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Regular City Council Meeting September 4,2003 Page 18 said if you just leave it where it is and reduce that expenditure, it leaves it in there. Mayor Fendley asked Mr. Anderson where the Council was regarding the cuts that have been made. Mr. Anderson advised that is about $104,406.00 out of the General Fund. Councilman Plata asked if the answering service had been cut from the budget. Mr. Anderson advised that they did not vote on it. Mayor Fendley asked if the Council would like to cut the $33,550.00 from the budget. It was the consensus of the City Council to cut the answering service from the budget in Account No. 01-1002-21-00 in the amount of $17,500.00 and in Account No. 01-0510-21-00 in the amount of $16,050.00. Councilman Plata asked Mr. Anderson if he had the cost for the electricity at Woodall Field. Mr. Anderson said that cost was $10,666.00. The City Council discussed the pros and cons of this type funding and was advised by the Mayor they would look at it Monday. Mayor Fendley advised the City Council that they had been furnished a copy of the breakdown regarding the Texas Municipal Retirement System. Mr. Haynes came forward telling the City Council that Councilman Bell asked him to expand the survey that he did the last time to include cities with the population of 18,000 to 33,000 as to how many are 5%, 6%, and 7%, 1 for 1, 1 for ½, and 2 for 1, and that is what he tried to do. He said there were 10 cities in Texas that are in this population range that employees contribute 5% and they are matched 1 to 1 and all the way through to 2 for 1. He said there are six cities that are at 6%, 2 for 1, one of which is the City of Paris, and it has been for this year only. He advised that there are 36 cities or nearly 70% that are at 7% employee contribution with the city match of 2 for 1. Mr. Haynes said that the employees appreciate the 6% - 2 for 1 match, but Mt. Pleasant and Sulphur