00 AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
107 E. KAUFMAN
PARIS. TEXAS
MONDAY. JANUARY 22. 2007
6:00 O'CLOCK. P.M.
CITIZENS NEEDING SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS DUE TO DISABILITIES
SHOULD GIVE NOTICE TO THE CITY FORTY-EIGHT (48) HOURS IN
ADVANCE BY CALLING (903) 784-9202, OR (903) 784-6688.
AGE N D A
(NOTE: It is respectfully requested that presentations before the City
Council be confined to two minutes or less.)
1. Call meeting to order.
2. Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Oath of office - Interim City Manager Ernie Clark and City Attorney
Kent McIlyar.
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[Matters of a routine nature are placed on a single consent
agenda for City Council consideration. Items appearing on a
consent agenda are approved by a single vote of Council, with
such approval applicable to all items appearing on said
agenda. If any Council member desires to discuss and
consider separately any item appearing on the consent
agenda, that Council member may do so by requesting that
the item be removed from the consent agenda and considered
as a separate item.]
4. Approval of minutes from previous City Council meetings
(Special Meeting, 12-28-2006; Regular Meeting, 1-8-
2007; and Special Meeting 1/16/2007)
S. Receipt of reports and/or minutes from committees,
boards, and commissions:
A. The Charter Study Committee. (12/14/2006;
1/4/2007; and 1/10/2007)
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6. Citizens Forum.
(Citizens desiring to appear under this item must limit their
presentation to two (2) minutes in duration. Under the Open
Meetings Law, because advance notice of the subject matter of each
presentation was not received in time to appear on the agenda, City
Council is limited in its response to referring the matter to a future
agenda, to an existing policy, or to a staff person with specific
factual information. Claims against the City and individual
personnel appeals are not appropriate for Citizens Forum).
7. Comments from Interim City Manager regarding City Council
operations.
8. Introduction of City Attorney.
9. Report and discussion regarding the cost/amount of money for the
following: Texas First Group to provide Interim City Manager; the
appointment of counsel (Lynn, Pham & Ross) to assist in the
transition of City Manager; the hiring of outside counsel (James
Rodgers) to represent the City of Paris in Jim Bell vs. The City of
Paris, Texas, Cause No. 75213, in the 62"d Judicial District Court.
10. Possible future agenda items.
11. Referrals.
12. Staff Report:
A. Report by Director of Finance regarding Pat Mayse Lake Water
Rights- Payout Options.
B. Report by Director of Community Development regarding
telephone system improvements.
13. Adjournment.
POSTE .
P.M., CITY
BY:
WITNESS: