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0 2, City Block 171 -A, from Heavy Industrial District to a One Family Dwelling District No. 3. Mayor Clifford referred the petition to the Planning and Zoning Commission for their study and recommendation at their meeting April 6, 1998, and before the City Council April 9, 1998. Mayor Clifford asked if there were any corrections to the minutes of previous meetings. Councilman Thomas said he would like to make a comment on that. I think that it comes back to the February 16, 1998 meeting, and he is not trying to disapprove the meeting, but we were talking about whether employees of the City, if they need to live inside the City, and he thinks that most employees, it does apply that the City can mandate that, except for the prohibition against requiring such does not apply to candidates for office, a municipal department head appointed by the Mayor, or the government body of the municipality, and he thinks that the department heads are appointed by the Mayor. Is that correct? Mayor Clifford advised that Department Heads are appointed by the City Manager. Mr. Thomas said the point is, the Council is unable to ask, Mr. Haynes help me if your could, if it is right or wrong, if we, do not, that if the Manager appoints the Department Heads, and they are approved by the Council, that we are still unable to ask the Managers to live inside the city, or maintain a permanent residence here, in order to be a Department Head. City Attorney said he thinks the Council can pass that. Councilman Thomas said - "let me give some guidance and direction then, that in the future for our Department Heads, because we had controversy per se in the annexation as Reno had controversy with the City Council Members. That in the near future, that we ask that our Department Heads, which are appointed by the City Manager, and approved by the City Council, maintain a residence inside the City of Paris, as it would help us get away from any controversy in the future. This is just a leadership request ". Mayor Clifford said the minutes stand approved unless someone has objection. There being none, the minutes were approved.