2008-081-RES APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH EAST TEXAS COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (ETCASDA) TO PERFORM CERTAIN SPECIALIZED SERVICES TO THE CITY OF PARIS AND ITS CITIZENS

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RESOLUTION NO. 2008-081 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH EAST TEXAS COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (ETCADA) TO PERFORM CERTAIN SPECIALIZED SERVICES TO THE CITY OF PARIS AND ITS CITIZENS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, East Texas Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (ETCADA), hereinafter referred to as Service Organization, possesses certain specialized expertise, personnel, equipment, and training necessary to provide certain community based specialized services unique to said organization and unavailable from any other readily available source; and, WHEREAS, the City of Paris, hereinafter referred to as City, desires to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with the Service Organization to provide partial funding to the Service Organization; and, WHEREAS, the Service Organization will provide certain specialized services (as described in the Agreement) to the community that will benefit the City by: 1) providing specialized services for which the City has limited or no expertise; 2) providing specialized services in a more efficient manner and at a lower cost; 3) providing specialized services under a recognized name and as a recognized source in the community for specialized expertise in the area of said specialized services; and, WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that contracting with said Service Organization will benefit the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the City of Paris in furtherance of a public purpose; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That the city manager is hereby authorized to execute and the City Clerk to attest to a Professional Services Agreement, by and between the City of Paris and East Texas Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (ETCADA) for the performance of certain specialized services as set out in said Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A.