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MINUTES OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING AUGUST 31, 1999 The Budget Committee met in special session, Tuesday, August 31, 1999 6:00 P. M., City Council Chambers, City Hall, Paris, Texas. Michael J. Pfiester, Chairman, called the meeting to order with the following members present: Councilman Gene McWaters, Jr., Councilman Kevin Gray, Donald G. Wilson, and James Baker. Also present was City Manager Michael E. Malone, Director of Finance Gene Anderson, and City Clerk Mattie Cunningham. Chairman Pfiester called for discussion of the City Manager's proposed 1999 -2000 budget for the City of Paris. Anthony Bethel, Executive Director of the Paris -Lamar County Health Department, came forward giving an overview of his department. Mr. Bethel advised the Committee that this department receives funding from the State of Texas by the way of grants. There are fees that they collect such as restaurant inspections, septic permits, immunization, family planning services, and testing water fees. Those fees are added into their revenues. Mr. Bethel said any shortfall they may have, the city and county picks up the difference with a 50/50 match. They have medical services, family planning, pre -natal care, and immunizations. There is a WIC Program, which is a food supplement program for pregnant women, children, and infants where they come in and get nutritional education, vouchers for cereal, fruits, milk, and things like that. They have an environmental health program which conducts the septic systems inspections, the restaurant, rabies, mosquito control, animal control in the county, water line testing for drinking water and not just Lamar County, but several other counties in this area. Mr. Bethel said the budget is broken down by local money and what is state money along with which grant it comes from under the state money. Mr. Anderson advised the Committee that is a requirement of the State of Texas. City Manager Malone wanted to know where the septic fees would go and what the fee was. Mr. Bethel advised that it would go under the ORAS Program. Mr. Bethel told the City Manager that the fee is $79.00,