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June10,2003 Council considered adoption, on first reading, of Ordinance 2003-8 amending Chapter 21 - Taxation to add Article IX - Cigarette Tax. Council Member Dallas moved to adopt, on first reading, Ordinance 2003-8 as presented; the motion was duly seconded and carried by the following roll call vote, with all members voting: Vote 5 - 0; Yeas (5) - Cobbe, Dallas, Ferrill, Roop, Teague; Nays (0) - None. Council considered adoption, on first reading, of Ordinance 2003-9 amending Chapter 21 - Taxation to add Article X - Transient Lodging Tax. Vice Mayor Roop moved to adopt, on first reading, Ordinance 2003-9; the motion was duly seconded and carried by the following roll call vote, with all members voting: Vote 5 - 0; Yeas (5) - Cobbe, Dallas, Ferrill, Roop, Teague; Nays (0) - None. Council Member Ferrill moved to modify the proposed budget by reducing expenses to maintain the proposed fund balance; the motion died for lack of a second. Mayor Teague surrendered the chair to Vice Mayor Roop at 9:40 P. M. Mayor Teague moved to modify the proposed budget by increasing the School System's appropriation by $88,000; the motion died for lack of a second. Mayor Teague reclaimed the chair at 9:45 P. M. Vice Mayor Roop moved to adopt, on first reading, Ordinance 2003-5 as amended to establish the City's Budget and Tax Rates for Fiscal Year 2004; the motion was duly seconded and carried by the following roll call vote, with all members voting: Vote 3 - 2; Yeas (3) - Dallas, Roop, Teague; Nays (2) - Cobbe, Ferrill. Council considered conducting a Public Hearing for the purpose of receiving/interviewing citizens interested in appointment to two positions on the School Board. Mayor Teague declared the Public Hearing open. The following citizens presented their names for consideration: Cynthia Ingram, of 1163 Yorkshire Road;