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Regular Council Meeting November 14, 2022 Page 8 A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Pankaj and seconded by Council Member Pilgrim. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 24. Discuss and act on ORDINANCE NO. 2022-085: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO REVISE THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PARIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROPOSITION X, APPROVED BY VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8,2022; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City Attorney Stephanie Harris explained Proposition X was the tool to authorize the revisions to the City's Home Rule Charter, such as renumbering and rearranging all articles, and sections. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Savage and seconded by Council Member Moore. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 25. Discuss and act on RESOLUTION NO. 2022-069: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING TODD MITTGE AS CITY ENGINEER AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY MANAGER IN CONFORMANCE WITH SECTION 23 OF THE CITY CHARTER; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City Manager Grayson Path explained the interview process, and announced his selection for the City Engineer vacant position was Todd Mittge. Mr. Path introduced Mr. Mittge, who briefly spoke about his background and that he was glad to be in Paris. A Motion to confirm the appointment was made by Council Member Pankaj and seconded by Council Member Knox. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 26. Receive presentation from Rob Vine with regard to outsourcing solid waste. Assistant City Manager Rob Vine explained that after experiencing staff issues that negatively affected the City's ability to consistently collect trash this summer, City Manager Grayson Path worked with staff and City Council to transition from twice per week pickup to once per week. Mr. Vine said Council had instructed staff to research all options for solid waste collection service and report back at a later date. Mr. Vine reported that staff and Mayor Pro -Tem Hughes met with Lynn Lantrip of Solid Waste Specialists with regard to options. He said Mr. Lantrip could attend the January 23, 2023 City Council meeting to provide a presentation as to options, along with the services SWC could provide the City. City Manager Grayson Path said that this was not an action item and if City Council wanted to explore options, staff would schedule Mr. Lantrip to provide a presentation to