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Mooresville council approves parks appropriation, employee raises and community events; several motions pass unanimously
Summary
Council approved a $50,000 parks additional appropriation, approved a street closure for Wreaths Across America, entered the annual Morgan County economic development agreement, approved a 3% across-the-board employee pay increase (suspending rules for first reading), approved claims/payroll, and tabled a consulting contract.
Mooresville Town Council approved a set of routine and time-sensitive municipal items at its meeting.
Tammy Snell Stover, president of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 103, asked the council to close Franklin Street between High and Harrison for Wreaths Across America so volunteers can place wreaths at Mooresville Cemetery; she said there are 559 graves in the cemetery alone. The council approved the street closure by unanimous voice vote after a motion and second.
The council voted to re-enter its annual agreement with the Morgan County Economic Development Corporation; the item was described as budgeted in the town’s economic development income tax fund and the motion carried 5-0.
A public hearing on Ordinance 10-20-25, a parks additional appropriation to address a $50,000 shortfall by transferring funds from unappropriated savings into the parks general fund, drew no public comments and the council approved the ordinance that night after closing the hearing.
Council also moved to suspend the rules and approved the personnel compensation ordinance on first reading, adopting a 3% across-the-board raise the council said was recommended by department heads during a workshop.
Financial motions carried as well: council approved payment of claims totaling $871,131.94 and payroll clearing of $260,996.79. Earlier in the meeting the council voted to table a consulting agreement with Debbie Lazier so town counsel could insert required nondiscrimination and E-Verify language before the town signs the contract.
The council set the next meeting for Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 6:30 p.m. and reappointed Dave Sadler to the planning commission to return the commission to a full seven members.
