15 - Canvass of the May 4 Hotel Occupancy Tax Election

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RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION CANVASSING A BOND ELECTION THE STATE OF TEXAS § LAMAR COUNTY § CITY OF PARIS § WHEREAS, this City Council called an election to be held in said City on May 4, 2019 on the PROPOSITION hereinafter stated; and WHEREAS, said Council of Trustees has investigated all matters pertaining to said election, including the ordering, giving notice, appointing election officers, holding and making returns of said election; and WHEREAS, the election officers who held said election have duly made the returns of the result thereof, and said returns have been duly delivered to said Council. WHEREAS, it is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which this Resolution was adopted was open to the public, and public notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: 1. That the City Council officially finds and determines that said election was duly called, that proper notice of said election was duly given, that proper election officers were duly appointed prior to said election, that said election was duly held, that the City has complied with the Federal Voting Rights Act and the Texas Election Code, that due returns of the result of said election have been made and delivered, and that the City Council has duly canvassed said returns, all in accordance with law and the Resolution calling said election. 2. That the City Council officially finds and determines that the following votes were cast at said election, on the submitted PROPOSITION by the resident, qualified electors of said City, who voted at the election: CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS PROPOSITION A AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS TO RENOVATE, FOR: 252 REPAIR AND OTHERWISE IMPROVE THE CITY'S LOVE CIVIC CENTER AS A VENUE PROJECT AND TO IMPOSE A NEW HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX AT THE RATE OF TWO PERCENT (2%) FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE VENUE PROJECT. IF APPROVED, THE MAXIMUM HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX RATE IMPOSED FROM ALL SOURCES IN AGAINST: 51 THE CITY OF PARIS WOULD BE FIFTEEN PERCENT (15%) OF THE PRICE PAID FOR A ROOM IN A HOTEL. 3. That the City Council officially finds, determines and declares the result of said election to be that the aforesaid PROPOSITION has received a favorable majority vote, and that such PROPOSITION therefore has passed, and that the hotel occupancy tax may be levied, collected and applied for the lawfully voted purpose.