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SPECIAL MEETING <br />OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF PARIS <br />September 29, 2008 <br />The City Council of the City of Paris met for a special session at 5:00 P. M. Monday, <br />September 29, 2008, at the City Council Chamber, 107 E. Kaufman Street, Paris, Texas. <br />Present: Mayor : Jesse James Freelen <br />Council Members: Joe McCarthy; Kevin Kear; Stephen Brown; <br />Will Biard; Edwin Pickle; and Bill Strathern <br />City Staff: Kevin Carruth, City Manager; Kent McIlyar, <br />City Attorney; Janice Ellis, City Clerk; Gene <br />Anderson, Finance Director; Lisa Wright, <br />Community Development Director; Shawn <br />Napier, City Engineer; Ronnie Grooms, Fire <br />Chief; and Doug Harris, Director of Utilities <br />Opening Agenda <br />1. Call meeting to order. <br />Mayor Freelen called the meeting to order at 5:03 p.m. <br />2. Invocation. <br />Bee Garmon gave the invocation. <br />3. Pledge of Allegiance. <br />Council Member Strathern led the pledge. <br />Regular Agenda <br />4. Second Reading - ORDINANCE NO. 2008-034: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY <br />COUNCIL OF THE CITY PARIS, TEXAS, FIXING THE TAX RATE AND THE TAX <br />LEVY AND LEVYING AD VALOREM TAXES FOR THE CITY OF PARIS FOR THEY <br />YEAR 2008 UPON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF PARIS 1N <br />CONFORMITY WITH THE CHARTER PROVISIONS AND ORDINANCES OF THE <br />CITY; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; <br />REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES 1N CONFLICT <br />HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />Mayor Freelen explained this ordinance sets the tax rate at $0.52 per $100. <br />A Motion to approve this item was made by Council member Pickle and seconded by Council <br />. 000019 <br />