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Special Meeting of the City Council November 18, 2004 Page 3 and it was agreed to do so. Councilwoman Wilkerson asked if the City was currently doing random drug testing. Mr. Anderson said they had in the past but were not doing that currently. City Attorney Schenk said that there are only certain employees that they can drug tested randomly, which would include law enforcement officers and heavy equipment operators. He said the current policy allows for drug testing for all employees for reasonable suspicion. City Attorney Schenk said that the law did not permit random testing for all employees, but he would research that again just to make sure. Councilman Guest mentioned that he did not remember allowing an accumulation of 135 days of sick leave in previous discussions. Finance Director Anderson said the sell back of sick leave was eliminated but the Council did not change the amount of accumulation. Mayor Fendley called for consideration and discussion of and possible action on authorizing the creation of a system of tax exemptions for properties located in the historic districts. Councilman Wilson asked to be excused because he had a piece of property in an historic district. Councilman Guest made a motion for Councilman Wilson to be excused. Councilman Poston seconded the motion and it carried 5 ayes, 0 nays. Councilman Wilson left the room. City Attorney Schenk said he had discussed this ordinance with Cathy Jackson of Lamar County Appraisal District and with John Bolster, a tax attorney for the City of Paris and the school districts and whose firm represents the Appraisal District. City Attorney Schenk pointed out minor changes in the ordinance to the Council. Councilman Bell asked who would override if the City thought the property deserved the exemption and the Appraisal District did not. City Attorney Schenk said the ordinance was our ordinance and we would override. He said