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ORDINANCE N0. 2020-035
<br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
<br />TEXAS, EXTENDING THE MAYOR'S DECLARATION OF LOCAL
<br />DISASTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY AND ORDER DATED
<br />MARCH 19, 2020, AS EXTENDED BY RESOLUTION NO. 2020-011
<br />AND BY ORDINANCE NOS. 2020-014, 2020-017, 2020-023, AND
<br />2020-030 FOR AN ADDITIONAL ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120)
<br />DAYS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO
<br />THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
<br />WHEREAS, beginning in December, 2019, a novel coronavirus, now
<br />designated SARS-CoV2 which causes the disease COVID-19, has spread
<br />through the world and has been declared a global pandemic by the World
<br />Health Organization; and
<br />WHEREAS, on March 5, 2020, the World Health Organization Director
<br />General urged aggressive preparedness and activation of emergency plans to
<br />aggressively change the trajectory of this epidemic; and
<br />WHEREAS, the first confirmed case in Lamar County, Texas was
<br />announced on March 19, 2020, and WHEREAS, as of July 20, there were 483
<br />confirmed cases in the county, and WHEREAS, as of September 6, 2 02 0, there
<br />were 961 confirmed cases in the county; and
<br />WHEREAS, as of September 6, 2020, there have been 26 deaths related
<br />to COVID-19 in Lamar County; and
<br />WHEREAS, the continued worldwide spread of COVID-19 presents an
<br />imminent threat of widespread illness, which requires emergency action; 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 and is in full force and
<br />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, since that time, the City Council has extended the
<br />declaration of disaster by Ordinance Nos. 2020-014, 2020-017, 2020-023, and
<br />2020-030; and
<br />WHEREAS, it is advisable for the City Council to extend the declaration
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