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BUDGET WORKSHOP OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS August 3, 2004 The City Council of the City of Paris met for a Budget Workshop at 6 p.m., Tuesday, August 3, 2004, at the Love Civic Center, 2025 S. Collegiate Drive, Paris, Texas. Mayor Curtis Fendley called the meeting to order with the following Councilpersons present: Jim Bell, Jay Guest, Mary Ann Fisher, Don Wilson, Karen Wilkerson and Rick Poston. Also present were Interim City Manager Terry Townsend, City Attorney Larry W, Schenk and Assistant City Clerk Sherian Dixon. Mayor Fendley called the meeting to order and said the Council would consider, and take possible action on the proposed 2004-2005 City Budget. He suggested the Council start at the front of the proposed Budget, working through the revenues and try to get as far as they could tonite, possibly finishing up with the Police Department. Mayor Fendley asked for questions on the General Fund Revenue items. Councilman Bell made note of the TXU Gas Franchise by $100,000.00. Finance Director Gene Anderson said that does reflect the current dispute with TXU Gas. He indicated that TXU Gas made their franchise payments quarterly. He stated that there was a discrepancy in the TU Electric Franchise payment and the the City is in discussion with them about that. He said those decreases were already reflected in the proposed Budget. Councilman Bell asked about the entry for the FEMA Grant because the City had never gotten one before. He also questioned several items in the Revenue that were proj ected to be much higher next year, such as Court Fines and Costs, saying there was no historical data supporting those increases, and wanted to know what justification there was for those increases. Finance Director Anderson explained that he does an analysis of the revenues month by month and makes the proj ected revenue estimate from that historically. Interim City Manager Townsend called the Council's attention to