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Regular Council Meeting August 10, 2020 Page 6 difficult. Ms. Harris said Council had agreed to forgive these civil penalties on about five properties and there were about a 1,000 of these type properties, and that staff was seeking direction as to how to proceed. Ms. Harris confirmed that forgiveness of these civil penalties did not include back taxes, demolition liens or mowing liens. Council Member Knox said she would rather see these on a case-by-case basis instead of a huge amount at one time. It was a consensus of the City Council for Ms. Harris to bring ten cases at a time to them for consideration. 18. Discuss and approve RESOLUTION NO. 2020-041: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE DESIGNATION OF A HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ROUTE THROUGH THE CITY OF PARIS ALONG LOOP 286; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Ms. Easton said this request was formally sent to NRHM in 2018, and the City received approval this month. She explained having this route would allow larger signage along the incoming highways and would direct truck traffic along Loop 286 rather than through town. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Savage and seconded by Council Member Portugal. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 19. Receive presentation from the City Manager, discuss and provide direction on the FY 2020-2021 budget for the City of Paris. Grayson Path presented the proposed 2020-2021 budget to City Council. Mr. Path reviewed the property tax rate, the balance of operational funds, and creation of a Financial Policy. He outlined and gave details of priorities as follows: employee pay, replacing outdated equipment, new positions, realignment of line item budgets, maintaining operational services and the Texas Property Tax Reform and Transparency Act of 2019. In concluding his presentation, he inquired if City Council wanted to conduct budget workshops, have one on one meetings, or proceed with scheduling required public hearings. Mayor Clifford said he was impressed with what Mr. Path had done with the budget and expressed appreciation for the many hours expended by Mr. Path. Council Member Stone said she also appreciated all of Mr. Path's hard work. Following a brief discussion about how to proceed, it was a consensus of City Council to conduct a budget workshop on Monday, August 17 at 5:30 p.m. City Council asked that all department heads attend the workshop. 20. Convene into Executive Session pursuant to Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code, (1) to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee, as follows: a. Annual evaluation of the municipal judge; b. Annual evaluation of the city attorney