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POLICY OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS REGARDING THE <br />APPOINTMENT OF COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THE PARIS ECONOMIC <br />M <br />" action 4.02 Number and Qualifications. The authorized number of Directors of this <br />Board shall be seven (7). <br />"'I'he City Council shall appoint the Directors of the Corporation. Six (6) Directors will be <br />nominated and approved by the City Council, and shall serve terms of three years as set <br />forth in Section 4.05 herein. One (1) Director shall be nominated by Corporation's Board <br />of Directors by majority vote prior to the City Council Meeting at which Board <br />appointments are made. Said nomination must be of a sitting City Council member, and <br />the nomination shall be subject to Council approval. The Director nominated by the <br />Corporation's Board of Directors and approved by City Council shall serve a to of one <br />(1) year. Each Director shall be a bona fide resident and shall reside within l.,amar County, <br />Texas, with the exception of the Director appointed fro the City Council, who shall be a <br />bona fide resident of the City of Paris as required by law. These seven (7).Directors shall <br />constitute the Governing Body of the Paris Economic Development Corporation. <br />"The City shall consider an individual's experience, accomplishments, and educational <br />background in appointing members to the Board. <br />"With the exception of the City Council member appointed and approved pursuant to the <br />preceding paragraph, no former or sitting member of the City's Council shall be eligible <br />for appointment to the Board until they have ceased to serve on City's Council. for a period <br />of at least one (1) year." <br />It is the intention of the City Council as expressed in this policy to approve the <br />nomination of the PEDC's Board of Directors of a Council Member to fill the seat referenced <br />in Sec. 4.02 unless there are substantial mitigating factors which, in Council's judgment, <br />indicate that the PEDC' Board's nomination is not in the best interest of the PEDC or the City <br />