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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS <br />September 21, 2015 <br />The City Council of the City of Paris met for a special session at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, <br />September 21, 2015, at the City Council Chamber, 107 E. Kaufman, Paris, Texas. <br />Present: Mayor: A.J. Hashmi <br />Council Members: Aaron Jenkins; Billie Lancaster; Steve Clifford; <br />Matt Frierson; and Edwin Pickle <br />City Staff: Gene Anderson, Finance Director; Kent McIlyar, <br />City Attorney; Janice Ellis, City Clerk; Bob <br />Hundley, Police Chief; Doug Harris, Utilities <br />Director; Jerry McDaniel, Public Works Director; <br />Kent Klinkerman, EMS Director; and Priscilla <br />McAnally, Library Director <br />Absent: City Council: Council Member Plata <br />1. Call meeting to order. <br />Mayor Pro -Tem Lancaster called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. <br />2. Conduct a public hearing on amendments to the FY 2015 -2016 budget. <br />City Manager John Godwin said there were no amendments, so a public hearing was not <br />necessary. <br />3. Discuss and act on ORDINANCE NO. 2015 -023: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY <br />COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING <br />THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO TRANSFER UNENCUMBERED FUNDS FROM <br />VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS WHICH ARE EXPECTED <br />TO OVER - EXPEND THEIR ORIGINAL BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS; MAKING <br />OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING <br />A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND <br />PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />Finance Director Gene Anderson explained the purpose of this ordinance was to allow <br />funds to be transferred from accounts that were underspent to those accounts that went over what <br />was budgeted. He further explained this procedure was done on an annual basis, at the end of <br />budget year. <br />