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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL February 25, 1993 The City Council of the City of Paris met in special session Thursday, February 25, 1993, 4:15 P. M., City Council Chambers, City Hall, Paris, Texas. Mayor George Fisher called the meeting to order with the following Councilmembers present: Don Shelton, Jim Bell, Wayne Brown, Billy Joe Burnett, and Rondie Williams. Also present was City Manager, Michael E. Malone, City Attorney, T. K. Haynes, and City Clerk, Mattie Cunningham. Mayor Fisher announced that the purpose of the special meeting was consideration of and action on an ordinance denying the proposed changed rate schedules and service regulations of Texas Utilities Electric Company, providing conditions under which said company's rate schedules and service regulations may be changed, modified, amended or withdrawn, finding and determining that the meeting at which this ordinance is passed is open to the public as required by law. ORDINANCE NO. 93 -009 AN ORDINANCE DENYING THE PROPOSED CHANGED RATE SCHEDULES AND SERVICE REGULATIONS OF TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC COMPANY, PROVIDING CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH SAID COMPANY'S RATE SCHEDULES AND SERVICE REGULATIONS MAY BE CHANGED, MODIFIED, AMENDED OR WITHDRAWN, FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE IS PASSED IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY was presented. A motion was made by Councilman Bell, seconded by Councilman Brown for approval of the ordinance. The motion carried 4 ayes, 2 nay, Councilman Williams, and Councilman Burnett voting nay. Councilman Burnett made a motion to amend the ordinance calling for public hearings on the rate increase in order that citizens of Paris could voice their opinion, and also to join in with the group of cities that is opposing the rate increase before the PUC Committee. The motion was seconded by Councilman Williams, and failed with 2 ayes, 4 nays, Councilman Bell, Councilman Brown, Councilman Shelton, and Mayor Fisher voting against the motion. Resolution No. 93 -027, authorizing and directing the City Manager of the City of Paris, Michael E. Malone, to execute on behalf of the City of Paris Lease No. DTFA07 -93 -L -01143 with the U. S. Government, Federal Aviation Administration for an Automatic Weather Observing & Reporting System constructed and located at Cox Field Airport for a period of six months beginning March 1, 1993, was presented. A motion was made by Councilman Burnett, seconded by Councilman Bell for approval of the resolution. The motion carried 6 ayes, 0 nays.