00 - AgendaCITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Paris shall meet in regular session
at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, July 8, 2024. The meeting will be held at the City Council Chamber,
107 E. Kaufman Street, in Paris, Texas. One or all Council Members may be attending
remotely, but the feed will be available for live viewing at htt1?s//11aristexas.,gov/:1 ublic. The
matters to be discussed and acted upon are as follows:
Opening Agenda
1. Call meeting to order.
2. Invocation.
3. United States Pledge of Allegiance & Texas Pledge of Allegiance.
4. Citizens' forum.
(Persons desiring to address the Council must limit their presentation to no more than two minutes. Unless
an item is posted on the Agenda, the Texas Open Meetings Act prohibits the Council from responding to any
comments other than to refer the matter to a future agenda, to an existing policy, or to a staff person with
specific factual information. Claims against the City, Council Members, or employees, as well as individual
personal appeals are not appropriate for citizens' forum.)
If necessary, the City Council may convene into Executive Session under Chapter 551 of the Texas
Government Code regarding any item on this agenda.
Consent Agenda
Items on the Consent Agenda are approved by a single action of the Council, with such approval applicable
to all items appearing on the Consent Agenda. A Council Member may request any item to be removed from
the Consent Agenda and considered as a separate item.
5. Approve minutes from the meeting of June 24, 2024.
6. Receive reports and/or minutes from the following boards and commissions:
a. Paris Visitors & Convention Council (5-20-2024)
b. Paris Economic Development Corporation (4-16-2024 & 5-13-2024)
c. Board of Adjustment (6-4-2024)
7. Accept the resignation of City Manager Grayson Path.
Regular Agenda
8. Recognize City Manager Grayson Path.
9. Receive update from Airport Manager Paul Strahan about the Runway 17/Construction
Project at Cox Field Airport.
10. Discuss and make appointments to the various Boards and Commissions.
11. Discuss and act on a Resolution appointing members to the Board of Adjustment.
12. Discuss and appoint City Council Members to serve as liaisons to the various Boards and
Commissions.
13. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to
Resolution No. 2004-081.
14. Adjournment.
Certification
I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board in the City Hall Annex, 150 First
St. SE, Paris, Texas and on the City's website at www.paristexas.gov, no later than 5:30 p.m. on July 5, 2024.
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
Special Accommodations
This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available. Requests for special
accommodations or interpretive services must be made forty-eight (48) hours prior to this meeting. Please
contact Janice Ellis at (903) 784-9248 or jellis@paristexas.gov for assistance.