2001-053-ORD ADOPTING REDISTRICTING PLAN FOR CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS IN COP

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....-... ~ " . ORDINANCE NO. 2001-053 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, ADOPTING A REDISTRICTING PLAN FOR CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS IN THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, did heretofore, on the 6th day of September , 2001, consider the issue of periodic redistricting of City political boundaries; and, WHEREAS, the City Council has, in due time, given deliberate consideration to the legal issues and of governmental duties imposed by state and federal law; and, WHEREAS, the City Council has commissioned and has received an Initial Assessment by qualified professionals experienced in the field of redistricting law for the purpose of making a preliminary determination of population distribution between the seven City Council Districts, and the obligation to comply with "one-person-one-vote" balance as required by applicable state and federal law; and, WHEREAS, this assessment has been filed of record in the minutes of the City Council of the City of Paris and is also incorporated by this reference, and, based upon this assessment, the City Council recognizes the legal duty to redraw political boundaries to comply with applicable law; and, WHEREAS, after convening a Public Hearing for comment upon any and all proposed plans, and after meeting in open session for the purpose of considering alternatives available to the City for the modification of existing political boundaries in a manner designed to achieve both acceptable levels of numerical balance between the City Council Districts, and to protect the voting rights of all residents of the city of Paris, the City Council has determined to adopt the redistricting plan attached to this Ordinance in map and data form; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, 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 Redistricting Plan depicted in the maps and data attached to this Ordinance is hereby approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas. Section 3. That a submission of this plan, along with supporting maps, charts and/or data, will be made to the United States Department of Justice pursuant to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. ~1973.