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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> RESOLUTION NO. <br /> <br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, <br /> CANVASSING THE RETURNS FOR THE MAY 14, 2011 CITY-WIDE SPECIAL <br /> ELECTION ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OF THE <br /> CITY OF PARIS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED <br /> TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, on the 1401 day of February, 2011, the City Council of the City of Paris <br /> passed Resolution No. 2011-009, ordering a special city-wide municipal election for the <br /> City of Paris to be held on May 14, 2011, for all qualified voters of the City of Paris, for the <br /> purpose of voting on proposed amendments to the Charter of the City of Paris; and, <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, on May 14, 2011, pursuant to Resolution No. 2011-009, a special <br /> city-wide election was held in the City of Paris, Texas at which qualified voters were given <br /> the opportunity to vote for or against two proposed amendments to the Charter of the City <br /> of Paris; and, <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, in accordance with the March 15, 1976 Order issued by the United <br /> States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, in Civil Action No. P-75-3-CA, and as <br /> provided by the Paris City Charter and the laws of the State of Texas, such election was <br /> conducted and held at the specified and designated polling places for all seven (7) Voting <br /> Districts; and early voting of the City of Paris, Texas; and, <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, sealed returns of said election for all seven (7) Districts, made by the <br /> duly appointed and designated election officials of and for the respective voting districts, <br /> having been made to the Mayor and City Council of the City of Paris, as required by law, and <br /> the City Council has carefully and accurately examined and canvassed the returns and <br /> tabulated the results of the election; <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br /> PARIS, TEXAS: <br /> <br /> Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby <br /> in all things approved. <br /> <br /> Section 2. That a special election was held city-wide in all Council Districts of the <br /> City of Paris, Texas on Saturday, May 14, 2011, for the purpose of submitting to the <br /> qualified voters of the City of Paris two proposed amendments to the Charter of the City of <br /> Paris in the form as follows: <br /> <br /> "Proposition 1: Amend Section 16, "Number, selection, term," to change <br /> the term limits for city council members in order to provide continuity <br /> for the community, so that the first sentence of the last paragraph shall <br /> read as follows: <br /> <br /> The members of the city council shall serve not more than three <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 80 <br />