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<br />RESOLUTION NO. ?001-001 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, <br />PARIS, TEXAS, DECLARING A LOCAL DISASTER IN THE CITY OF <br />PARIS PURSUANT TO SECTION 418.108 OF THE DISASTER ACT OF 1975 <br />AS A CONSEQUENCE OF SEVERE WINTER CONDITIONS AND ICE <br />STORMS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO <br />THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the city of Paris, Texas, on the 25th day of December, 2000, suffered <br />widespread and severe damage, injury, and loss of life or property (and there is imminent threat of <br />more of the same) resulting from extreme winter conditions and ice storms; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris has determined that extraordinary <br />measures must be taken to alleviate the suffering of people and to protect or rehabilitate property; <br />and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Section 418.108 of the Texas Disaster Act of 1975, as amended, as codified <br />in Vernon's Texas Codes Annotated, Government Code, Chapter 418 authorizes the Mayor as the <br />presiding officer of a city council of a home rule city to declare a local state of disaster, and that said <br />state of disaster shall continue for a period of not more than seven days from the date of such <br />declaration, unless continued or renewed thereafter, or unless extended for a greater period of time <br />with consent of the governing body; NOW, THEREFORE, <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, <br />TEXAS: <br /> <br />Section I. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things <br />approved. <br /> <br />Section 2. That a state of disaster is hereby in all things confirmed, ratified, and declared <br />for the city of Paris, Texas, in accordance with prior proclamations of the Mayor of the City of Paris, <br />and pursuant to action taken by the City Council this date, said state of disaster to be declared <br />beginning December 25, 2000, and continuing until such time as the disaster is abated. <br /> <br />Section 3. That the City's Emergency Management Plan, including the activation of the <br />recovery and rehabilitation aspects of all applicable local or inter-jurisdictional emergency <br />management plans, and authorization for the furnishing of aid and assistance, is hereby in all things <br />implemented and activated. <br /> <br />Section 4. That this proclamation declaring a local state of disaster in the city of Paris shall <br />be given prompt and general publicity and shall be filed promptly with the City Clerk of the City of <br />Paris, Paris, Texas. <br />