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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL May 24, 2004 The City Council of the City of Paris met in special session, Monday, May 24, 2004, 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, Joe E. McCarthy, Francine Neeley, Willie Weekly, Sr. and Benny Plata. Also, present were Interim City Manager Terry Townsend, City Attorney Larry W. Schenk, and City Clerk Mattie Cunningham. Mayor Fendley announced that the first order of business was canvass the returns of a Special Election held on May 15, 2004, regarding a proposition to exempt the City of Paris and the Paris Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund from Article XVI, Section 66 of the Texas Constitution. Mayor Fendley canvassed the returns from the seven districts within the City of Paris pertaining to Proposition I and announced the results. Resolution No. 2004-093-A, canvassing the returns for the May 15, 2004, Citywide Special Election on the question of exempting the City of Paris and the Paris Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund from the application of the requirements of Article XVI, Section 66 of the Texas Constitution, entitled "Protected Benefits Under Certain Public Retirement Systems"; making other findings and provisions related to the subject; and providing an effective date, was presented. A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem McCarthy, seconded by Councilman Plata, for approval of the resolution. The motion carried 7 ayes, 0 nays. Mayor Fendley canvassed the returns of the Regular Municipal Election held on May 15, 2004, for Council Districts l, 2, 3, and 6, and announced the results. Resolution No. 2004-094, canvassing the returns for the May 15, 2004, General