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Mayor Elumbaugh read a proclamation in recognition of the Batesville Lady <br /> Pioneers Cross Country Team. The Lady Pioneers are the 2007 Class AAAAA State <br /> Champions and have held that position for four years in a row. Each team member was <br /> introduced by Coach Diane Treadway and given a copy of the proclamation. <br /> C) ACCEPT A CHECK FROM THE BATESVILLE JAYCEES <br /> Mr. Chris Poole, President of the Batesville Jaycees, presented the Mayor with a <br /> $20,000.00 check for the purchase of playground equipment at Riverside Park. Mayor <br /> Elumbaugh thanked the Jaycees for their contribution and for all help in previous years. <br /> D) REPORT FROM BUDDY WILLIAMS ON THE 2007 UTILITY AUDIT <br /> Mr. Allen Wade Turner and Mr. Buddy Williams, CPA's with Allen Wade Turner & <br /> Associates, P.A., addressed the council to review the Utility September 30, 2007 and <br /> December 31, 2007 audits. Mr. Turner explained that the Utilities had two audits in <br /> 2007 to convert them to a calendar year. Mr. Turner said his firm did all the requested <br /> and required testing and the audits were clean. Councilmember Terrell moved to <br /> accept the audits and Councilmember Smart seconded. All voted for. <br /> E) JASON FUNKHOUSER WITH THE USGS <br /> Mr. Jason Funkhouser with the USGS addressed the council regarding the three <br /> gages on the White River. Mr. Funkhouser said the USGS recently mandated that they <br /> change their transmit frequencies from 4 hour transmissions to 1 hour transmissions. <br /> He said although the change is good for data purposes, funds were not provided for the <br /> upgrade. The City currently pays approximately $7,000 per year for the Allison gage. <br /> The upgrade for that gage will be $8,000. USGS is asking the City to pay for half the <br /> cost, $4,000 and USGS will pay the remaining $4,000. The council discussed the fact <br /> that the City is paying annual cost without any help from the County, which also benefits <br />