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Budget Committee Meeting August 24, 1999 Page 3 account, which was in the area of $10,000.00. City Manager Malone advised that under the Promotional - Advertising account is where the City expends the funds back to the Visitors and Convention Council of the Chamber of Commerce, which represents the Hotel -Motel Tax, which is 95% of the tax, and the City is allowed to retains 5% for collecting and processing it. Mr. Wilson wanted to know if the $7,000.00 under Buildings and Grounds was for remodeling the council chambers, or is it an allocation. Mr. Anderson advised it is just an allocation from janitorial to maintenance. City Manager Malone told the Committee that there are various areas of city hall where the city has been utilizing the prisoners from Bonham State Prison, and the city has been buying supplies. Under Contributions, City Manager Malone said it included $10,000.00 for the Children Advocacy Center, $5,000.00 for the Northeast Texas Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse and it includes a contribution of $85,059.00 towards the short -fall resulting from the operation of the Health Department, which is not a department of the City of Paris. City Manager Malone advised that Lamar County picks up an equal amount of the Health Department's short -fall. Councilman McWaters said last year when the Children Advocacy Center came requesting the $10,000.00 that was just to help them get started, that he did not realize that it was going part of their annual budget. City Manager Malone said he recognized that when they came that they would come every year. Chairman Pfiester wanted to know if it is legal for the City to do this. City Manager Malone said the Acting City Attorney is researching this to see if it is legal, and we will let him advise the Council. Mr. Wilson said he would not like to see the City take on another