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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF PARIS October 25, 2004 The City Council of the City of Paris met in special session at 5:30 P. M., Monday, October 25, 2004 at the Love Civic Center, 2025 South Collegiate Drive, Paris, Texas. Mayor Fendley called the meeting to order with the following Council members present: Jim Bell, Councilwoman Fisher, Councilman Wilson, Councilwoman Wilkerson and Councilman Poston. Also present were Interim City Manager Larry Shaw, City Attorney Larry W. Schenk and Asst. City Clerk Sherian Dixon. Mayor Fendley called for consideration and discussion of or providing direction to staff regarding the City Manager selection process. He opened the floor for comments and asked if there were some candidates they would like to have a second interview with or would they like to see more candidates. Interim City Manager Shaw said Chris Hartung had done the background and reference checks. Mayor Fendley said the two he would like to bring forward were Steven Bonzcek and Tony Williams. Councilman Wilson agreed and mentioned that they should send a letter to the other candidates so they will know they are not being considered. It was the consensus to go ahead with those two candidates and not ask for any other candidates. Councilman Wilson asked how could he share a comment about one of the candidates. City Attorney Schenk said if it was to the Council, it must be in Open session. He indicated that if there was some question about a candidate, it should be shared with Chris Hartung, because it is Mr. Hartung’s place to verify that. A discussion of the Open Meetings Act ensued. Mr. Hartung entered the meeting at 5:54 p.m. On a question from Mayor Fendley, Mr. Hartung said this was it, as far as candidates were concerned. Mr. Hartung indicated that they had done a fairly complete background check on both. Mr. Hartung said there was nothing on either one of these men that the Council should be concerned about. Council