2002-122-RES APPOINT CITY COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE TO ACT ON PETITION TO INCREASE MINIMUM SALARY OF MEMBERS OF PARIS FIRE DEPT

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RESOLUTION NO. 2002-122 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, APPOINTING A CITY COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE TO ACT ON THE CITY COUNCIL'S BEHALF IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH A COMMITTEE OF PETITIONERS DESIGNATED IN A PETITION FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 141.034 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM SALARY OF MEMBERS OF THE PARIS FIRE DEPARTMENT; AUTHORIZING NEGOTIATIONS REGARDING MINIMUM SALARY FOR SUCH MEMBERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER ISSUES RELATED THERETO, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE FULL CITY COUNCIL; AUTHORIZING THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE CITY MANAGER, CITY FINANCE DIRECTOR, FIRE CHIEF, AND CITY ATTORNEY IN SAID NEGOTIA TIONS; SETTING CERT AIN PARAMETERS FOR SAID NEGOTIATIONS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Section 141.034 of the Local Government Code authorizes qualified voters of a municipality with a population of more than 10,000 to petition the governing body of said municipality to increase the minimum salary of each member of the fire department, for each rank, pay grade, or classification; and, WHEREAS, on June 13,2002, the City Clerk of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, a home rule city of a population in excess of 10,000, received a petition filed pursuant to said Section 141.034 seeking increases in the minimum salaries of stated members of the Paris Fire Department; and, WHEREAS, the City Clerk of the City of Paris, as the duly designated election official of said City, reviewed the petition to verify the required number of qualified voters, equal to at least 25 % of the voters who participated in the most recent municipal election, had signed said petition; and, WHEREAS, the City Clerk, based on advice received from the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas, Elections Division, found and determined that the most recent election for purposes of Section 141.034 of the Local Government Code to determine the sufficiency of signatures, was the last city-wide election, the same having been conducted on January 20, 1996, and also found and determined that the number of qualified voters who participated in the said election was 901; and, WHEREAS, the City Clerk of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, further determined that 25 % of said voters would be equal to 225 voters, and that the petition as filed pursuant to Section 141.034 contained the signatures of 424 qualified voters; and,