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ANNUAL AVERAGE INCREASE IN BASE PAY FOR CITY OF PARIS EMPLOYEES SINCE 1985 a 3.26 (EXHIBIT C) WHAT PERCENTAGE OF RAISES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF PARIS IN GENERAL AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SPECIFICALLY SINCE 1985? (EXHIBIT D) WHAT IS THE CURRENT PAY STRUCTURE INCLUDING MINIMUM PAY AND CERTIFICATES FOR THE PARIS FIRE DEPARTMENT? PRESENT STARTING BASE PAY OF $28,600.00 ANNUALLY. MUST BE 18 YEARS OLD AND HAVE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR G.E.D. TRAINING COSTS PAID BY CITY. AFTER ONE YEAR, THE STARTING FIREFIGHTER IS PAID $30,784.00 (EXHIBIT E) WHAT IS THE AMOUNT OF THE PAY INCREASE REQUESTED BY THE FIREFIGHTERS AND WHAT IS THE COST TO THE CITY IN TERMS OF DOLLARS AND TAXES? (EXHIBIT F) WHAT PERCENTAGE INCREASE WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR EACH POSITION IN THE CLASSIFICATIONS REQUESTED BY THE FIREFIGHTER'S PETITION? A RANGE OF 6.81% INCREASE TO 28.80% INCREASE (EXHIBIT G) WHAT WOULD BE THE WEIGHTED AVERAGE % INCREASE IN THE HOURLY RATE REQUESTED BY THE FIREFIGHTER'S PETITION? THE WEIGHTED AVERAGE % INCREASE WOULD BE 24.07% (EXHIBIT H) WHAT IS THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE NEW CLASSIFICATIONS REQUESTED BY THE FIREFIGHTERS IN TERMS OF DOLLARS AND TAXES? OVER $507,627.25 OR .05031 CENTS INCREASE ON THE PROPERTY TAX (EXHIBIT 1) WHAT IS THE PROPOSED TAX RATE INCREASE POSSIBLE IF THE FIREFIGHTER'S PAY REFERENDUM PASSES? .1993 CENTS PER $100.00 VALUATION (ALMOST 20 CENTS ADDED TO .61 CENTS AT PRESENT), WHICH WOULD BRING THE TAX RATE TO $•8093 (EXHIBIT J) WE CANNOT COMPETE WITH RICHARDSON AND LARGE METROPLEX CITIES, BUT HOW DO PARIS' FIREFIGHTER SALARIES AND BENEFITS COMPARE WITH CIVIL SERVICE CITIES IN OUR REGION OF SIMILAR SIZE? (EXHIBIT K) WHAT IS THE COST OF LIVING FOR INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN THE CITY OF PARIS RELATIVE TO THE SIMILAR COST OF LIVING FOR THE OTHER CITIES SURVEYED? (EXHIBIT L)