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Regular City Council Meeting <br />August 14, 2003 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />City Manager Malone said this would be mailed out when he knew the date of <br />the public hearing. <br /> <br />Cindy Bolin, Executive Director of Models of the Maker Women's Shelter in <br />Paris, appeared before the Council requesting $10,000.00 in funding for her <br />agency and described the services their agency provides to the community. <br /> <br />Mayor Fendley closed discussion on item 2B and moved to item 2A, "Consider <br />and discuss proposed 2003-2004 Budget and accompanying Tax Rate for the City <br />of Paris". He said he had asked Karl Louis, Police Chief, to discuss his budget <br />first. <br /> <br />Chief Louis came forward advising that he had his staff prepare the salary <br />comparison chart. He said they requested a 5% increase in salary for the officers <br />in the Police Department this year, and when the printout came out, it only had <br />the 3.4% included in that and he wanted to make sure that the City Council was <br />aware that they had requested a 5% increase. Chief Louis said they not only <br />requested 5% for this year but for the next two years, as well, and the Council <br />was given a chart showing what the current base salary is by each rank, what the <br />3.4% represents in base salary, what the 5% represents in base salary, and also <br />one with a 15% increase. Chief Louis said even if they received a 15% increase <br />in this budget, they would still be below the City of Greenville in every rank of <br />their current salary. Chief Louis asked the City Council to consider the 5% <br />increase this year with the possibility of trying to do it the next two years. The 5% <br />increase would amount to approximately $37,000.00. <br /> <br />Mr. Bell asked Mr. Anderson if the salary in the budget figures were 9 month <br />figures or 10 month figures. Mr. Anderson said he would check those figures and <br />bring an answer back to the City Council. Mr. Bell also questioned the <br />difference in the quarterly report that they were furnished and the proposed <br />budget. City Manager Malone said when these issues come up, Mr. Anderson <br />will check those and make corrections if necessary. He said last year there were <br />problems because they had to propose a much larger budget than they expected <br />to pass because the city had a firefighter pay referendum and an election, so they <br /> <br /> <br />