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Regular City Council Meeting August 26 , 2003 Page 3 collection software totally $10,500.00. The remaining cost of $49,000.00 provides the city the ability to allow utility payments via the Internet or via phone. It also allows customers to receive their account on a real time basis. The cost is being provided because the previous Council desired the staff to be proactive in the areas of e-government. It is strictly an optional item. He said he did not feel it was cost effective to do it, but he wanted the City Council to know what it would cost to implement this system. After discussion of this item, a motion was made by Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman Bell, to cut the $49,000.00 from budget account no. 10-0510-81-00. The motion carried unanimously. Mr. Anderson explained Account No. 0-0601-81-00, Water Purchase in Annexed Areas. He said Lamar County Water Supply District is still providing water to some homes inside the newly annexed areas until the city purchases the lines. The meters belong to the city. They are read by the city and the city sends the bill. The city sends the consumption numbers to Lamar County Water Supply and they send us a bill to pay for the water. This is a temporary procedure and he wanted to inform the Council why it is happening. Anthony Bethel, Director of the Paris/Lamar County Health Department, came forward explaining that the Health Department is funded by grants ~at eeme from the State of Texas that cover most of their funding. Mr. Bethel said they have fees that they collect from different services such as restaurant inspections, immunization, and what is left in their budget at the end of the year, the City of Paris and Lamar County split that deficit 50150. Mr. Anderson said there are a couple of corrections that he wanted to point out. On page 296, the revenue side for the Lamar County contribution number should have been $160,157.00 instead of $122,049.00 and the same thing for the City of Paris's contribution for 2003-2004. Mr. Anderson said the Bio-terrorist grant should be deleted.