06-Minutes from meeting on July 25, 2011

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Regular Council Meeting July 25, 2011 Page 3 Mr. Anderson suggested that the Council accept letters as to why a candidate was interested in serving on the Council, that the City Clerk review the applications for qualification purposes pursuant to the Charter, that Council set a deadline for receiving applications, that Council hold a special meeting to interview applicants and select a candidate to fill the unexpired term in Council District Two. A Motion to follow the procedure set out by Mr. Anderson and an imposing a deadline of August 15th for receiving applications was made by Council Member McCarthy and seconded by Council Member Wright. Motion carried, 6 ayes - 0 nays. 11. Deliberate and possibly act on RESOLUTION NO. 2011-058: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, ACKNOWLEDGING FORMAL RECEIPT OF THE 2011 CERTIFIED APPRAISAL ROLL FOR TAX APPRAISAL PURPOSES; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Pickle and seconded by Council Member McCarthy. Motion carried, 6 ayes - 0 nays. 12. Presentation and deliberation on the 2011-2012 Budget for the City of Paris. Gene Anderson presented the proposed budget to City Council and asked that they forward possible workshop dates to the City Clerk. 13. Deliberate and possibly act on RESOLUTION NO. 2011-059: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR AUGUST 8, 2011 ON THE CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Anderson said that the City Charter required a public hearing on the proposed budget and he suggested that it be held August 8, 2011. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Frierson and seconded by Council Member Pickle. Motion carried, 6 ayes - 0 nays. 14. Deliberate on the impact of SB 100 pertaining to municipal elections. City Clerk Janice Ellis said recently passed SB 100 could potentially impact city elections. She said that the biggest change was that County Election Administrators were no longer required to enter into a contract to furnish election services for an election held on the second Saturday in May in even-numbered years. Ms. Ellis she attended a meeting at the City of Allen, where municipalities discussed purchasing electronic voting machines and conducting their own elections, moving City Council elections to November and conducting municipal 6