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Special Meeting of the City Council <br />September 17, 2002 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />and went over his budget. City Council made no changes. <br /> <br />City Manager Malone said the next budget for consideration was the Paris <br />Band. He advised that, basically, the budget is the same budget as last year' s. <br />After discussing this budget with the city staff, the City Council cut by a show <br />of hands $2,500.00 from Contract Services. <br /> <br />City Manager Malone announced that the next budget to be considered was the <br />Paris Public Library, and Betty Landon, Librarian came forward and went over <br />her budget. As a result, the City Council agreed to keep $25,000.00 in the <br />budget for Shelving and remove $25,000.00 from the Book account. <br /> <br />Mayor Pfiester said the General Fund needs cutting. He asked Mr. Anderson <br />what figure was needed to get below the rollback rate. He called for a short <br />break in order to give Mr. Anderson time to determine the figure. <br /> <br />Mayor Pfiester reconvened the meeting at 6:35 P.M. <br /> <br />Mr. Anderson advised that the proposed tax rate was .80930. The cuts made <br />so far, including the pay petition cut, amount to .0645 which drops the rate to <br />.74476. The rollback rate is .70906. <br /> <br />Councilman Plata suggested that the City Council start looking at not giving <br />a pay increase or eliminating people, or a combination of the two. He stated <br />he hated to see them not giving a pay increase but he also did not want <br />employees to lose their jobs. <br /> <br />City Manager Malone announced that he would like to answer questions that <br />the City Council requested from last night' s meeting. The City Manager said <br />there are two unfilled patrolman positions and one that is on military leave in <br />the Police Department. In the Fire Department there is one open firefighter <br />position, and these are the only positions open in the General Fund. <br /> <br /> <br />