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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />AUGUST 19, 2003 <br />The City Council of the City of Paris met in special session, Tuesday, August <br />19, 2003, 6:00 P.M. at Paris Junior College, Bobby R. Walters Applied <br />Technology Building, Room 1206, 2400 Clarksville Street, Paris, Texas. <br />Mayor Curtis Fendley called the meeting to order with the following Council <br />Members present: Jim Bell, Jay Guest, Joe E. McCarthy, Francine Neeley, <br />Willie Weekly, Sr. , and Benny Plata. Also present were City Manager <br />Michael E. Malone, City Attorney Larry W. Schenk, and City Clerk Mattie <br />Cunningham. <br />Mayor Fendley announced that the City would start with Agenda Item No. 2B, <br />which was to receive input from interested citizens of Paris proposing services <br />or projects to be included in the 2003-2004 City of Paris Budget. <br />No one appeared and Mayor Fendley advised that the City Council would move <br />to Agenda Item No. 2C, consider, discuss, and take possible action on <br />amendments to the 2003-2004 Budget. He said the first department to be <br />considered was the Fire Department. <br />City Manager Malone advised that they would start on Page 124 of the Budget <br />and they have done a little shifting in the Fire Department's budget. They are <br />going to take an item and move it down into the Capital Outlay account. They <br />will see on Page 124 where it says Account No. 200 - Supplies, that number <br />should be changed to $402,513.00, and the total expenses should be change to <br />$3,785,584.00. The Capital Outlay will be changed to $41,000.00. <br />Councilwoman Neeley questioned Fire Chief Ronnie Grooms about the year- <br />to-date total on his supplies, stating that he requested $310,000.00 and has only <br />spent $75,000.00. Chief Grooms explained that the number is misleading as <br />$271,978.00 of that is grant funds which have not been received and therefore <br />cannot spend. On page 12 of his handout, item number two where it said <br />supplies continued, Mr. Grooms said they have requested a FEMA grant for <br />breathing apparatus (SCBA) and cylinders and the city has to place in the <br />budget the funds to cover their request. He said this money will not be spent <br />