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MINUTES OF COUNCIL <br /> SPECIAL MEETING <br /> 12/21/2004 <br /> The Batesville City Council met in special session on December 21, at 12:00 PM <br /> at the Municipal Building. Mayor Joe Biard presided over the meeting. Upon roll call <br /> the following Councilmembers answered present: Jim Cargill, R.L. Carpenter, Robert <br /> Ford, Gerald Gaither, Jim Mitchum, Jerry Pectol, and Jim Watkins. Also present were <br /> the City Clerk Denise Johnston and the City Attorney Scott Stalker. <br /> Councilmember Ford moved to approve the prepared agenda. Councilmember <br /> Cargill seconded and all voted for. <br /> DISCUSSION OF ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL PLANT <br /> Mayor Biard introduced Mr. Scott Conger, Plant Manager and Mr. Gregory <br /> Dyess, Labor & Employee Relations Manager with GDX. The plant was built in 1964 <br /> and currently has 450 employees. Mayor Biard said there is a possibility that GDX will <br /> be closing its doors in Batesville. Mr. Conger said GDX has 13 plants, 5 of them in <br /> North America. He said currently their company has enough work for about 3 plants <br /> therefore 1 or 2 plants possibly will be closed. He said all 5 plants are fighting to keep <br /> their locations open. Mayor Biard said if the Batesville plant remains open there is a <br /> possibility that they may bring in another production line to the plant which will bring an <br /> additional 65 to 75 jobs and stability for the current plant. <br /> Mayor Biard asked the council to consider lowering the water and sewer rates for <br /> GDX to the same rate as manufacturing within the city limits of Batesville for a three- <br /> year period. The Mayor said lowering the rate would save GDX approximately $17,000 <br />