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1 8 MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS <br />June 12, 2012 <br />The City Council of the City of Paris met for a workshop session at 5:30 p.m. on <br />Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at the City Council Chamber, 107 E. Kaufman, Paris, Texas. <br />Present: Mayor: <br />Opening Agenda <br />A.J. Hashmi <br />Council Members: Aaron Jenkins; Billie Lancaster; John Wright; <br />Richard Grossnickle; Matt Frierson; and Cleonne <br />Drake <br />City Staff: <br />1. Call meeting to order. <br />John Godwin, City Manager and Janice Ellis, City <br />Clerk <br />Mayor Hashmi called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. <br />Regular Agenda <br />2. Discuss City Council and Manager roles and responsibilities. <br />In summary, City Manager John Godwin said that it was the Council's role to set policy. <br />Mr. Godwin said he was the CEO of the City and his role was to direct staff. He stated that <br />communication was important and that he did want direction from the City Council as a whole. <br />Mr. Godwin emphasized that did he not have seven bosses, but one boss and that was the City <br />Council as one entity. Mr. Godwin informed the City Council that he had an action plan of fifty <br />items that he wanted to accomplish within the next three months. <br />3. Discuss City Council goals and priorities for the 2012 -13 Budget. <br />Mayor Hashmi inquired of City Council their goals for the 2012 -13 budget year. <br />Council Member Wright: He said he wanted the department heads to be comprised of the <br />best leadership; an employee audit to determine necessity of employee positions; he wanted <br />overtime reduced; more of the engineering done in- house; eliminate presentations at Council <br />meetings unless approved by the City Manager or if requested by a majority of the City Council; <br />and he wanted a reduction of taxes. <br />