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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS <br />September 9, 2025 <br />The City Council of the City of Paris met for a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, <br />September 9, 2025, at the City Council Chamber, 107 Kaufman Street, Paris, Texas. <br />Present: Mayor Pro Tem: Gary Savage <br />Council Members: Rebecca Norment, Alix Putnam, and Tracy <br />Attebury <br />City Staff. Rose Beverly, City Manager; Janice Ellis, City <br />Clerk; and Stephanie Harris, City Attorney; Michel <br />Sorrell, Interim Finance Director; Gene Anderson, <br />Interim Finance Director; Todd Mittge, City <br />Engineer; and Osei Amo-Mensah, Director of <br />Planning & Community Development <br />Absent: Mayor: Mihir Pankaj <br />Council Members: Shatara Moore and Mickey Ellis <br />Call meeting to order. <br />Mayor Pro -Tem Savage called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. <br />2. Citizens' forum <br />No one spoke at the citizens' forum. <br />3. Discuss and ratify the property tax increase reflected in the budget as required by Chapter <br />26 of the Texas Tax Code. <br />Interim Finance Director Gene Anderson explained that the City Council was required to <br />take a separate vote to ratify any property tax increase reflected in the 2025-26 Budget. He said <br />it must be approved prior to voting on the tax rate. <br />A Motion to ratify the property tax increase reflected in the 2025-26 Budget was made <br />by Council Member Putnam and seconded by Council Member Norment. Motion carried, 4 ayes <br />- nays. <br />4. Discuss and act on ORDINANCE NO. 2025-017: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY <br />COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, FIXING THE TAX RATE AND THE <br />TAX LEVY AND LEVYING AD VALOREM TAXES FOR THE CITY OF PARIS <br />FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2025 UPON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN <br />THE CITY OF PARIS IN CONFORMITY WITH THE CHARTER PROVISIONS AND <br />ORDINANCES OF THE CITY; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS <br />