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Paris honors three city employees who aided resident during aggressive-dog incident

Paris City Council · July 27, 2026
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Summary

Mayor Smith commended three Water/Sewer Maintenance employees — Bruce Zorn, Brian Groover and Riley Machango — for assisting Michelle Martin during an encounter with an aggressive dog; each will receive a commendation to be placed in personnel files.

Mayor Smith recognized three Water/Sewer Maintenance employees — Bruce Zorn, Brian Groover and Riley Machango — for helping resident Michelle Martin when she encountered an aggressive German shepherd while attempting to assist a chihuahua. The mayor said the employees stayed with the resident and helped keep everyone safe; the council recorded that each will receive a commendation placed in their personnel files.

The recognition was reported under the "Proclamations & Awards" portion of the agenda. The minutes do not record additional disciplinary or follow-up action related to the incident; the commendations are administrative personnel actions that will be added to the employees' files.