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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />August 22, 2001 <br />The City Council of the City of Paris met in special session on <br />Wednesday, August 22, 2001, 6:00 P. M., Paris Junior College, Applied <br />Technology Building, Room 1016, 2400 Clarksville Street, Paris, Texas. <br />Mayor Michael J. Pfiester called the meeting to order with the <br />following Council Members present: John F. Bell, Joe E. McCarthy, <br />Richard Manning, Kevin Gray, and Benny Plata. Also present were <br />City Manager Michael E. Malone, City Attorney Larry W. Schenk, and <br />City Clerk Mattie Cunningham. <br />Invocation was given by Gene Anderson, Director of Finance for the <br />City of Paris. <br />Mayor Pfiester announced that the City Council would receive input <br />from interested citizens of Paris proposing services or projects to be <br />included in the 2001-2002 City of Paris Budget. <br />Kenney Daus, 340 42nd N.E., came forward stating that he was the <br />President of the Children's Advocacy Center, and was here also as a <br />concerned citizen. He knew the difficulties of budgeting and taking <br />care of the needs of the citizens of this city. Mr. Daus said the <br />children of this city will eventually be running the business of this fine <br />city, making the tough budget decisions that the present Council is <br />faced with here today. Mr. Daus stated that the children are the future <br />and hope and the very essences of a tomorrow for Paris, Texas, and <br />that the Council can not afford to cut them out of the budget or lose <br />their assets to this community. Mr. Daus urged the City Council to <br />include funds to help support the Children's Advocacy Center. <br />Burt Palmer, 328 W. Houston Street, Pastor of Calvary Methodist <br />Church, appeared before the City Council asking them to reconsider <br />their budget consideration for the Children's Advocacy Center and <br />