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BUDGET WORKSHOP CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF PARIS AUGUST 17, 2004 The City Council of the City of Paris met in Special Session to discuss the Budget at 6 p.m., Tuesday, August 17, 2004 in the North Hall of Love Civic Center, 2025 South Collegiate Drive, Paris, Texas. Mayor Fendley called the meeting to order with the following Council members 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 for consideration, discussion and possible action on the proposed 2004-2005 City Budget. City Attorney Schenk called the Council’s attention to the handout on the Lake Crook study. He said the Council approved Option 2 with consultant’s recommendations, which is paragraph 3.3 pages 26-31. He said the Council also approved the consultant’s overall recommendations on pages 42-45, July of 2001. Councilman Wilson made a clarification on the news article printed in the Paris News, that the Council hasn’t returned the money to the State for the Lake Crook Trail. He said they were discussing it further. Finance Director Gene Anderson came forward with the Warehouse Budget. He mentioned that he had cut a part-time clerical person out of that budget which would reduce it accordingly. He reduced office supplies to $100.00, postage to $250.00, wearing apparel to $250.00, Electricity to $650.00, water and gas to $450.00 and building and grounds to $500.00. He zeroed out travel expenses, training and tuition and furniture and fixtures. He reduced machinery, tools and equipment to $50.00 and electronic data processing to $500.00. He said that made a total cut of $24,500.00 in that department. Finance Director Anderson also presented the Utility Billing budget. He dropped batteries to $75.00 and laundry and cleaning to $50.00. He zeroed out