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SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA <br />Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Paris shall meet in special session <br />at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, 2020. The meeting will be held by video conference or <br />teleconference. The matters to be discussed and acted upon are as follows: <br />1. Call meeting to order. <br />2. Citizens' forum. <br />(Due to the Governor's Proclamation and order and the declarations of disaster issued by the City of <br />Paris, and Lamar County, Texas on March 19, 2020 relating to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the <br />meeting will be held by video conference or telephone conference, and there will be no on site gathering. <br />Consequently, persons desiring to address the Council must submit their comments by e-mail to <br />iellis0)i)aristexas.gov no later than Thursday, March 26, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. Unless an item is posted on <br />the Agenda, the Texas Open Meetings Act prohibits the Council from responding to any comments <br />other than to refer the matter to a future agenda, to an existing policy, or to a staff person with specific <br />factual information. Claims against the City, Council Members, or employees, as well as individual <br />personal appeals are not appropriate for citizens' forum.) <br />If necessary, the City Council may convene into Executive Session under Chapter 551 of the Texas <br />Government Code regarding any item on this agenda. <br />3. Discuss and act on possibly extending and/or amending the previously ordered Declaration <br />of a Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency issued on March 19, 2020. <br />4. Discuss and act on a Resolution Postponing the General Election for District 2 to be held <br />on Saturday, May 2, 2020, and moving it to November 3, 2020, to elect One (1) Council <br />Member to District 2. <br />Discuss and act on a Resolution appointing Benny Plata to fill the vacancy in the City <br />Council District 3. <br />6. Adjournment. <br />Certification <br />I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board in the City Hall Annex, 150 First <br />St. SE, Paris, Texas and on the City's website at www.paristexas.gov, no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 23, <br />2020. <br />Janice Ellis, City Clerk <br />Secial Accommodations <br />This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available. Requests for special <br />accommodations or interpretive services must be made forty-eight (48) hours prior to this meeting. Please <br />contact Janice Ellis at (903) 784-9248 orjellis@paristexas.gov for assistance. <br />