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Special City Council Meetrng August 20, 2001 Page 5 their instruments from Paris High School. This is why they have not come to the City Council requesting a great expenditure of money. They felt that it would be impossible for the City to provide instruments and all the things they would need if they did not have the aid of band directors in the area. Dr. Brunette said it was his understanding that there is $10,670.00 budgeted in the Current Fund for the municipal band and that he understood that there could be a$10,000.00 allocation from the Visitor's and Convention Council. Dr. Brunette said that the municipal band expenditures for this year were $19,240.00. This figure is high because they could not ask the long-time band director to resign after working with the band for fifty years. Dr. Brunette said that the Band Commission had hired an Assistant Director to help because the Director was not available as much as needed, but next year they will only have one Director. He presented the City Council with an estimated budget of $19,952.00 . He pointed out that there are two items in the budget that could be considered a contingency fund. One item is for instrument repair and the other is for promotions. Dr. Brunette advised the City Council that if the band had to cut those items in their budget, there would still be $16,452.00 in expenditures. Dr. Brunette asked that the City Council consider what they have proposed. City Manager Malone advised the City Council that there is only $10,670.00 in the budget for the Paris Band, which is funded through the Visitor and Convention Council. He clarified for those present that the proposed budget for the band was based only on the contribution from the Paris Visitor's and Convention Council. No action was taken on Agenda Item No. 4, consider and discuss proposed 2001-2002 Budget and accompanying tax rate for the City of Paris; Agenda Item No. 5, consider, discuss, and take possible action on amendments to the 2001-2002 Budget; Agenda Item No. 6, consider and action deleting or adding additional City Council Work Sessions regarding the Budget and Tax Rate; or on Agenda Item No. 7, consider a record vote on proposal to consider tax increase for calendar year 2001 for the City of Paris.