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D raft <br />S:attorney/reswork/current/contract with chamber for V&CC 9-12-11 <br />RESOLUTION NO. <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, <br />TEXAS, APPROVING THE CONTRACT WITH THE CHAMBER OF <br />COMMERCE OF LAMAR COUNTY, INC. TO MAINTAIN THE VISITORS <br />AND CONVENTION COUNCIL FOR THE PURPOSE OF MANAGING THE <br />MUNICIPAL HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX FUND TO PROMOTE TOURISM <br />AND THE CONVENTION AND HOTEL INDUSTRY IN THE CITY OF <br />PARIS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO <br />THE SUBjECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris did heretofore, on the 121h day <br />of December 2005, in Resolution No. 2005-148, authorize the execution of a contract <br />with the Chamber of Commerce of Lamar County, Inc., to maintain the Visitors & <br />Convention Council for the purpose of managing the Municipal Hotel Occupancy Tax <br />Fund to promote tourism and the convention and hotel industry in the City of Paris, <br />Texas. <br />WHEREAS, the contract between the City and the Chamber of Commerce has <br />been renewed and extended annually and has a current termination date of <br />September 30, 2011; and, <br />WHEREAS, the City Council is pleased with the accomplishments of the <br />Chamber of Commerce and the Visitors & Convention Council during the last twelve <br />months and is desirous of renewing the contractual arrangement with the Chamber of <br />Commerce of Lamar County, Inc. as stated in the contract attached hereto as Exhibit <br />"A"; and, <br />WHEREAS, the form of said contract, attached hereto as Exhibit "A", should, in <br />all things, be approved, and the Mayor should be authorized to execute the same. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br />OF PARIS, TEXAS: <br />Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble of this resolution are <br />hereby in all things approved. <br />Section 2. That the form of the contract between the City of Paris and the <br />Chamber of Commerce of Lamar County, Inc. for maintaining the Visitors and <br />Convention Council, attached hereto as Exhibit "A", be, and is hereby, approved. <br />Section 3. That the Mayor be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to <br />execute, on behalf of the City of Paris the contract with the Chamber of Commerce of <br />1n~ <br />