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August 9, 2021 Page i 16. Receive presentation from the City Manager, discuss and provide direction on the FY 2021-2022 budget for the City of Paris. City Manager Grayson Path presented the proposed FY 2021-2022 to City Council. Council Member Pilgrim said the City needed police and firefighters more than ever and he was glad they were looking at salary adjustment. Mayor Portugal said she and Mayor Pro -Tern Hughes met earlier in the day and they are in a tight crunch with five weeks away from having to adopt a budget. Finance Director Gene Anderson gave a timeline of deadlines up through September 27, stating that was the last day the budget could be adopted. Mayor Portugal said a budget workshop had been posted for Thursday, should Council want to meet. It was a consensus of City Council to conduct a budget workshop on Thursday. Mr. Path asked City Council to let him know if there was anything specifically they wanted to discuss. He also said the consultant who handled the salary survey project would be at the meeting to give them a presentation and answer questions. A. Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code, (1) to discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or financial information that the governmental body as received from a business prospect that the governmental body seeks to have located, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the governmental body and with which the governmental body is conducting economic development negotiations; or (2) to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect described by Subdivision (1), as follows: Project Mustang and Project Fast Track. B. Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code, Consultation with Attorney, to receive legal advice from the City Attorney about (1) pending or contemplated litigation and/or (2) on matters in which the duty of an attorney to her client under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflict with this chapter. UNIVIRITINTS 18. Reconvene into Open Session and possibly take action on those matters discussed in Executive Session. Mayor Portugal reconvened City Council into open session at 9:20 p.m. and said no action was necessary. 19. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to Resolution No. 2004-08 1. 20. Adjournment.