2011-066 RES REDISTRICTING POLITICAL BOUNDARIES AND CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS

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RESOLUTION N0. _ 2011-066 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT AND AN ORDER CALLING FOR THE REDISTRICTING OF POLITICAL BOUNDARIES AND CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS WITHIN THE CITY OF PARIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2010 CENSUS DATA ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU AND STATE AND FEDERAL LAW AND SECTION 8 OF THE CITY CHARTER; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE SAID ORDER AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST TO SAME; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris has previously retained the firm of Allison, Bass & Associates, L.L.P. to conduct an Initial Assessment of existing political boundaries and City Council districts of the City of Paris as a result of the issuance of Census data by the United States Census Bureau; and, WHEREAS, the result of said assessment indicates the district lines for said existing City Council districts must be adjusted in accordance with Section 8 of the City Charter, State and Federal law, and the U.S. Voting Rights Act; and, WHEREAS, the City's consultant has called for the issuance of an official order of the City Council directing the redistricting of said political boundaries. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, THAT: Section 1. The findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. The City Council hereby adopts Findings of Fact regarding the need to redistrict its political boundaries following publication of the 2010 Census data and hereby authorizes and directs the issuance of an Order calling for Redistricting of Political Boundaries, and does further authorize the Mayor to execute said Order and the City Clerk to attest to same, a copy of said Findings of Fact and Order is attached hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes as Exhibit "A." Section 3. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon passage.