2003-047-RES AUTHORIZE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING COOPERATIVE

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~ RESOLUTION NO. 2003-047 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN INTERLOCAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT FOR THE TEXAS LOCAl GOVERNMENT PURCHASING COOPERATIVE; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Paris , Paris, Texas (hereinafter "Cooperative Member"), pursuant to the authority granted by Article 791, et seq. of the Interlocal Cooperation Act, as amended, desires to participate in the statewide purchasing program of the Cooperative; and, WHEREAS, the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, has elected to be a Cooperative Member in the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (hereinafter "Cooperative"), a program created by local governments in accordance with and pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act ("Act"), Chapter 791, Texas Government Code; and, WHEREAS, the City of Paris is of the opinion that participation in the Cooperative's purchasing program will be highly beneficial to the taxpayers of the City of Paris through the efficiencies and potential savings to be realized; and, WHEREAS, the City of Paris desires to participate and join with other local governments in a cooperative Interlocal Agreement (hereinafter "Agreement") for the purpose of fulf1Iling and implementing their respective public and governmental purposes, needs, objectives, programs, functions and services; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the preamble to this resolution is hereby in all things approved and adopted. Section 2. That the Cooperative Member does request that the Cooperative include its stated needs for all categories, including but not limited to, instructional, maintenance, custodial, and food service goods and services on the Cooperative's Purchasing Program and award contracts for those items, whereby the Cooperative Members may be aIlowed to purchase those items from the Cooperative's contracts; and that Cooperative is authorized to sign and deliver all necessary requests and other documents in connection therewith for and on behalf of the Cooperative Members that have elected to participate. Section 3. That the City Manager be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of the City of Paris, the Interlocal Participation Agreement which includes the adoption and approval of the Organizational Interlocal Agreement previously executed and adopted by two