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PARIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION <br />MONTHLY MEETING <br />Paris City Council Chambers <br />107 East Kaufman St. <br />Paris, Texas 75460 <br />Tuesday, August 16, 2016 <br />4:00 O'CLOCK P.M. <br />Board Members Present: <br />John Brockman, Vice -Chair <br />Don Wilson, Secretary /Treasurer <br />Ray Banks <br />Derrick Hughes <br />Ex- Officio Members Present: <br />Mayor Hashmi, City of Paris <br />Stephen Gerrald, Chamber of Commerce <br />John Godwin, City Manager <br />Legal Counsel: <br />None <br />Call to Order. <br />MINUTES <br />Staff Present: <br />Michael Paris, Executive Director <br />Paula Brownfield, Administrative Assistant <br />Chris Stout, Office Assistant <br />Guest(s) Present: <br />Amanda Gohn, The Paris News <br />City Council Liaison: <br />Billy Trenado, City Council <br />Mr. Brockman called the meeting of the Paris Economic Development Corporation to order at 4:00 <br />p.m. on August 16, 2016. <br />Citizens' Input <br />The first agenda item was Citizens' Input and Mr. Brockman asked if anyone wanted to speak. No one <br />came forward; so with that, Citizens' Input was closed. <br />Discuss and possibly approve Minutes of the July 13, 2016, Special Meeting, the July 21, 2016, <br />Monthly Meeting and the July 29, 2016, Special Meeting. <br />Next on the agenda was approval of minutes from the three meetings held in July. Mr. Brockman <br />asked if the Board wanted to vote on each set of minutes separately or all three as a group. Mr. Banks <br />made a motion that all three be approved together as presented. Mr. Wilson seconded the motion. A <br />vote was taken 4 -ayes and 0 -nays. Mr. Paris said that the 2016 -2017 Budget sheet we just passed out is <br />the Budget that was approved by us at the July 29, 2016, meeting and by the Paris City Council at their <br />August 8, 2016 meeting. Mr. Wilson clarified that it was supposed to go in the July 29, 2016, Minutes <br />because the Board had approved it at that meeting. <br />