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Regular Council Meeting August_ 22,,,2011 Plage 6 were okay with Plan 1 C. City Council discussed Plan 1 C further and expressed concern about 137 the upcoming timeframe. It was a consensug-of the City Council to move forward with Plan 1 C. City Attorney Kent McIlyar explained that adopting Findings and Fact and an Order calling for the Redistricting of Political Boundaries was required for the redistricting process and submission to the Department of Justice. A Motion to approve the item was made by Council Member Grossnickle and seconded by Council Member Pickle. Motion carried, 5 ayes — 1 nay, with Council Member McCarthy casting the dissenting vote. 15. Deliberate and possibly act on RESOLUTION NO, 2011 -067: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; ADOPTING CRITERIA FOR REDISTRICTING OF POLITICAL BOUNDARIES WITHIN THE CITY OF PARIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2010 CENSUS DATA ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU AND STATE AND FEDERAL LAW AND SECTION 8 OF THE CITY CHARTER; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE SAID ORDER AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST TO SAME; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Pickle and seconded by Council Member Grossnickle. Motion carried, 5 ayes — 1 nay, with Council Member McCarthy casting the dissenting vote. 16. First reading, deliberate and possibly act on ORDINANCE NO. 2011 -033: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE ENSUING FISCAL PERIOD BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2011, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2012, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PARIS; APPROPRIATING THE VARIOUS AMOUNTS THEREOF; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. A Motion to invoke the super majority rule was made by Council Member Wright and seconded by Council Member McCarthy. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. A Motion was made to approve the budget was made by Council Member Pickle, subject to the following caveats: a) the 3% COLA be funded only after every employee has had a performance evaluation; b) the additional 1% increase in retirement will not be funded; and c) any capital expenditure over Fifteen Thousand ($15,000) Dollars will come back to City Council for re- evaluation prior to spending the funds. Council Member Wright seconded the Motion. Motion carried, 5 ayes — 1 nay, with Council Member McCarthy casting the dissenting vote.