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WHEREAS, extraordinary rneasures must be I.A.ken to containCOVID
<br />19 aind. prevent its spread throtighout tile Ciel" y of' Paris, including the
<br />quarantine of individuals, gn-Aips of indivif.luals, and pro]perty and,
<br />addiboni,illy, including cxnnpefling individuals, groups of individuals, or
<br />property to undergo additional health measures that pre,,vent far control the
<br />spread ofdlsease; and
<br />VVHEREAS, on March 1.9,2020, the Govf;.,.,rnor of the State of"I'exas issued
<br />a siniflar order to extend through the first. week of'Aprfl, 2020; arld
<br />WHE'RE&S, amara that sarne date, the lion. Suwen J. Clifford, M.D, Mayor of
<br />the City. of Paris, 11exas, issued a declaration of Lo4.,al Dis,-ister for Public Health
<br />Ernergency and acc(.)mpanyffig Or (the "Declaration and Order") designed. to
<br />halt the spreadof'C0VIID1.9 in the and hi I,amar County; and
<br />VVHEREAS, on t1le same date, Lamar County issued its own declaration
<br />of disaster annul order, and thereafter, by action cif 1-:he Lan:iar County
<br />Con-imissioners Court on Monday, March. 23, 2020, extended said order for an
<br />additional 30 days; and
<br />WIIIEREAS, on March 24, 2020, the Larnar Cbunty Ccqjitj-r).isSioners Court
<br />adopted Resolution No. 112020 007, "A Reno hition of the CommissionersCourt.
<br />of Larnar Countyjexas Re commen ding Appropriate Measures to Contain and
<br />Prevent the Spread. of COVID-19 for.7 the flealth, Safety, arid Weff6re of the
<br />Cominunity of it's Citizens," a copy of whjct!u. is attached hereto as
<br />jLiAl_flb Lft A and
<br />incorporated by reference as if f"u.11y, set forth herein.; and
<br />WHERUS, corditions have worsened witIl'i respect to COVII) 19 in the
<br />city, county, istate am.J nation, since March 19, 2020; and
<br />WHEREAS, therefor(.-r, the City C
<br />,.ouncil finds that it is in ti-ie best intexest
<br />of the resideifts o' ting (.1ty to extend said Declaradori and Ordff for an
<br />additional thirty 0ays and to a,&Pt Larnar County Resolution No. .20
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<br />NOW, THER17 TORE, BE IT DECD ARED AND ORDERED puirsuant to
<br />the auth(.nity granted, in the Texas DisasLer Act, of Texas Government, code
<br />Chapter 418, as fbllovvs�
<br />SECTION 1. Thair, the Mayor's Declaration of as loczl ratite of disaasterr
<br />and accompanying Or -der for the (]Ity of Paris, Ti;,'xaspujsu,,int to Section
<br />41.8,108 (a) of the Texas Government (",ode is hereby extended. fi.)r ti-lirty
<br />(30) days under the terms contained herein,,
<br />SECTION 2.By this Declaration, The City of Paris' Emergency
<br />Management Plan rernains activated and ;.,01 oth,eir statutory powersvesb'.'d.
<br />in the Mayor and all offlcew rs of the City of'Paris tutu act in this local state of
<br />disaster, continue W be activated, This declaration shall also activay.,, all
<br />rec-ovei.7 an(.1 rf,-,halbffltation aspects of" apphcablir�, locad and inter..
<br />jurisdictional emergency manal.gement plans and authorizes the furnishing
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