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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL March 16, 1981 The special meeting of the City Council of the City of Paris was held Monday, March 16, 1981, 7:00 P. M. Mayor Malone called the meeting to order with the following Councilmen present: Travis Wortham, Walter F. Williams, W. C. Francis, Billy J. Burnett, Ron Kyle, and Kenneth E. Kohls. Also present were City Manager, R. W. Sokoll, City Attorney, T. K. Haynes, and City Clerk, H. C. Greene. Mayor Malone stated that the special meeting was held for the purpose of introducing an Ordinance directing publication of Notice of Intention to Issue Certificate of Oblication. where upon ORDINANCE NO. 2561 DIRECTING PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLICATION was presented. It was then moved by Councilman Burnett, seconded by Councilman Williams that said Ordinance be passed, and after due discussion, said motion carring with it the passage of said Ordinance, prevailed and carried by the following vote: Ayes 5, Nays 2, Councilman Kyle and Councilman Kohls voting nay. Discussion was had on the placement of fences on private property, and City Attorney Haynes recommended the adoption of an Ordinance prohibiting the erection of fences exceeding forth inches in front yards. ORDINANCE NO. 2562 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1710 OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, PROHIBITING THE ERECTION OF FENCES EXCEEDING FORTY (40) INCHES IN FRONT YEARS; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $200.00; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF APRIL 1, 1981. was presented. A motion was made by Councilman Francis, seconded by Councilman Burnett for adoption of the Ordinance. The motion carried 4 ayes, 3 nays, Council- man Kohls, Councilman Kyle, and Mayor Malone voting nay. City Manager Sokoll advised the Council that the State had eliminated funding of the Health Department of one Secretarial position, and had notified local health officials that it will stop funding of one Sanitarian position on June 5, 1981, and that the local Health Department had begun paying the Secretarial position from local funds, and no decision had been made on the status of the Sanitarian. City Manager Sokoll advised that the Health Department would not be in any position to fund the positions at the present local funding level. After discussion, a motion was made by Councilman Kyle, seconded by Councilman Wortham to refer the matter to the Board of Health for their study and recommendations to the Council and the County Commissioners Court. The motion carried 7 ayes, 0 nays. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. MICHAEL E. MALONE, MAYOR ATTEST: H. C. GREENE, CITY CLERK