00 AGENDACITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Paris shall meet in special session
on Monday, September 29, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the City Council
Chamber, 107 E. Kaufinan Street in Paris, Texas. The matters to be discussed and acted
upon are as follows:
Opening Agenda
1. Call meeting to order.
2. Invocation.
3. Pledge of Allegiance.
Regular Agenda
4. Deliberate and act on an ordinance setting the tax rate for the
calendar year 2008 for the City of Paris.
5. Second reading: Deliberate and act on an ordinance disannexing
675.13 acres of land forming a portion of the current southeastern
outer boundary of the city limits of the City of Paris, generally
located on state highway 271 south, beginning three-quarters (3/4)
mile southeast of Loop 286 SE along the north right-of-way line of
Hwy 271 south to a point southeast of the Meadowbrook
Cemetery, in response to a petition for such disannexation filed by
17 qualified voters and property owners from the area requesting
disannexation; making a finding with regard to the value of city
services provided to the area compared to property taxes paid by
the aforesaid disannexed landowners.
6. Public Hearing and deliberate and act on a resolution supporting
the safe routes to Schools Master Plan.
7. Deliberate and act on a public education program for the
November election concerning senior and disabled tax freeze.
8. Public hearing on the 2009-2010 ORCA CDBG Grant Application.
9. Deliberate on possible future agenda items.
l O.Adjournment.
Certification
I certify that the above notice of ineeting was posted on the bulletin board in the City Hall Annex, 150 First
St. SE, Paris, Texas, no later than 5:00 p.m. on September 26, 2008.
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 (903) 784-9291 for assistance.