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<br />RESOLUTION NO. 2002-121
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<br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
<br />PARIS, TEXAS, ACCEPTING THE CERTIFICATION BY THE CITY
<br />CLERK AS TO THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF SIGNATURES NECESSARY
<br />TO QUALIFY A PETITION FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 141.034 OF
<br />THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE TO INCREASE THE
<br />MINIMUM SALARY OF MEMBERS OF THE PARIS FIRE DEPARTMENT;
<br />MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE
<br />SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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<br />WHEREAS, Section 141.034 of the Local Government Code authorizes qualified voters
<br />of a municipality with a population of more than 10,000 to petition the governing body of said
<br />municipality to increase the minimum salary of each member of the fire department, for each rank,
<br />pay grade, or classification; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, on June 13, 2002, the City Clerk ofthe City of Paris, Paris, Texas, a home
<br />rule city of a population in excess of 10,000, received a petition filed pursuant to said Section
<br />141.034 seeking increases in the minimum salaries of stated members of the Paris Fire
<br />Department; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, the City Clerk of the City of Paris, as the duly designated election official
<br />of said City, reviewed the petition to verify the required number of qualified voters, equal to at
<br />least 25 % of the voters who participated in the most recent municipal election, had signed said
<br />petition; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, the City Clerk, based on advice received from the Office of the Secretary of
<br />State of the State of Texas, Elections Division, found and determined that the most recent election
<br />for purposes of Section 141.034 of the Local Government Code to determine the sufficiency of
<br />signatures, was the last city-wide election, the same having been conducted on January 20, 1996,
<br />and also found and determined that the number of qualified voters who participated in the said
<br />election was 901; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, the City Clerk ofthe City of Paris, Paris, Texas, further determined that 25 %
<br />of said voters would be equal to 225 voters, and that the petition as filed pursuant to Section
<br />141.034 contained the signatures of 424 qualified voters; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, as a result of said determination, the City Clerk of the City of Paris, Paris,
<br />Texas, has certified to the City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, that the petition
<br />referenced herein contains the number of qualified voters required by Section 141.034; and,
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