2001-016-RES APPROVING/AUTHORIZING CONTRACT BETWEEN COP AND FIRM OF ALLISON, BASS & ASSOCIATES LLP

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RESOLUTION NO. 2001-016 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PARIS AND THE FIRM OF ALLISON, BASS & ASSOCIATES, L.L.P. TO PROVIDE NECESSARY PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO ASSIST THE CITY IN FEDERAL AND STATE MANDA TED APPORTIONMENT AND REAPPORTIONMENT OF CITY COUNCIL SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICTS AS MANDATED BY STATE AND FEDERAL LAW AND SECTION 5 OF THE FEDERAL VOTING RIGHTS ACT; DESIGNATING THE CITY CLERK AND THE CITY ATTORNEY AS THE CITY'S OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES TO INTERFACE WITH THE CONSULTANTS DURING THE PROCESS OF REAPPORTIONMENT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, under the provisions ofthe Texas Constitution and Federal Law, including the U. S. Voting Rights Act, city councils are responsible for maintaining the division of the city government representation into distinct city council districts, each district to accomplish fair representation under the One-Person-One-Vote concept; and, WHEREAS, every ten years, following the completion of the United States Census, cities must review and undertake a reapportionment of such single member districts to retain fair representation and maintain the One-Person-One- Vote balance; and, WHEREAS, the apportionment of the single member council districts for the City of Paris are those which must comply with state and federal statutory requirements; and, WHEREAS, professional assistance in the reapportionment process is encouraged by federal officials to insure the City of Paris undertakes the reapportionment process in a manner consistent with state and federal law and in reliance upon the integrity and experience of a qualified consultant to assist the city in fulfilling its responsibilities in an ordinary and efficient manner; and, WHEREAS, the City of Paris likewise undertook a similar reapportionment and redistricting process following the 1990 Federal Census; and, WHEREAS, at the time of said prior reapportionment, the City utilized the services of the firm of Allison, Bass & Associates, L.L.P., to provide the necessary professional services to assist the City of Paris in said reapportionment process, reaping the additional benefit of the fact the same firm provided similar services to Lamar County, thereby allowing common adjustments of certain boundaries to minimize the confusion at the time elections are conducted for the County or for the City; and,