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ORDINANCE NO. 2022-049 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, <br />ORDERING A CITY-WIDE SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER <br />8, 2022 TO CONSIDER PROPOSITIONS CALLING FOR AMENDMENTS TO <br />THE CITY CHARTER; PRESCRIBING THE FORM OF THE BALLOT; <br />PERMITTING ONLY RESIDENT QUALIFIED VOTERS TO VOTE; PROVIDING <br />FOR EARLY VOTING; PROVIDING FOR AN EARLY VOTING BALLOT <br />BOARD; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF THE ELECTION; MAKING OTHER <br />FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING <br />AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, the City of Paris, Texas is a home rule municipal corporation governed by <br />a Home Rule Charter (the "Charter"); and <br />WHEREAS, said Charter was adopted by the qualified registered voters of the city in <br />1948, and the voters have revised the Charter many times thereafter, including a substantial <br />revision in 2007 and a minor revision in 2011; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council appointed a charter review commission in 2015 which <br />proposed no new amendments the Charter; and <br />WHEREAS, on August 9, 2021, by Ordinance No. 2021-024, the City Council <br />appointed a charter review commission (the "Commission") to conduct a comprehensive <br />review of the existing Charter and to make recommendations as to any amendments deemed <br />necessary thereto; and <br />WHEREAS, said Commission met several times during the months of September, <br />October, and November of 2021 and presented its report to the City Council on December <br />13, 2021 recommending substantial changes to the Charter; and <br />WHEREAS, pursuant to state law and Sec. 149 of the Charter, amendments to the <br />Charter must be submitted to and approved by the qualified voters of the city in a city-wide <br />election; and <br />WHEREAS, in conformance with the Texas Election Code, said election must be <br />conducted at one of the uniform election dates set out in the Election Code, the next available <br />uniform election date being November 8, 2022; and, <br />WHEREAS, the City Council therefore desires to order a city-wide election to be <br />conducted on November 8, 2022 regarding the adoption of the propositions calling for <br />amendments to the Charter; and, <br />WHEREAS, the election shall be administered by the Lamar County Elections <br />Administrator in accordance with the terms of the City's contract with Lamar County, the <br />City Charter of the City of Paris, Texas, Texas Election Code, and Paragraphs 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 <br />