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and if a new truck of this kind was purchased it would cost close to $780,000.00. Councilmember Matthews made a motion to purchase the truck and Councilmember Beller seconded. All voted for. Councilmember Bryant thanked the Public Safety Committee for their service on this board. Councilmember Pool also commended the Fire Department for their persistence to find the best truck at the best deal. D) CONSIDER A RESOLUTION TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE CLOSING OF A PORTION OF AN ALLEY Attorney John Gregg came with a petition from landowners to vacate an alleyway located between lots 1-5 and 6-10 of Block 3 of Ramsey Addition to the City of Batesville. He presented a resolution to set a public meeting at the November 7th meeting. Councilmember Beller made a motion to change the November 14th meeting to November 7th due to a conflict with the meeting date so that the public hearing date could be set. Councilmember Bryant seconded and all voted for. Councilmember Matthews introduced the resolution and Mr. Meitzen read it in full. Councilmember Bryant made a motion to adopt the resolution and Councilmember Beller seconded. The electronic roll call was 8 for and 0 against. The resolution was given #2017-10- 01-R. E) CONSIDER THE LEVY OF TAXES FOR THE YEAR 2017, PAYABLE IN 2018 The council considered the levying of taxes for the year 2017, payable in 2018. Councilmember Bryant moved to approve the levy of taxes at the same rate as the past several years, 5 Mills for the City General and .4 Mills for the Firemen's Pension Fund. Councilmember Shetron seconded and the electronic roll call was 8 for and 0 against.