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RESOLUTION NO. 2009-056 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ARK-TEX COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND RECOMMENDIIVG MAYOR FREELEN TO SERVE ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE ARKTEX COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISI0111S RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; A1VD PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, on September 8, 1969, the City Council of the City of Paris, by Resolution No. 1330, jointed the Ark-Tex Council of Governments; and, WHEREAS, in accordance with the Bylaws of the Ark-Tex Council of Governments, its Board of Directors shall be composed of inembers elected or appointed by its membership; and, WHEREAS, the City Council is entitled to appoint three of its members to serve on the Board of Directors of the Ark-Tex Council of Governments, as provided in said Bylaws; and, WHEREAS, the terms of office of Will Biard and Jesse James Freelen, as members of the Board of Directors of the Ark-Tex Council of Governments, expired on May 31, 2009; and, WHEREAS, there exists another vacancy in the City's representation on the Board of Directors of the Ark-Tex Council of Governments due to Mary Ann Fisher no longer being a member of the City Council, and it is necessary to appoint her successor; and, WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City of Paris does hereby recommend the reappointment of Jesse James Freelen, and the appointment of Joe McCarthy and Rhonda Rodgers for terms of one (1) year, beginning June 1, 2009, and ending May 31, 2010, or for as long as they are members of the City Council, or until their successors are duly appointed; and, WHEREAS, the Mayor does also hereby recommend the appointment of Jesse James Freelen to serve on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Ark-Tex Council of Governments. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS. Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things approved.