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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS October 16, 2017 The City Council of the City of Paris met for a workshop session at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, October 16, 2017, at the City Council Chamber, 107E. Kauftnan, Paris, Texas. Present. Mayor: Steven Clifford Council Members: Billie Lancaster; Aaron Jenkins; Billy Trenado; Linda Knox; Cleonne Drake; and Paula Portugal City Staff- John Godwin, City Manager; Stephanie Harris, City Attorney; Janice Ellis, City Clerk; Larry Wright, Fire Chief; Robert Talley, Code Enforcement Supervisor; and Nicki Brown, Code Enforcement Officer 1. Call inecting to order. Mayor Clifford called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. 2. Discuss and act on RESOLUTION NO, 2017-034: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, CASTING ALL OF THE CITY OF PARIS' 627 VOTES FOR KEN KOHLS FOR MEMBERSHIP ON T14E 2018-19 BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE LAMAR COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. A Motion to remove this item from the table was made by Council Member Lancaster and seconded by Mayor Clifford. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. Mayor Clifford nominated Wendell Moore; Council Member Trenado nominated Brady Fisher; and Council Member Portugal nominated Ken Kohls, Mayor Clifford called for a vote on each nomination and with no one receiving a majority of votes, Mayor Clifford asked how Council how they wished to proceed, Council Member Portugal nominated Ken Kohls and Mayor Clifford called for a vote, Ken Kohls received four votes, making him eligible to be considered for membership on the 2018-19 Board of Directors of the Lamar County Appraisal District. 1 Discuss city code enforcement operations, requirements, funding, and opportunities. ,Code enforcen'ient supervisor Robert Talley and code enforcement officer Nicki Brown gave a presentation to City Council on code enforcement operations, which included code enforcement staffing, their focus, how code cases worked, violations that are not corrected, responsibilities of the abatement crew, and statistics. Mr. Talley and City Manager John Godwin answered questions from City Council.