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Moreover, Tex. Loc. Gov. Code Sec. 43.057 provides that if the annexation (or disannexation— <br />the procedures for disannexation should be consistent with those for annexation—Tex. Loc. Gov. <br />Code Sec. 43.142) would create a keyhole, the governing body must find that surrounding the area <br />is in the public interest.2 Disannexing this property is does not appear to be in the public interest. <br />Should Council wish to undertake disannexation proceedings with respect to this property, the <br />following procedure will need to be followed: <br />May 24, 2021—City Council Meeting—The City Council will discuss the petition and determine <br />whether or not to proceed. If Council wishes to proceed, it should consider and act upon the <br />accompanying resolution authorizing the disannexation process. Should Council wish not to <br />proceed, it should consider and act upon the accompanying resolution declining to proceed. This <br />is in the discretion of the Council. If Council determines to proceed, from here, the entire process <br />must be complete within 90 days. If council determines not to proceed, there will be no further <br />action on the petition. <br />If Council chooses to proceed: <br />May 25—June 11, 2021—The city attorney will send out notices to other taxing entities, service <br />providers, and railroads as necessary, which must be done by 30 days before the first of two public <br />hearings. <br />June 22 --July 2, 2021Publish notice of first public hearing in the Paris News (publication must <br />be between the 201h and the l 0th day out from the 1St public hearing). <br />June 29—July 9, 2021—Publish notice of second public hearing in the Paris News (publication <br />must be between the 201h and the 10th day out from the second public hearing). <br />Note: The city may publish a single notice for both hearings on either Tuesday, June 291h <br />or Thursday July 1" as the two notice periods overlap. <br />July 12,2021—City Council Meeting -1St public hearing (public hearings must be held between <br />the 401h and 201h days out from action on the ordinance to disannex) <br />July 19, 2021—Special Meeting, City Council -2nd public hearing (in order to get in both hearings <br />done in that 20 day period, and because of our 2nd and 4th Monday schedule and how that falls on <br />the calendar, Council will have to hold a special meeting to get in the 2nd public hearing) <br />August 12, 2021—City Council Meeting—Act on ordinance to disannex (day 77 from institution <br />of disannexation proceedings) <br />Z "If a proposed annexation [disannexation] would cause an area to be entirely surrounded by the annexing <br />[disannexing] municipality but would not include the area within the municipality, the governing body of the <br />municipality must find, prior to completing the annexation [disannexation] that surrounding the area is in the public <br />interest." Tex. Loc. Gov. Code Sec. 43.057. <br />