01/19/2016 AGENDA - AMENDEDPARIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
MONTHLY MEETING
Paris City Council Chambers
107 East Kaufman St.
Paris, Texas 75460
Tuesday January 19, 2016
4:00 O'CLOCK P.M.
AMENDED AGENDA
1. Call meeting to order — Richard Manning Chair
2. Welcome New Director & Discuss the working relationship between Paris Economic
Development Corporation and Paris City Council.
3. Citizens' Input
(Persons desiring to address the Paris EDC Board 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
Board from responding to any comments other than to refer the matter to a fixture agenda, to an
existing policy, or to a staff person with specific factual information. Claims against the Paris
EDC, Board Members or employees are not appropriate for citizens' input.)
4. Discuss and possibly approve Minutes of the December 15, 2015 Meeting and the December 29,
2015 Meeting.
5. Discuss and possibly approve December 2015 Financials.
6. Discuss and possibly approve changes to the 2015 -2016 Budget.
7. Discuss and possibly approve the yearly Audit Report prepared by Linda Kapp of McClanahan
and Holmes for the 2014 -2015 year.
8. Discuss and possibly approve the Proposal received for the cleanup and demolition of the 2305
NW Loop 289 property.
9. Discuss and possibly approve the Director's travel to the Red River Valley Association Annual
Convention on February 17 -18, 2016.
10. Convene into Executive Session:
a) Pursuant to Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code: 1) to deliberate the appointment,
employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or
employee; or 2) to hear a complaint to charge against an officer or employee:
Executive Director.
b) Pursuant to Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code to discuss or deliberate: 1)
Commercial or Financial information that the governmental body has received from a
business prospect that the governmental body seeks to have locate, stay or expand in or near
the territory of the governmental body and with which the governmental body is conducting
economic development negotiations, or 2) to deliberate the offer of a financial or other
incentive to a business prospect.
11. Reconvene into Open Session and possibly take action on item(s) discussed in Executive Session.
12. Discuss Future Agenda Items.
13. Adjourn
POSTED: Friday January 15, 2016 at City Hall Bulletin Board
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WITNESS:
Conflict of Interest:
The Paris EDC Voting and Ex- Officio members should read all items of the above Agenda to confirm
that he /she doesn't have a conflict of interest with any of the items for discussion and/or action.