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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE PARIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION MAY 21, 2003 The Paris Economic Development Corporation met in special session on Wednesday, May 21, 2003, 4:00 P. M., at Paris Junior College, Applied Technology Building, Room 1206, 2400 Clarksville Street. Vice President Don Wall called the meeting to order with the following Directors present: Dick Severson and Mike Dunn. Also present was Executive Director Gary Vest, Ex- officio Member Bobby Walters, City Manager Michael E. Malone, City Attorney Larry W. Schenk, Director of Finance Gene Anderson, and City Clerk Mattie Cunningham. Vice President Wall welcomed Phil Smith, who had been working on some documentation for the Paris Economic Development Corporation and also welcomed Jeff Parish of the Paris News. Vice President Wall announced that the first order of business would be to administer the Oath of Office to the newly appointed Directors. Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk, administered the Oath of Office to Sims Norment and Rodney Bass and they assumed their seats at the meeting. Vice President Wall advised that the next order of business was to fill the two vacancies of the Board. President Jay Guest and Secretary/Treasurer Curtis Fendley have resigned and are now members of the Paris City Council. He said this election will be to fill the unexpired term of these two officers, which will be for a two-month period, and in August, new officers will be elected for the coming year. Vice President Wall announced that at this time he would like to submit his resignation as Vice President of this Board. Mr. Wall called for a motion for officers for the Corporation starting with the President. Director Severson moved that Don Wall be elected President. The motion was seconded by Mike Dunn, and a motion was made that nominations