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SPECIAL MEETING <br />OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF PARIS <br />October 20, 2008 <br />The City Council of the City of Paris met for a special session at 5:00 P. M. Monday, October <br />20, 2008, at the City Council Chamber, 107 E. Kaufman Street, Paris, Texas. <br />Present: Mayor : <br />Council Members: <br />Jesse James Freelen <br />Joe McCarthy; Edwin Pickle; Stephen Brown; <br />Will Biard; and Edwin Pickle <br />City Staf£ <br />Opening Agenda <br />1. Call meeting to order. <br />Kevin Carruth, City Manager; Kent McIlyar, <br />City Attorney; and Janice Ellis, City Clerk <br />Mayor Freelen called the meeting to order at 5:03 p.m. <br />2. Invocation. <br />Council Member McCarthy gave the invocation. <br />3. Pledge of Allegiance. <br />Council Member Brown led the pledge. <br />Regular Agenda <br />4. Convene into Executive Session on the following matters: <br />a. Pursuant to Section 551.074(a)(1) of the Texas Government Code to discuss and <br />deliberate the appointment of a public officer to fill the vacancy in City Council <br />District 7 until the next regular election in May 2009. <br />Mayor Freelen convened City Council into executive session at 5:05 p.m. <br />5. Reconvene in open session to deliberate on matters discussed in Executive Session. <br />Mayor Freelen convened City Council into open session at 5:24 p.m. and asked the Council <br />Members to write the candidate of their choice on a piece of paper and pass them to Kent McIlyar. <br />Kent McIlyar read aloud that Don Taylor had received one nomination and Rhonda Rogers had <br />received five nominations. On behalf of City Council, Mayor Freelen expressed appreciation to all <br />of the candidates for making application. <br />- 0 0() (113 <br />