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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA <br />Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Paris shall meet in special session <br />at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. Immediately following the special session, City <br />Council will conduct a workshop. The meeting & workshop will be held at the City Council <br />Chamber, 107 E. Kaufman Street, Paris, Texas. One or all Council Members may be attending <br />remotely by audio and/or video conference, but the feed will be available to the public during <br />the meeting. <br />1. Call the meeting to order <br />2. Citizens' forum. <br />(Persons desiring to address the Council must limit their presentation to no more than two <br />minutes, and remarks must be limited to matters of city business. Speakers will not be <br />allowed to cede speaking time to others. Unless an item is posted on the Agenda, the Texas <br />Open Meetings Act prohibits the Council from responding to any comments other than to <br />refer the matter to a future agenda, to an existing policy, or to a staff person with specific <br />factual information. Claims against the City, Council Members, or employees, including <br />but not limited to claims in pending litigation, as well as individual personal appeals are <br />not appropriate for citizens' forum.) <br />If necessary, the City Council may convene into Executive Session under Chapter 551 of <br />the Texas Government Code regarding any item on this agenda. <br />3. Discuss and ratify the property tax increase reflected in the budget as required by Chapter 26 <br />of the Texas Tax Code. <br />4. Discuss and act on an Ordinance fixing the tax rate and the tax levy and levying ad valorem <br />taxes for the City of Paris for the year 2025 upon all taxable property within the City of Paris <br />in conformity with the Charter provisions and Ordinances of the City. <br />5. Adjournment. <br />CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP <br />Pursuant to the Policy Procedures and Decorum for Public Meetings approved by City <br />Council on May 12, 2025, workshop meetings are informational only and there will be no <br />Citizens' Forum item on the agenda for workshops. Workshops are open meetings and <br />persons may attend to observe only. <br />The matters to be discussed are as follows: <br />1. Call meeting to order. <br />2. Discuss the HOT tax agreement between the City of Paris and Lamar County Chamber of <br />Commerce. <br />3. Discuss the Paul Stoll petition for a comprehensive plan amendment and the petition for a <br />zoning amendment. <br />