at 6:30 P. M. at the Mooresville Government Center. Council members present were Council President Tom Warthen, Councilman Greg Swinney, Councilman Dustin Stanley, Councilman Shane Williams, and Councilman Jeff Cook. Town attorney Cho-il Lee was present. Council President Warthen gave the prayer. A motion was made by Councilman Stanley to approve the minutes of the September 7th meeting and seconded by Councilman Swinney. Motion Carried 4-0 with Councilman Cook abstaining. _ Unfinished Business— Indianapolis & Bridge Street Guardrail - Council President Warthen mentioned council members observing the curbing at the Speedway in Plainfield. He suggested having Dave Moore contact the Town of Plainfield to identify public or privately owned. Dave Moore stated he had called Casey's last week regarding that specific guardrail. The plan commission recommended the guardrail years ago, and the property owner is against installing another railing and would like to submit ideas back to Dave Moore. Traffic Study Update - Councilman Williams asked what could be done to get arrows at Indiana and Main Street and recommended the consultant spending time with Dave to observe the issue. Councilman Cook asked about the no turn on red, and Dave Moore mentioned guidelines with sightlines. Councilman Swinney and Councilman Stanley are in favor of doing more research. Word Systems Agreement— Council President Warthen detailed that CCD funds could be used for this purchase. Councilman Williams made a motion to approve the Word Systems LLC Contract for the 4 - year term funding from the CCD. Councilman Swinney. Motion Carried 5-0 New Business — Budget Public Hearing Paige Sansone from Baker Tilly gave an overview of the budgets noting that nine are better than balanced. Five budgets exceed receipts, but sufficient reserves exist to cover those expenditures and all reserve funds exceed the 15% minimum. Councilman Williams raised issues with the budget hearing not being well advertised. Paige Sansone with Baker -Filly stated the budget was submitted to Gateway, which met state requirements. Councilman Williams voiced his displeasure with the budgeting process in general. Council President Warthen made the point that the advertised budget balanced within the levy, on the tax side of the budget, all but $9,000 is being spent on things wanted or needed by the Departments of the Town of Mooresville. He explained that capital items could be included in the proposed budget, but line items may have to be changed to accommodate that, resulting in an unbalanced budget. However, money can be appropriated out of funds where there is an excess to cover those items. Several additional examples of past capital expenditures being appropriated from other funds were given. A brief discussion occurred where it was determined that the budget could be posted on the Town Website in the form of a PDF file without the need for a resolution. Braxton Hughes from Camby came before the Council to address the budget for a new canine unit. He mentioned the knowledge of the budget surplus and the lack of a line item for continued care of the canine unit once it is purchased as well as care after canines are retired. Council President Warthen stated he would like to see something like this be able to happen so that the continuation of a canine unit is guaranteed. Town Attorney Lee talked about the way the budgeting of a municipality works. While it would be ideal to have a line item for each expenditure, that is not how it can be accomplished in a municipality. Municipal budgets are usually kept in large broad categories so that funds can be used as needed.