2004-181-RES SOLICITING OF INFORMAL PROPOSALS FOR COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT FINES FOR THE CITY OF PARIS MUNICIPAL COURT

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RESOLUTION NO. 2004-181 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE SOLICITING OF INFORMAL PROPOSALS FOR COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT FINES FOR THE CITY OF PARIS MUNICIPAL COURT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris did heretofore, on the 13th day of September, 2003, in Resolution No. 2003-161, approve and authorized the execution of a Professional Services Collection Agreement with American Municipal Services Corporation for the collection of delinquent Municipal Court fees, costs, and fmes; and, WHEREAS, the term of Professional Services Collection Agreement with American Municipal Services Corporation is for twelve (12) months, thereafter being self renewing from year to year unless the terms and conditions hereof are renegotiated at the request of either party , with either party having the right to terminate the agreement upon delivering thirty (30) days written notice to the other party; and, WHEREAS, the Mayor and the City Council have indicated their desire that informal proposals be received for the collection of delinquent Municipal Court fees, costs, and fines; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris deems it to be in the best interests of the citizens of Paris that Municipal Judge Thomas E. Hunt be authorized to seek informal proposals for the collection of delinquent Municipal Court fees, costs, and fmes; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the fmdings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That the Municipal Judge, Thomas E. Hunt be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to seek informal proposals for the collection of delinquent Municipal Court fees, costs, and fines, and to return said proposals to the City Council of the City of Paris for further review and action. Section 3. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage. PASSED AND APPROVED this 11th day of October 004.