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Item No. 10 <br />memorandum <br />TO: Mayor & City Council <br />John Godwin, City Manager <br />FROM: Janice Ellis, City Clerk <br />SUBJECT: GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION <br />DATE: January 24, 2017 <br />BACKGROUND: Pursuant to Section 16 of the Charter for the City of Paris, an election shall <br />be held in May on the uniform election date in even years for the purpose of electing Council <br />Members for Districts 4, 5, and 7. The uniform election date prescribed by the State is May 6, <br />2017. <br />STATUS OF ISSUE: The early voting and Election Day polling place for the three Districts is <br />the Lamar County Courthouse Annex. <br />BUDGET: The estimate provided by the County Elections Administrator for election services is <br />7,792.07 for the general election. The City has $8,000.00 budgeted for elections. <br />RECOMMENDATION: Approve a Resolution calling the City of Paris' general election for <br />May 6, 2017. <br />