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Regular Council Meeting September 22, 2014 Page 3 11. Approve the Love Civic Center budget for fiscal year 2014 -2015. 12. Approve an Amendment to the City's Ground Lease Agreement with Red River Valley Veteran's Memorial to add an additional .9022 acre. Regular Agenda 13. Discuss and act on ORDINANCE NO. 2014 -019: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO TRANSFER UNENCUMBERED FUNDS FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO OVER - EXPEND THEIR ORIGINAL BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City Manager John Godwin said this was an annual year end housekeeping ordinance that increased certain departmental budgets to cover anticipated expenditures and these increases were offset by decreasing other departmental budgets which had an appropriation surplus. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Hashmi and seconded by Council Member Lancaster. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 14. Discuss and act on ORDINANCE NO. 2014 -020: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE ENSUING FISCAL PERIOD BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2014, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2015, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PARIS; APPROPRIATING THE VARIOUS AMOUNTS THEREOF; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Godwin said Council received a draft budget more than two months ago and had discussed the budget on several occasions. He said the total budget including all funds was $44,572,692, it was a balanced budget and it left the tax rate the same as the current year. Council Member Plata inquired if step increases were included. Mr. Godwin answered in the affirmative and said with the exception of EMS, raises were not scheduled to begin until January 1. He said there was time for the Council to come up with a different plan. He said they could defer or discuss again tonight. Mr. Godwin said the numbers were included in the budget, but that if Council approved the budget tonight they had until January 1 to decide how to do the raises. Council Member Hashmi said he would make a motion to approve the budget, but wanted to discuss the raises further. He said he had concerns about not giving every employee a raise. Mr. Godwin said he would place it on an agenda in October or November.