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Regular Council Meeting August 26, 2019 Page 4 Mayor Clifford said staff had advertised vacancies, and they had three applicants for three vacancies. He said Pat Conrad applied for the Building & Standards Commission; John Darst applied for the Traffic Commission; and Kari Daniel applied for the Main Street Advisory Board. A Motion to appoint the three applicants was made by Council Member Knox and seconded by Council Member Portugal. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 15. Discuss and act on RESOLUTION NO. 2019-030: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR SEPTEMBER 3, 2019 ON THE CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Under Section 50 of the City Charter and Section 102.006 of the Local Government Code, Interim City Manager Gene Anderson explained that they were required to adopt a resolution calling for a public hearing on the budget on September 3. A Motion to approve this item was made.by Mayor Clifford and seconded by Council Member Pilgrim., Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. i s, 16.1 Discuss and act on RESOLUTION NO., 2019=031: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXASXALLING TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON,THE' CITY'S PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019=2020; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS' AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT;'AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE." Mr. Anderson said Section 140.010 of the Local Government Code required they hold two public hearings on the proposed City tax rate. He also said those hearings would be scheduled for September 3 and September 9. Mayor Clifford said they had to have these two public hearings, because technically they were raising taxes. Mr. Anderson said the tax income was increasing. Mayor Clifford confirmed the tax rate was staying the same but the property values were going up. Mayor Clifford confirmed if they decided to not raise taxes they would not need these public hearings. Gene Anderson said that was correct. Mayor Clifford said if they kept the budget neutral, they would have to cut about $500,000 from the budget. He also said if they chose not to raise the taxes they could, but Gene would have to figure where to cut $500,000 from the budget. City Attorney Stephanie Harris suggested they go ahead and call the two hearings so they would be covered either way. Council Pilgrim said the public needed a chance to give their input. Mayor Clifford said they could amend the budget after the fact, if they chose to do so.