05-Council Minutes from the meetings of August 16, 17, and 23, 2010

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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS August 16, 2010 The City Council of the City of Paris met for a special session at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, August 16 2010, at the City Council Chamber, 107 E. Kaufinan, Paris, Texas. Present: Mayor: Will Biard Council Members: Joe McCarthy; John Wright; Stephen Brown; Edwin Pickle; and Rhonda Rogers City Staff: Kevin Carruth, City Manager; Kent McIlyar, City Attorney; Janice Ellis, City Clerk; Gene Anderson, Finance Director; Shawn Napier, City Engineer; Bob Hundley, Police Chief; Kent Klinkerman, EMS Director; Ronnie Grooms, Fire Chief, Tom Hunt, Municipal Judge; Doug Harris, Utilities Director; Steve McFadden, Interim Public Works Director; and Priscilla McAnally, Library Director Absent: Council Member: Jason Rogers I . Call meeting to order. Mayor Biard called the meeting to order at 3:08 p.m. 2. Budget workshop - deliberate on proposed 2010-2011 Budget. City Manager Kevin Carruth presented City Council with his fiscal year 2010-2011 budget message. (See Exhibit "A" attached) Council Member Brown arrived at 4:05 p.m. Mayor Biard said he did not want to address the budget by line item, but by department and if anyone wished to discuss an item they would do so. Council began with Municipal Court and worked through the Fire Department budget. City Council discussed employee health insurance and the capital projects fund with regard to the internal loan fund. Council Member Pickle said he had a problem with over-time in general, while Chief Hundley explained the necessity of over-time due to the turnover of police officers. Council Member Pickle also expressed a desire to look at placing a freeze on step increases, while Council Members Joe McCarthy, Rhonda Rogers and Steve Brown opposed it. 2