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~~ (C-P1iiff «().ì 1i¡1 ~Å\BtII~- . ~~- .~ ~~ ~ ~-!! ::l~_-..-~~~ so August 19, 1999 Honorable Mayor Charles H. Neeley and Members of the City Council City of Paris Paris, Texas 75461 Re.: 1999-2000 Operating Budget I Program of Services Honorable Mayor Neeley and City Council Members: , . , In accordance with Article V of the Charter of the City of Paris and all other applicable statutes. and ordinances, I submit this proposed program of municipal service to be made available to the citizens of Paris for the 1999- 2000 fiscal year. The sources of income and the plan of expenditures for all services offered by the Paris municipal government for the year beginning October 1, 1999, and concluding September 30, 2000, are offered within this document. Throughout the year, requests for service and suggestions from citizens, staff, and Council are received. Departmental requests have been submitted, discussed, and reviewed, taking into account financial resources available and the various concerns expressed by citizens and members of the City Council. The document presented herein represents an attempt to fairly allocate the resources available to provide the necessary and desirable public services. Our goal is to maintain the infrastructure of the city and to retain and attract qualified employees that are essential in providing the best service possible. With this goal in mind, I propose a General Fund budget requiring a tax increase of 3.256 cents per $100.00 of valuation, bringing the ad valorem tax rate to $.58598 per $100.00 of valuation. I am proposing an increase of $1.00 per month to the residential trash collection fee to help address increasing costs for sanitation services. It is recommended that incremental increases , in EMS fees and various building and zoning fees be adopted this year. P.O. BOX 9037 . PARIS. TEXAS 75461-9037 . (903) 785-7511 . FAX (903) 785-8519