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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 18, 2003 The City Council of the City of Paris met in special session, Monday, August 18, 2003, 6:00 P.M. at Paris Junior College, Bobby R. Walters Applied Technology Building, Room 1206, 2400 Clarksville Street, Paris, Texas. Mayor Curtis Fendley called the meeting to order with the following Council Members present: Jim Bell, Jay Guest, Francine Neeley, Willie Weekly, Sr. , and Benny Plata. Also present were City Manager Michael E. Malone, City Attorney Larry W. Schenk, and City Clerk Mattie Cunningham. Mayor Fendley called for input from citizens of Paris regarding services or projects to be included in the 2003-2004 City of Paris Budget. No one appeared and Mayor Fendley moved to the next item on the agenda. Mayor Fendley advised that last week they did the Police Department's budget, the City Council' s budget, and they would start with the City Manager' s budget tonight. City Manager Malone gave the City Council a handout of various notes on line items and said they are simple and straight forward. He advised that there were three employees in his department: the City Manager, his secretary, and one MIS Technician that works on the computers for all of the city. He said the overtime pay that you see was paid to the MIS Technician for this fiscal year. The City Manager said the Workers Compensation figures are provided by the City Clerk, which are provided to her by TML. Under Office Supplies, City Manager Malone said he had listed different things that are purchased for his department such as postage, cost of the copier and copy paper, letterhead, and things of that nature. City Manager Malone said that under the Motor Vehicles-Gasoline line item are expenses for gasoline for the city vehicle used by the MIS Technician and for out-of-town trips to meetings in the city staff vehicle.