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The Mayor said he met with a couple of members of the Library Board regarding <br /> the possibility of moving the library to the Barnett building. He said the board is wanting <br /> a proposal from the City. The Mayor asked Councilmember Poole to work with Main <br /> Street Batesville to come up with a reasonable offer to the Library Board. <br /> Mayor Elumbaugh asked the council to keep Mr. John Ellis and family in their <br /> thoughts and prayers. Mr. Ellis' son was killed in an automobile accident. Also the <br /> Author Montgomery family regarding the loss of his wife Linda and the Jim Cargill family <br /> who is currently in intensive care. <br /> The Mayor also asked the council for approval to pay a repair bill to Mr. Mark <br /> McCollum who repaired a vehicle for the construction department. The actual bill was <br /> $5,382.00 which is $382.00 over the allowable amount to be paid at one time to a city <br /> employee. The Mayor said the work has been completed and saved the city hundreds <br /> of dollars. Councilmember Bryant moved to pay the $382.00 and councilmember Beller <br /> seconded. All voted for. <br /> LIAISON REPORTS <br /> Councilmember Poole said the law enforcement committee met last week <br /> regarding the running of the 911 and dispatch operations. The agreement between the <br /> City and the County regarding dispatch was assumably made void when the city opted <br /> out of the interlocal agreement with the county regarding law enforcement. At that time, <br /> after a meeting with the county, the two entities agreed to leave dispatch as is until the <br /> end of the year. At last week's meeting, Mr. Poole said a motion was made by a county <br /> member of the law enforcement committee for the county to work in the direction of <br /> taking over dispatch. Mayor Elumbaugh spoke at the meeting saying all aspects need <br />