2022-085 - Directing the City Attorney to Revise the Home Rule Charter in Accordance With Proposition X Approved by Voters on November 8, 2022

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Sec. 151. Renumbering of charter, elimination of gender -specific reference, and elimination of references to specific state statues. The city council shall by ordinance authorize the city attorney to edit this charter for the following purposes: (1) to renumber and rearrange all articles, sections, and subsections therein, or amendments thereto. (2) to eliminate gender -specific references from various provisions therein and to substitute gender -neutral terms as deemed appropriate. (3) to eliminate from various provisions therein all references to specific state statutes, as appropriate. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That the city attorney is hereby authorized, as required by the passa6e of Proposition X amending Section 151 of the city's Home Rule Charter on November 8,2022, to: to renumber and rearrange all articles, sections, and subsections of said Home Rule Charter or amendments thereto; eliminate gender -specific references from various provisions therein and to substitute gender -neutral terms as deemed appropriate; and eliminate from various provisions therein all references to specific state statutes, as appropriate. Section 3. That all provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, and all other provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. Section 4. That the repeal of any ordinance or part of ordinances affected by the enactment of this ordinance shall not be construed as abandoning any action now pending under or by virtue of such ordinance oras discontinuing, abating, modifying, or altering any penalty accruing or to accrue, oras affecting any rights of the municipality under any section or provisions of any ordinance at the time of passage of this ordinance. Section 5. That it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Paris that this ordinance and every provision hereof, shall be considered severable, and the invalidity or partial invalidity of any section, clause, or provisions of this ordinance shall not affect the validity of any other portion of this ordinance. Section 6. That this ordinance shall become effective upon passage.