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WHEREAS, at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the City Council, the City
<br />Clerk certified that a total of 431 signatures were received and validated by her and a
<br />Certificate of Sufficiency was issued for the Initiative Petition; and,
<br />WHEREAS, the City Council did by resolution dated February 14, 2011 accept and
<br />acknowledge the City Clerk's certification that a sufficient number of valid signatures
<br />appeared on the Petition to qualify the Petition as an Initiative Petition under the City
<br />Charter; and,
<br />WHEREAS, thereafter, in conformance with Section 106 of the City Charter, the City
<br />Council did, at its February 14, 2011 regular meeting proceed at once to consider said
<br />Petition, read the proposed Ordinance aloud, and conduct a public hearing upon the
<br />proposed Ordinance, public notice of said hearing having been published at least twice in
<br />the Paris News in advance of the aforesaid public hearing; and,
<br />WHEREAS, following the reading of the proposed ordinance and a public hearing,
<br />there was no support for the passage of said ordinance by a majority of the City Council,
<br />therefore, the ordinance brought forward by Initiative Petition shall be submitted to the
<br />voters of the City of Paris, Texas for their consideration at the next uniform election date;
<br />and,
<br />WHEREAS, in conformance with the Texas Election Code, said election must be
<br />conducted at one of the uniform election dates set out in the Election Code, the next
<br />available uniform election date being the second Saturday in May 2011, the same being
<br />May 14, 2011; and,
<br />WHEREAS, the City Council therefore desires to order a city-wide election to be
<br />conducted on May 14, 2011 to let the voters cast their vote either in support or opposition
<br />to the proposed ordinance; and,
<br />WHEREAS, the election shall be administered by the Lamar County Elections
<br />Administrator in accordance with the terms of the City's contract with Lamar County,
<br />attached hereto as Exhibit A, the City Charter of the City of Paris, the Texas Election Code,
<br />and Paragraphs 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 of the District Court Order entered March 15, 1976, in Civil
<br />Action No. P-75-3-CA, in the United District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Paris
<br />Division, and the laws of the State of Texas wherein they do not conflict with said Order.
<br />WHEREAS, the Lamar County Election Administrator will use the Election Systems
<br />& Software direct recording electronic voting systems for this election, which has been
<br />certified by the Secretary of State in accordance with the Texas Election Code and approved
<br />by the United States Department of Justice, and the City of Paris accepts this system.
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
<br />PARIS, TEXAS:
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