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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL June 7, 1977 A special meeting of the City Council was held on June 7, 1977 at 7:00 P. M. Mayor James M. Brunette called the meeting to order with the following Councilmen present: George Fisher, Jr., Michael Malone, David Philley, Walter F. Williams, and Raymond Wunsch. Also present were City Manager K. R. Sweatt, City Attorney T. J. Haynes, and City Clerk H. C. Greene. Mayor Brunette called for a report from the Council committee appointed to study and make recommendations as to the establishment of a Judicial Department. Councilman Ma- lone, chairman of the committee, recommended that a Judicial Department be established in the City of Paris with personnel composed of the City Judge and the Municipal Court Clerk. Councilman Wunsch, second member of the committee, did not concur in the recom- mendation and questioned a part -time department head. Mayor Brunette then appointed a third member of the committee, that being Councilman [falter Williams, and requested tht� committee to give the establishment of a Judicial Department further consideration and make recommendations at a future Council meeting. A motion was made by Councilman Williams and seconded by Councilman Malone to call for a public hearing concerning the Judicial Department and the proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1977 for Tuesday, June 14, 1977 at 7:00 P. M. The motion carried: 6 ayes, 0 nays. Mayor Brunette called for City Manager Sweatt.to brief the Council on the proposed budget, and the city manager summarized the budget for the fiscal year 1977 -78. Councilman Malone suggested that Civil Service employees' payment for services be started at $50.00 per month and increased to $800.00 per month after one year of service and to $850.00 per month at the end of 18 months service. Councilman Malone further suggested that 10% increase in salaries be given to non -Civil Service em- ployees with salaries below $610.00 per month and that 5% increase be given to those above the $610.00 per month level. Councilman Malone further suggested that $100,000.00 be taken out of the General Fund Storm Drainage Account shown in the proposed budget - Account No. 406 -Y -6 - Street Department, and that $25,000.00 be deleted out of the Parks Department for the renovation and improvements of Wise Field. Mayor Brunette declared the public hearing open on the proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning July 19 1977 and called for interested citizens to comment. Mr. Del Drake appeared, stating that the Police Department lower echelon needs more salaries than the proposed budget and suggested an $850.00 per month salary for pa- trolmen. Mr. A. 14. Clem appeared and stated that he was appearing merely as a tax - paying citi- zen and also stated that salaries of patrolmen should begin at $720.00 per month and within 3 years should be at the $900.00 to $1,000.00 per month level. Mrs. Jackie Roden appeared in behalf of the Lamar County Child Development program and requested $2,000.00 in the next fiscal year's budget to fund that program. Mrs. Elvis Gaines appeared and recommended that street improvements be made in the black community and that renovation be made at Record and Johnson Street Park. Mrs. C. J. Smith, 706 NE 1st, appeared before the Council, requesting that delapidated