2008-11-17CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Paris shall meet in special session
at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 17, 2008. The meeting will be held at the City Council
Chamber, 107 E. Kaufman Street, in Paris, Texas. The matters to be discussed and acted
upon are as follows:
Opening Agenda
l. Call meeting to order.
2. Invocation.
3. Pledge of Allegiance.
Regular Agenda
4. Canvass the returns of the Special Election; deliberate and act on a
resolution canvassing the returns for the November 4, 2008, city-
wide Special Election on a proposition calling for the adoption of
an ordinance establishing a limit on the total amount of taxes that
may be imposed on the residence homestead of a disabled person
or person sixty-five (65) years of age or older pursuant to Article I,
Section 1-b(h) of the Z'exas Constitution and Texas Tax Code
Section 11.261.
5. First reading, deliberate and possibly act on an ordinance
amending Article II, Chapter 30, Taxation of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas, by adding a new Division
3, Tax Limit for Qualitied Persons Section 30-32, entitled Tax
limit for persons aged 65 and older or disabled, establishing a limit
on taxes for qualifying individuals pursuant to Article 8, Section 1-
b(h) of the Texas Constitution and Texas Tax Code Section
11.261.
6. 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 November 14, 2008.
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~)Iice Ellis, City Clerk
Saecial 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.
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