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~~~ with that call. He said the police budget just reflected people not equipment. Currently, they are dispatching for Brown Township and Town of Mooresville, all other units have gone to the county for dispatch. Councilman Warthen told the council that Chief Viler had told him the four dispatchers they have now could be trained for medical and use part-time dispatchers far the other. Councilman Shields had looked into companies that provide the software sometime ago and said that the training was usually included along with the installation and the back-up hard copies for what would normally show up on a computer. Council President Warthez! told the council the budgets reflected a S% increase in the salaries, but over the last few years the increase has actually been $1,000 across the board for full time employees. He didn't know if the council. had made any decision on adding personnel. Sixteen people have been asked for in the budgets. Councilman Bryant wanted to sum up his feelings before he had to leave after receiving a page. He said he felt like two more employees for the Street Department wasn't going to solve the problem but that they may need to start contracting some of the work out to private contractors. He said he was getting phone calls all the time from Marty Witte at Brookmore about a job not completed and he knows the street department has more than enough work to do and six more guys were not going to solve the problem. Councilman Clark said people could be hired and put on the street every day and still come out ahead rather than hire contractors. Councilman Bryant does not agree because of all. the benefits, equipment, etc. that go along with hiring people. He did not feel the Utility Dept. needed a new employee yet and the Fire Department, he was not willing to hire six new guys. He did mat feel this was the time, if we hire six more we still have trouble with the reserves. We have tried to throw more money at the reserves and that didn't seem to help. The other night there were four fires, which is unusual, and only seven of the twelve full-time carne in. Councilman Shields said his only comment was it was way beyond time for the fire department to run on part-time status like it is now for the public safety. Everyone has asked to hire one-half year that will help. Councilman Bryant said at the Park, Brent Callahan is working everyday and he thinks there is a need for another employee, that's not saying he would support the hiring. He wished the Town could hire as many new employees that would be needed to provide the security blanket. But we do not have the funds coming in to provide this. He said show me a way we can do this and keep out tax rate where it is competitive with surrounding areas. Back to Dennis Krrierim and the police department. Ua clothing allowance the two new oflcers were included adding a thousand dollars, if no new officers this would decrease, office supplies went up $1,000. Gas and Oil was bumped up because of not knowing what the gas prices were going to be, this is a guess. There was an increase in health insurance and other insurance. There was some discussion about how many police cars should be considered in the budget. Chief Viler put in for six cars instead of five because they will need a pool car. They didn't hire a new car in 2004 for the twenty-fast officer, but when he is out on the street, they will need a pool car. Two payments are left on the 2004 cars. We are real close to being able to buy five cars in January and being able to pay them off within the year with money made from selling cars and what is appropriated in the budget. Then that number in the budget could probably be deereased- Legal: A motion was made by Councilman Dolen with a second by Councilman Clark to not add an additional levy to supplement TlF areas. Motion carried 4-0. Joe Beikman had a suggestion for the Town to look into expanding the Park District to include other townships outside of Brown Township (like Madison Township). There are Mooresville Schools outside Brawn Township that sports in our parks and use the pool. Attorney Currens said this would be statutory and would be the same process as when the Town included Brown Township. Councilman Wartheu said since there has been nn formal request from Madison 7"ownship, who would make that request for them. Attorney Currens said he would have to look at the statute and process just so the council would be aware of what had to be done. Council President Warthen wanted to make clear to the media this was not a request, just something they are looking at.