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City manager Greene advised Councilman Malone that some new breathing apparatus has recently been purchased and that he had discussed with the Fire Chief his equipment needs and will have a recommendation for consideration in the next budget. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. MAYOR JAMES M. BRUNETTE ATTEST: Joe N. McCollum, Acting City Clerk MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL January 16, 1978 A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Paris was held Monday, January 16, 1978 at 7:00 P.M. Mayor Brunette called the meeting to order with the following Council members present: George Fisher, Jr.-, Michael Malone, Dave Philley, Walter Williams and Raymond Wunsch. Staff members present were Acting City Manager H. C. Greene, City Attorney T. K. Haynes and Acting City Clerk, Joe N. McCollum. Mayor Brunette announced the first item for consideration was a Public Hearing on the Utility Rate Increase requested by Texas Power and Light Company. Before opening the hearing the Mayor stated the Council's concern about the request and presented a Committee Report, to the Council, outlining the proceeding of the meeting that he, along with Mr. Greene and Mr. Haynes had attended in Austin on January 12, 1978 to discuss the rate increase. The report is as follows: David Smith, City Manager of Waco presided stating that Waco had engaged Don Butler to intercede for 10 -12 cities due to the brief time frames that existed due to the time that TP &L filed for the rate increase. The action of Waco in no means automatically involves all cities but has kept the door open for further action by the TML cities. Don Butler stated that the time frames are very short thus requiring fast aetion'by.cities. January 2 was the date filed for pre - hearing conference. Cities must intervene within 10 days. So the TML filed a blanket motion for all cities involved to intervene and then this leaves the door open for any city to formally intervene if so desired. Public Utilities.Cormnission schedules: January 13: Touche -Ross, the consulting firm engaged by the vote of cities present, will file any information gathered pertinent to the rate increase that is of interest to the cities involved. February 3: Date for TP &L to file answers to the report. February 13: Testimony received by Public Utilities Commission. February 19: Date for individual cities to file their own protest. February 27: Hearing before Public Utilities Commission and formal ruling. Dates for rate increase unless intersession has taken place: January 25: Rates go into effect unless suspended for 120 days.-