{{{*}}}For the second consecutive year, the Paradise City Council appointed Roy Steel as mayor pro tem.

The item was one of four motions made during the council’s short meeting Monday.

Council members approved a contract with Wise County Appraisal District for the assessing and collecting of property taxes. They also OK’d the November meeting minutes and financial reports.

The council’s next meeting is 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, at City Hall.