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1159 <br />MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS <br />August 16, 2010 <br />The City Council of the City of Paris met for a special session at 3:00 p.m. on. Monday, <br />August 16 2010, at the City Council Chamber, 107 E. Kaufman, Paris, Texas. <br />Present: Mayor: <br />Will Biard <br />Council Members: <br />Joe McCarthy; John Wright; Stephen Brown; <br />Edwin Pickle; and Rhonda Rogers <br />City Staff: <br />Kevin Carruth, City Manager; Kent McIlyar, City <br />Attorney; Janice Ellis, City Clerk; Gene Anderson, <br />Finance Director; Shawn Napier, City Engineer; <br />Bob Hundley, Police Chief; Kent Klinkerman, EMS <br />Director; Ronnie Grooms, Fire Chief; Tom Hunt, <br />Municipal Judge; Doug Harris, Utilities Director; <br />Steve McFadden, Interim Public Works Director; <br />and Priscilla McAnally, Library Director <br />Absent: Council Member: <br />Jason Rogers <br />1. Call meeting to order. <br />Mayor Biard called the meeting to order at 3:08 p.m. <br />2. Budget workshop — deliberate on proposed 2010 -2011 Budget. <br />City Manager Kevin Carruth presented City Council with his fiscal year 2010 -2011 <br />budget message. (See Exhibit "A" attached) <br />Council Member Brown arrived at 4:05 p.m. <br />Mayor Biard said he did not want to address the budget by line item, but by department <br />and if anyone wished to discuss an item they would do so. Council began with Municipal Court <br />and worked through the Fire Department budget. <br />City Council discussed employee health insurance and the capital projects fund with <br />regard to the internal loan fund. Council Member Pickle said he had a problem with over -time in <br />general, while Chief Hundley explained the necessity of over -time due to the turnover of police <br />officers. Council Member Pickle also expressed a desire to look at placing a freeze on step <br />increases, while Council Members Joe McCarthy, Rhonda Rogers and Steve Brown opposed it. <br />