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Special City Council Meeting <br />November 17, 2008 <br />Page 2 <br />opposition to the proposition. <br />A Motion to approve the canvass was made by Council Member Pickle and seconded by <br />Council Member Biard. Motion carried, 6 ayes - 0 nays. <br />5. First reading, deliberate and possibly act on ORDINANCE NO. 2008-045: AN ORDINANCE <br />OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING ARTICLE II, <br />CHAPTER 30, TAXATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, <br />TEXAS, BY ADDING A NEW DIVISION 3, TAX LIMIT FOR QUALIFIED PERSONS, <br />SECTION 30-32, TAX LIMIT FOR DISABLED PERSONS OR PERSONS 65 YEARS OF <br />AGE OR OLDER; ESTABLISHING AN ANNUAL CAP ON CITY AD VALOREM TAXES <br />FOR QUALIFYING INDIVIDUALS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 8, SECTION 1-b(h) OF <br />THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION AND SECTION 11.261 OF THE TEXAS TAX CODE; <br />MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; <br />PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS <br />CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />A Motion to move to a super majority vote was made by Council Member Biard and seconded <br />by Council Member Brown. Motion carried, 6 ayes - 0 nays. <br />A Motion to approve this ordinance was made by Council Member Biard and seconded by <br />Council Member McCarthy. Motion carried, 6 ayes - 0 nays. <br />6. Adjournment. <br />There being no further business, a Motion to adjourn was made by Council Member McCarthy <br />and seconded by Council Member Pickle. Motion carried, 6 ayes - 0 nays. The meeting was <br />adjourned at 5:08 p.m. <br />JESSE JAMES FREELEN, MAYOR <br />NICKI BROWN, DEPUTY CITY CLERK <br />w U0UU21 <br />