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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Paris shall meet in special session at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. The meeting will be held at the City Council Chamber, 107 E. Kaufman Street, in Paris, Texas. Due to the. CoVID outbreak, facemasks are encouraged for those in attendance of the meeting in the City Council Chamber. Due to the pandemic concerns, one or all Council Members may be attending remotely, but the feed will be available for live viewing at htt s�:Hparistexas.gov/ ublic. The matters to be discussed and acted upon are as follows: 1. Call meeting to order. 2. Citizens' forum. (Persons desiring to address the Council must limit their presentation to no more than two minutes. Unless an item is posted on the Agenda, the Texas Open Meetings Act prohibits the Council from responding to any comments other than to refer the matter to a future agenda, to an existing policy, or to a staff person with specific factual information. Claims against the City, Council Members, or employees, as well as individual personal appeals are not appropriate for citizens' forum.) If necessary, the City Council may convene into Executive Session under Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code regarding any item on this agenda. 3. Discuss and act on a Resolution Canvassing the Returns for the General Municipal Election held on May 6, 2023, for Council District 7; Declaring the Winner in said Election; Acknowledging the Results of Prior Council Action Declaring the Candidates as Elected to Office for Council Districts 4 & 5, as a result of having been Unopposed for Election to Office; Declaring the Terms of Office; Making other findings and provisions related to the subject; and providing an effective date. 4. Recognition of outgoing Mayor Paula Portugal and Council Member Linda Knox for their service. 5. Issuance of Certificate of Election; Administer Statement of Elected Officer to Council Members; and Administer Oath of Office to newly elected Council Members. 6. Election by City Council of Mayor and Mayor Pro -Tem to serve the City of Paris for the next year. 7. Adjournment. Certification I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board in the City Hall Annex, 150 First St. SE, Paris, Texas and on the City's website at www.paristexas.gov, no later than 5:30 p.m. on May 5, 2023. Janice Ellis, City Clerk