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Regular Council Meeting June 26, 2017 Page 5 Mayor Clifford said it was not required they serve as liaisons but if there was a board that anyone one wished to volunteer they should do so. Council Member Portugal selected the Airport and PEDC; Mayor Clifford selected the Planning and Zoning Commission; Council Member Knox selected the Historic Preservation Commission; Council Member Jenkins selected the Traffic Commission; Council Member Lancaster selected the Board of Adjustment and the Building and Standards Commission; and Council Member Drake selected the Main Street Advisory Board and the Band Commission. 14. Receive presentation and discuss operations plan and budget needs for Police, Fire, EMS and Library Departments. City Council heard from Library Director Priscilla McAnally about building maintenance, artwork and general operation of the library. Next, Fire Chief Larry Wright gave an update on fire bunker gear and SCBA. He also expressed the need for increased firefighter pay and a 14 -day pay cycle citing the number of firefighters that had left the department. Chief Wright reviewed the need for an additional employee in code enforcement and discussed contract mowing. He asked City Council to consider a joint work session to discuss code enforcement. Following the presentation, Chief Wright answered questions from Council. Police Chief Bob Hundley explained there were needed exterior repairs to the Police and Courts Building. He also addressed assignment pay, a wellness program, needed animal control reclassification, reviewed the feral cat program and said three school resource officers would be transferring to NLISD on September 1, 2017. Following the presentation, Chief Hundley answered questions from Council. EMS and IT Director Kent Klinkerman gave an update to City Council on the new EMS station, discussed the 5h pay step, the increasing equipment costs /standards, a need for the VOIP phone system refresh, the need for website revisions and an EMS operations supervisor. Mr. Klinkerman also reviewed call volume and the four EMS divisions. He next reviewed the life cycle of capital equipment and training of staff. Following the presentation, Mr. Klinkerman answered questions from Council. 15. Discuss and act on ORDINANCE NO. 201 -024: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING THE TRAFFIC CONTROL MAP ADOPTED IN SECTION 31- 65(b), OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; ESTABLISHING A THREE -WAY STOP AT THE INTERSECTION OF FITZHUGH AVENUE AND PINE BLUFF STREET STOPPING SOUTH -BOUND TRAFFIC ON FITZHUGH AVENUE AND EAST AND WEST -BOUND TRAFFIC ON PINE BLUFF STREET; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.