04-A Budget Workshop Min 8-30-07

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SPECIAL BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF PARIS August 30, 2007 The City Council of the City of Paris met for a special budget workshop meeting at 5 :00 P. M. Thursday, August 30, 2007, at the City Council Chamber, Conference Room, 107 E. Kaufman, Paris, Texas. Present: Mayor: Jesse James Freelen Council Members: Will Biard; Stephen Brown; Don Wilson; Kevin Gray; and Bill Strathern, Mayor Pro Tem City Staff: Kevin Carruth, City Manager; Kent McIlyar, City Attorney; and Janice Ellis, City Clerk Absent: Council Member: Mary Ann Fisher 1. Mayor Freelen called the meeting to order at 5:04 p.m. Gene Anderson gave the invocation. 2. Pledge of Allegiance. Council Member Wilson led the pledge. 3. Budget workshop - Discuss City Manager's 2007-2008 Budget. Council Member Wilson asked ifthey could move to Ernie Clark's memo dated August 20, 2007 (See Exhibit "A" attached hereto). Mayor Freelen inquired about the proposed salary schedule. Ernie Clark told Council one of the biggest complaints he had received was that the City employees were on two different pay plans and he recommended combining the two plans. Council Member Wilson questioned the job reclassifications, as well as calculation of the car allowances. Council Member Strathern also questioned the car allowances and suggested there be a policy with regard to car allowances. Council expressed concern about the overall increase in the budget compared to the 2006- 2007 budget. Council reviewed the following individual department budgets: City Council, City Manager, City Attorney, Municipal Court, City Clerk, Finance, and completed a partial review of the Police Department budget. 4. Adjournment. There being no further business, Council Member Biard made a Motion to adjourn and