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Sergeant Mike Mundy with the Independence County Sheriff's Department <br /> addressed the council to ask for funding for an additional officer for the Domestic <br /> Violence division of the Sheriff's Department. The County has received grants in <br /> the past to help fund the DV division. Sergeant Mundy said if approved by the <br /> City Council, he will apply for another grant which will need to be submitted <br /> around March, 2008. The cost to add a Corporal to the division would be <br /> $42,222.36. $11,282.44 will be for the 2008 budget and $30,939.92 in the 2009 <br /> budget. Sergeant Mundy said the grant is a two for one. The City would fund for <br /> one officer and the State will fund an additional officer. The council said they <br /> would consider the request during their budget process. <br /> C) JONAH SHUMATE, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE <br /> Mr. Jonah Shumate, Director of the Batesville Area Chamber of <br /> Commerce, addressed the council to talk about Economic Development. Mr. <br /> Shumate said in light of the recent closing of a local manufacturing plant, there <br /> has been lots of talk about Economic Development in our area. He said he just <br /> wanted to visit with the Council as he did with the Quorum Court the previous <br /> night. He said the top four items that had come from his previous meetings were <br /> aviation, tourism, infrastructure and health care. All of these items are essential <br /> when prospective industries look at our area. Mr. Shumate said the City, County <br /> and State needed to work together and monies were going to have to be raised <br /> to have an effective Economic Development Board. The council was in <br /> agreement with Mr. Shumate and said they were looking forward to working with <br /> the Chamber in the future. <br />