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C) MR. CORD DAVIDSON WITH A REQUEST FOR FUNDS TO PAY FOR HIS <br /> RECERTIFICATION FOR THE DARE PROGRAM <br /> Mr. Cord Davidson, Sergeant with the Independence County Sheriff's <br /> Department addressed the council. Mr. Davidson said he is assigned as a <br /> School Resource Officer for the Batesville School District. He said he was <br /> trained and started the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program in <br /> 2005. Recently the DARE curriculum has completely changed and he will need <br /> to be recertified to teach the material. In the past, Federal monies were used for <br /> training and materials but those funds have dried up. He said the county said <br /> they did not have any extra funds to spend on the training. Councilmember Krug <br /> asked if the school district paid anything for the program. Mr. Davidson said they <br /> paid for the program materials but not for the training. The training will be in <br /> Atlanta, GA in July and airline and hotel costs will be approximately $1,200.00. <br /> Councilmember Bryant said our recently passed alcohol tax is generating <br /> approximately $3,000.00 per month and is to be used for public safety. He <br /> moved to pay for the training out of the alcohol tax revenues. Councilmember <br /> Matthews seconded and all voted for. <br /> D) CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO WAIVE COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR <br /> EMERGENCY REPAIR WORK AT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT <br /> City Engineer Damon Johnson addressed the council with a request to waive <br /> competitive bidding on emergency repair work at the Water Treatment Plant. Mr. <br /> Johnson said he hired a company to give an assessment of the electrical and <br /> controls of the Water Treatment Plant. He said he knew there were problems but <br />