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January 3, 2023 The Mooresville Town Council met in regular session on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 6:30 P. M. at the Mooresville Government Center. Council members present were Council President Tom Warthen, Councilman Shane Williams, Councilman Jeff Cook, Councilman Greg Swinney, and Councilman Brown. Town attorney Chou-il Lee was not present. Council President Warthen gave the invocation and called the meeting to order. Councilman Swinney motioned to approve the minutes of December 20, 2022, with the meeting date corrected from 6th to 20th- and the vote changed to 3-0-2 with Councilman Brown and Councilman Cook abstaining. Seconded by Councilman Williams. Motioned carried 3-0-2 Councilman Cook made the motion to nominate Councilman Tom Warthen as council President. Councilman Williams seconded. Motion carried 4-0-1 with Councilman Warthen abstaining Councilman Cook motioned to nominate Councilman Greg Swinney as Vice President of the council. Councilman Williams seconded. The motion carried 4-0-1, with Councilman Swinney abstaining. Unfinished Business— Mark Butler with Banning engineering gave a brief overview of the project on Carlisle and Monroe streets, including installing sidewalks. There are eleven parcels that are owned to the middle of the road due to the right of way was not properly attained by the State. He described the steps that would be needed to acquire the right of way. The cost for obtaining the right of way is $42,000 plus land costs. The gateway Monument would be placed on the right of way facing north on Monroe St. He presented a detailed drawing of the sign and the idea to put a single ground lamp to illuminate the sign. There was some discussion on a few project details and the design proposals. Councilman Williams motioned to move forward with obtaining construction of the right of ways. Councilman Swinney seconded. Motion carried 5-0 New Business — David Gilman came before the council representing the property owner and CTC, the developer. They request the annexation of approximately 46 acres North of the Pacmoore facility and south of the Morningside Addition on the East side of State Road 67. The property is zoned Industrial with some stipulations that will be left in place. Council President laid out the timeline for the advertising and the timing of the public hearing in addition to the length of the process. Councilman Swinney motioned to have the legal counsel set the public hearing within the next 30 days. Councilman Brown seconded. Motion carried 5-0. Councilman Swinney made a motion to move forward with making a fiscal plan utilizing the services of Baker Tilly. Councilman Brown seconded. Motion carried 5-0 Department Head Reports— Chief Buckner gave an update on the fence project. He will also be holding an all -day application process to fill the one open spot in the department. The department is experiencing several IT issues, including emails and security issues. He would like to have a department head meeting to discuss the issues that they are having and possible solutions. Six goals have been set for the year with additional leadership training. All officers have signed up for CIT training that will enable them to be better prepared for dealing with people with mental health issues. Accountability, ministry program, employee support program, team building within the department, and retention are areas he will focus on this year. He also mentioned needing to start looking to replace some equipment.