10-Canvassing the returns for the Regular Municipal Election

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WHEREAS, no candidate received more than fifty (50) percent of the votes cast in City Council District 7, therefore a runoff election will be held on June 18, 2011 for City Council District 7; and WHEREAS, sealed returns of said election for Districts 4 and 7, made by the duly appointed and designated election officials of and for the respective voting box, having been made to the Mayor and City Council of the City of Paris, as required by law, which returns after due and deliberate review and canvass thereof, show the results as summarized herein. 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. Section 2. That in Council Districts 4 and 7 a total of 809 votes were cast for candidates for Council Member positions as follows: (1) IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 4, A TOTAL OF 120 VOTES WERE CAST FOR COUNCIL MEMBER FROM DISTRICT 4 AS FOLLOWS: Early Voting Election Dav Total Richard Grossnickle 44 19 63 Robert 0. Zimmerman 10 7 17 Jeff Higgins 21 19 40 (2) IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 7, A TOTAL OF 689 VOTES WERE CAST FOR COUNCIL MEMBER FROM DISTRICT 7 AS FOLLOWS: Early Voting Election Dav Total Kenneth E. Kohls 87 76 163 Rhonda Rogers 144 98 242 A.J. Hashmi 170 114 284 Section 3. That, from the above and foregoing canvass of the returns of the votes in City Council District 4 for the respective voting box in such election, it is declared and determined that Richard Grossnickle is the person receiving the majority number of votes cast at such election for Council Member from District 4 and is therefore elected to serve as 2 45