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<br />SPECIAL MEETING <br />OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF PARIS <br />July 25, 2007 <br /> <br />The City Council of the City of Paris met for a special meeting at 1 :00 P. M. <br />Wednesday, July 25,2007, at the City Council Chamber, Conference Room, 107 E. Kaufman, <br />Paris, Texas. <br /> <br />Present: <br /> <br />Mayor: <br /> <br />Jesse James Freelen <br /> <br />Council Members: Will Biard; Mary Ann Fisher; Stephen <br />Brown; Don Wilson; Kevin Gray; and Bill <br />Strathern, Mayor Pro Tern <br /> <br />City Staff: Ernie Clark, Interim City Manager; Kent <br />McIlyar, City Attorney; and Janice Ellis, <br />City Clerk <br /> <br />1. Mayor Freelen called the meeting to order at 1 :04 p.m. <br /> <br />2. Convene in Executive Session pursuant to Sections 551.071 and 551.074 of the Texas <br />Government Code to: <br /> <br />A. Conduct followup interviews with one or more City Manager candidates. <br /> <br />B. Discuss and deliberate candidates for the position of City Manager. <br /> <br />C. Receive legal advice pertaining to the City Manager Search. <br /> <br />Mayor Freelen convened Council into Executive Session at 1 :04 p.m. <br /> <br />Mayor Freelen recessed Council at 4:40 p.m. and reconvened Council into Executive Session <br />at 4:55 p.m. <br /> <br />3. Reconvene in Open Session to take possible action regarding those matters discussed in the <br />Executive Session. <br /> <br />Mayor Freelen reconvened Council into open session at 5:25 p.m. <br /> <br />A Motion to offer the Paris City Manager position to Kevin Carruth for an annual salary of <br />$110,000.00 plus benefits, subject to his acceptance and negotiation of an employment agreement <br />was made by Council Member Fisher and seconded by Council Member Brown. Motion carried, <br />7 ayes - 0 nays. <br />