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Votes at a glance: Paris City Council March 24 meeting outcomes
Summary
Council approved routine consent items and several resolutions by unanimous votes, tabled an airport lease amendment, and adopted filming guidelines; multiple other agenda items were continued for later action.
The Paris City Council met March 24 and recorded the following formal actions and votes (all outcomes are taken from the meeting transcript). Where the transcript did not provide a mover’s full name, the record indicates the speaker as "Council member (unnamed)". All roll-call outcomes below reflect the council’s announced tallies.
Consent agenda approved The council approved the consent agenda by single action. Motion and second were made and the mayor announced, “Motion carries 6 0.” (tally: yes 6, no 0).
Resolution to dissolve the Traffic Commission — approved Staff recommended dissolving the Traffic Commission because of persistent difficulty maintaining membership and no statutory requirement to keep it. Council made a motion and a second; the mayor announced, “Motion carries 6 0.” Outcome: approved (tally: yes 6, no 0). (Authority referenced in staff presentation: original adoption resolution dated Feb. 8, 1954.)
Open membership to Lamar County residents for advisory boards — approved Council approved staff’s recommendation to allow Lamar County residents to serve on the Library Advisory Board and Main Street Advisory Board and to confirm the existing allowance on the Historic Preservation Commission. Motion carried 6–0.
Appointment of finance director — approved Council considered a resolution confirming the city manager’s appointment of Bruce Ballard as finance director. Mr. Ballard, CPA, addressed the council; the motion to appoint carried 6–0. Mr. Ballard’s planned start date was announced as April 14, 2025.
Filming policy and guidelines — approved Council adopted a policy titled “Guidelines for filming in Paris, Texas” as presented by staff; motion carried 6–0.
Lease amendment for airport property — tabled An agenda item proposing an amendment to a lease at the airport (decreasing acreage by 85.85 acres, refund $1,287.75, new annual payment $9,195.75 due May 15, 2025) was placed on the agenda prematurely and the city requested it be tabled; council voted to table the item and agreed to bring it back in two weeks. Motion carried 6–0; outcome: tabled.
Executive session recusal and executive session — procedural votes Council voted to allow two members to recuse themselves from a particular executive session item; the motion to recuse carried 6–0. The council convened into executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code Sec. 551.071; upon reconvening the council announced no action was taken related to executive-session matters.
Other procedural items The council heard multiple informational presentations (wastewater plant update, special projects funding list) and directed staff to return with follow-up materials. No other binding actions were taken.
