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<br />DRAFT <br /> <br />f:attomey\resowrk\curent\ JANICE. E9.11 Service <br />January 9, 2006 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, <br />TEXAS, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR E- <br />911 SERVICE AND PSAP EQUIPMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PARIS AND ARK- <br />TEX COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND <br />PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE <br />DATE. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Ark - T ex Council of Governments is a regional planning commission <br />and political subdivision of the State of Texas organized and operating under the Texas Regional <br />Planning Act of 1965, as amended, and in that capacity has developed a strategic plan to establish <br />and maintain 911 emergency telephone service in the Northeast Texas State Planning Region <br />Number Five; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the aforesaid strategic plan has been approved by the Texas Commission on <br />State Emergency Communications; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Paris is a local government that operates one or more public <br />safety answering points that assists in implementing the strategic plan, as authorized by Chapter <br />771 of the Health and Safety Code; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Chapter 791 of the Government Code, entitled "The Interlocal Cooperation <br />Act," authorizes local governments, including municipalities, to contract with state agencies to <br />cooperate in the performance of governmental functions common to both governmental entities; <br />and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Ark-Tex Council of Governments and the City of Paris desire to enter <br />into an interlocal agreement for E-91l service and PSAP equipment; NOW, THEREFORE, <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, <br />TEXAS: <br /> <br />Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble of this resolution are hereby in all things <br />approved. <br /> <br />Section 2. That an Interlocal Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto and for all <br />purposes incorporated herein, by and between the Ark-Tex Council of <br />Governments and the City of Paris for E-9ll services and PSAP equipment is <br />hereby approved, and that the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute and <br />