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107 President Cecil said that the boardmembers had received a request from Paris Junior College for assistance in the implementation of their Electro Mechanical Technology Program. He asked Mr. Bobby Walters, President of Paris Junior College, to discuss this request. Mr. Walters asked that the Board consider funding a program in Electro Mechanical Technology that Paris Junior College will be instituting this year. He said this program was developed by local industry in conjunction with Paris Junior College. He said the purpose was to train employees to operate and troubleshoot both the electrical and mechanical components of high technology equipment that's being implemented in a number of our local industries. He said they were requesting the funding because the State no longer provides startup funding for programs such as this. He said they would like to start this program beginning in September, 1995, and the amount of funding they are requesting is $150,000.00 to be distributed in September, 1995, January, 1996, and September, 1996. He said after the two years of funding, they will be able to sustain the program from funds that will be approved by the State Coordinating Board. He said the Board's consideration of this request will give the citizens of this community an opportunity to acquire the needed skill for employment in local industry that utilize high technology equipment. After discussion, Boardmember Curtis Fendley made a motion, seconded by Boardmember Barney Bray, approving Paris Junior College's request for funding for the implementation of the Electro Mechanical Technology Program at Paris Junior College. Resolution No.95-006, approving the request by Paris Junior College for start-up funding for the Electro Mechanical Technology Program in the amount of $150,000.00 over a two year period, and authorizing and directing Director of Finance, Gene Anderson, to disburse funds to Paris Junior College. The motion carried unanimously. RESOLUTION NO. 95-006 WHEREAS, the Pace Group did, in its Business Retention Survey and Flexible Incentive Plan for the City of Paris, dated May 12, 1994, bring to the attention of the Paris Economic Development Corporation the need for more education and training among the local work force to meet current and specific industry needs; and, WHEREAS, Kimberly-Clark conducted a survey with seven major industries in Paris which indicated that electro-mechanical skills were the primary need among industry not currently being addressed by Paris Junior College; and, WHEREAS, the Community Master Plan for Paris Junior College, 1994, listed as a -- suggested goal for Paris Junior College the development of an electro-mechanical maintenance curriculum that meets the requirements of major technical employers; and, WHEREAS, in the fall and winter of 1994-1995, to help meet this goal, Paris Junior College organized an Advisory Committee to develop an Electro-Mechanical Technology Program, more. fully described in "Implementation of the 'Electro-Mechanical Technology Program' at Paris Junior College", attached hereto as Exhibit A; and, WHEREAS, Paris Junior College is requesting start-up funding for tile Electro- Mechanical Technology Program from the Paris Economic Development Corporation in the total amount of $150,000.00 over a two year period, after which funding will be available from the state to continue the program; and,