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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> DRAFT <br /> s:attorney\reswork\current\redistricting order 6-9-11 <br /> <br /> RESOLUTION NO. <br /> <br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; <br /> ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT AND AN ORDER CALLING FOR THE <br /> REDISTRICTING OF POLITICAL BOUNDARIES AND CITY COUNCIL <br /> DISTRICTS WITHIN THE CITY OF PARIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE <br /> 2010 CENSUS DATA ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU <br /> AND STATE AND FEDERAL LAW AND SECTION 8 OF THE CITY CHARTER; <br /> AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRO TEM TO EXECUTE SAID ORDER AND <br /> THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST TO SAME; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND <br /> PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN <br /> EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris has previously retained the firm of <br /> <br /> Allison, Bass & Associates, L.L.P. to conduct an Initial Assessment of existing political <br /> boundaries and City Council districts of the City of Paris as a result of the issuance of <br /> Census data by the United States Census Bureau; and, <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the result of said assessment indicates the district lines for said existing <br /> City Council districts must be adjusted in accordance with Section 8 of the City Charter, <br /> State and Federal law, and the U.S. Voting Rights Act; and, <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City's consultant has called for the issuance of an official order of the <br /> City Council directing the redistricting of said political boundaries. <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br /> PARIS, TEXAS, THAT: <br /> <br /> Section 1. The findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in <br /> all things approved. <br /> <br /> Section 2. The City Council hereby adopts Findings of Fact regarding the need to <br /> redistrict its political boundaries following publication of the 2010 Census data and hereby <br /> authorizes and directs the issuance of an Order calling for Redistricting of Political <br /> Boundaries, and does further authorize the Mayor Pro Tern to execute said Order and the <br /> City Clerk to attest to same, a copy of said Findings of Fact and Order is attached hereto and <br /> incorporated herein for all purposes as Exhibit "A." <br /> <br /> Section 3. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon passage. <br /> <br /> PASSED AND APPROVED this 9th day of June, 2011. <br />