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F) CONSIDER A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE 2016 BUDGET Councilmember Bryant introduced a resolution to amend the 2016 budget. City Clerk Denise Johnston read the resolution and full. Councilmember Bryant moved to adopt the resolution and Councilmember Beller seconded. The electronic roll call vote was 8 for and 0 against. The resolution was given #2017-03-03-R G) EXECUTIVE SESSION Councilmember Hubbard moved to go into executive session to consider the hiring, firing, promotion or demotion of one or more city employees. Councilmember Bryant seconded and all voted for. Upon returning from executive session, Councilmember Beller moved to reappoint Mr. Kim Looney to the Parks and Recreation Commission. Councilmember Bryant seconded. Mr. Looney's term will expire 5/10/2022. H) PAID BILLS REPORT The council was given a copy of the February Paid Bills Report for review. 1) REVIEW OF THE 2015 AUDIT REPORT The council was given a copy of the 2015 Audit Report for review. J) 2016 STATE OF THE CITY Mayor Elumbaugh address the council with his 2016 State of the City. I am honored to begin my second decade as mayor of the city of Batesville.The support you have given me has been phenomenal and I am humbled by the trust you have placed in me.By continuing to elect progressive minded individuals to the city council you have given me a team determined to work together and for that I am grateful,to you and to them. Working together,we found the solutions needed to meet difficult challenges and move our community forward.Your commitments to excellence in the quality of life,offered by our community,continue to be the driving force of progress.The state of our city is stronger than at any time in its history and I am confident that together we are building a better future for our citizens,their children,grandchildren and our community as a whole. Tonight I would like to reflect on the resiliency and determination of our citizens.The citizens of Batesville continue to work together in solving insurmountable problems and are always willing to dream as no other generation has dared.In return,many of those particular dreams have become reality. Just days after being sworn in as your mayor in January of 2007,our community was shocked with hundreds of job losses.A critical part of our manufacturing base seemingly disintegrated over night when one plant after another shut their doors.Our community's employment security was crumbling and so was the infrastructure needed to attract new companies and jobs.Our direction and fate as a community were unclear at a time when we needed to work together more than ever to pull our community away from the economic brink. Faced with these challenges,our community realized that serious measures had to be taken to reverse the effects from decades of neglect.First and foremost,our wastewater infrastructure issues had to be addressed,but the$50 million dollar price tag seemed to be an overwhelming obstacle. Determined not to repeat the mistakes of the past,our citizens united in order to form the consensus necessary to move our community forward on this vital issue. After taking the steps needed to restore faith in the city's ability to deal with the wastewater issue,a proposed solution was taken directly to the people in March of 2009.During the worst economic downturn of our lifetime,voters were asked to fund the needed$50 million dollar wastewater improvements through a temporary one-cent sales tax.Voters overwhelmingly approved of this investment in our future with a 93%vote.That one