2026-025 - Appointing Tim DeWitt to fill the vacancy in the City Council District 2 and to serve as City Council Member for District 2 until the next regular election in May 2028.

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cRESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, APPOINTING TIM DEWITT TO FILL THE CITY COUNCIL VACANCY IN DISTRICT TWO AND TO SERVE AS COUNCIL PERSON FOR DISTRICT TWO UNTIL THE MAY 2028 GENERAL ELECTION; DECLARING THE TERMS OF OFFICE FOR THE AFORESAID CANDIDATE; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, on January 26, 2026, the City Council ordered the regular municipal election for Districts 1,2, 3 & 6 of the City of Paris for the purpose of electing City Council Members from said Districts; and, WHEREAS, on February 18, 2026, the City Clerk certified in writing that the candidates for election were unopposed and on February 23, 2026, the City Council declared City Council Members for Districts 1, 2, 3 & 6 be declared to office and that no election should be held in those Districts; and, WHEREAS, on February 23, 2026, the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas, by Ordinance No. 2026-003 did, pursuant to the authority granted in the Texas Election Code Section 2.053, deem it appropriate that the candidates for election as City Council Members for Districts 1, 2, 3, and 6 be declared elected to office and that no election should be held in those Districts; and, WHEREAS, on April 19, 2026, City Council Member for District 2, Mickey Ellis, resigned effective May 11, 2026, leaving a vacant seat; and, WHEREAS, Mr. Ellis' term was due to expire in May of 2028, thereby creating a vacancy on the membership of the City Council in District 2; and, WHEREAS, the Home Rule Charter of the City of Paris, Texas provides in Section 20 that a vacancy on the Council shall be filled by a majority vote of the remaining members of the Council by selection of a person possessing the qualifications required by said Charter and State Law; and WHEREAS, three (3) candidates applied for the appointment of Council Seat for District 2; and WHEREAS, after considering the qualifications of the candidates, on July 20, 2026, the City Council found it to be in the best interest of the people of District 2 and the City as a whole to appoint Tim DeWitt to serve out the District 2 seat's unexpired term ending May of 2028; and