04-A City Council Budget Workshop

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SPECIAL BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF PARIS September 10, 2007 The City Council of the City 0 fParis met for a special budget workshop meeting at 3:3 0 P. M. Monday, September 10,2007, at the City Council Chamber, Conference Room, 107 E. Kaufman, Paris, Texas. Present: Mayor: Jesse James Freelen Council Members: Will Biard; Mary Ann Fisher; Stephen Brown; Don Wilson; and Bill Strathern, Mayor Pro Tern City Staff: Kevin Carruth, City Manager; Kent McIlyar, City Attorney; and Janice Ellis, City Clerk Absent: Council Member: Kevin Gray 1. Mayor Freelen called the meeting to order at 3:38 p.m. Ernie Clark gave the invocation. 2. Pledge of Allegiance. Council Member Brown led the pledge. 3. Budget workshop - Discuss Proposed 2007-2008 Budget. Council Member Strathern said he did not want to increase the tax rate, because revenue was up from last year and the City had sufficient reserves. Council Member Wilson expressed concern over the increase in the budget from 2004, as well as the cost ofleasing equipment. Mayor Freelen moved to the Sanitation budget. Council Member Biard wanted to know if there was a contract with Waste Management for the landfill. Shawn Napier stated there was a contract and that it expires at the end of the month. Shawn further stated that negotiations were ongoing and that the City was proposing to keep the same fees as in the current contract. Mayor Freelen moved to the Street budget. Council Member Wilson questioned whether or not the City should continue to do seal coating. He suggested staff contact a company that specializes in seal coating and do cost comparisons. Next, Mayor Freelen moved to the Traffic and Public Lighting budget. Council discussed the production of signs and costs incurred in production.