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MINUTES OF COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 10, 2002 The Batesville City Council met in regular session on September 10, at 5:30 PM at the Municipal Building. Mayor Joe Biard presided over the meeting. Councilmember Watkins gave the invocation. Upon roll call the following Councilmembers answered present: Gerald Gaither, Jim Mitchum, Jerry Pectol, Paula Terrell, Jim Watkins, Jim Cargill and Robert Ford. R.L. Carpenter was absent. Also present were the Deputy City Clerk Brenda Riley and the City Attorney Scott Stalker. Councilmember Ford moved to approve the minutes from the last meeting. Councilmember Cargill seconded and all voted for. Councilmember Ford moved to approve the prepared agenda as amended. Councilmember Terrell seconded and all voted for. REQUEST FROM LEROY BENNETT TO ADDRESS COUNCIL Mr. Leroy Bennett, Landscaping Supervisor came before the council to inform them of his retirement due to health problems. Mr. Bennett wanted to thank the council and the city for the years that he had been employed. Mr. Bennett suffered a heart attack a couple of months ago and also had a stroke that has affected his vision, where he cannot drive. He told the Council that he would not be returning to work. SHERIFF'S REPORT Sheriff Dan Johnson gave the council the monthly departmental activity report for the month of August 2002. Sheriff Johnson told the council that there had been a decrease in comp time hours. Sheriff Johnson told the council that Independence County had been awarded a Cops Grant for three school resource officers totaling $285,513.00. One officer would be at Southside School, one additional officer at Batesville and one officer would split his time between Midland and Sulphur Rock. Sheriff Johnson gave the council an update on the Chapel at the jail. Sheriff Johnson said that the construction of the Chapel at the jail should be completed by November 2002. UPDATE ON MARVIN HOTEL PROPERTY Chad McClure, Code Enforcement Officer gave the council an update on the Marvin Hotel property located on lower Main Street. Mr. McClure showed the council pictures of the property and told the them that the owner, Mr. Lumpkin had been working on cleaning the property up. Mr. Lumpkin was not present when the council made the decision to give him additional time to remove the rest of the rocks and debris from his property, but did come in later and addressed the council. He told the council that the remaining rocks had been stacked and he needed additional time to find buyers for them. The council