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WHEREAS, extraordinary measures must be taken to contain COVID-
<br />19 and prevent its spread throughout the City of Paris, including the
<br />quarantine of individuals, groups of individuals, and property and,
<br />additionally, including compelling individuals, groups of individuals, or
<br />property to undergo additional health measures that prevent or control the
<br />spread of disease; and
<br />WHEREAS, on March 19, 2020, the Hon. Steven J. Clifford, M.D, Mayor of
<br />the City of Paris, Texas, issued a declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health
<br />Emergency and accompanying Order (the "Declaration" and "Order") designed
<br />to halt the spread of COVID-19 in the city and in Lamar County; and
<br />WHEREAS, on the same date, Lamar County issued its own declaration
<br />of disaster and order, and thereafter, by action of the Lamar County
<br />Commissioners Court said declaration has been extended twice and is in full
<br />force and effect; and
<br />WHEREAS, on March 26, 2020, in Resolution No. 2020-011, City Council
<br />extended the Declaration and Order for an additional thirty days until April 26,
<br />2020 and adopted Lamar County Commissioner's Court Resolution No. R2020-
<br />007 and incorporated same by reference; and
<br />WHEREAS, on March 31, 2020, pursuant to the authority granted to him
<br />by the City Council in Resolution No. 2020-011, the Mayor issued Supplemental
<br />Mayor's Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency Order No. 1
<br />("Supplemental Order No. 1"), included in which was an extension of the
<br />existing curfew for minors to run from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Monday through
<br />Sunday; and
<br />WHEREAS, on April 13, 2020 by Ordinance 2020-014, the City Council
<br />extended the declaration of disaster and all orders and supplemental orders
<br />until May 26,2020; and
<br />WHEREAS, Governor Greg Abbott has issued several executive orders
<br />relating to COVID-19, the most recent having been issued on April 27, 2020,
<br />which restrict certain areas of daily life and of the conduct of commerce in the
<br />State of Texas; and
<br />WHEREAS, it is legally necessary for the City Council to extend the
<br />declaration of disaster an additional thirty (30) days to be eligible for certain
<br />state and federal disaster aid relating to COVID-19; and
<br />WHEREAS, therefore, the City Council finds that it is in the best interest
<br />of the residents of the city to extend said declaration of disaster for an
<br />additional thirty (30) days, or until June 25, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. unless
<br />otherwise rescinded, amended, modified, or superseded;
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DECLARED, ORDERED AND ORDAINED
<br />pursuant to the authority granted in the Texas Disaster Act of Texas
<br />Government code Chapter 418, as follows:
<br />SECTION 1. The findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are
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