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DRAFT <br />RESOLUTION N0. <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, <br />APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR <br />E9-1-1 SERVICE AND PSAP EQUIPMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PARIS <br />AND ARK-TEX COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS <br />AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN <br />EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, the Ark-Tex Council of Governments is a regional planning commission <br />and political subdivision of the State of Texas organized and operating under the Texas <br />Regional Planning Act of 1965, as amended and in that capacity has developed a strategic <br />plan to establish and maintain 911 emergency telephone service in the Northeast Texas <br />State Planning Region Number Five; and, <br />WHEREAS, the aforesaid strategic plan has been approved by the Texas <br />Commission on State Emergency Communications; and, <br />WHEREAS, the City of Paris is a local government that operates one or more public <br />safety answering points that assists in implementing the strategic plan, as authorized by <br />Chapter 771 of the Health and Safety Code. <br />WHEREAS, Chapter 791 of the Government Code, entitled "The Interlocal <br />Cooperation Act," authorizes local governments, including municipalities, to contract with <br />state agencies to cooperate in the performance of governmental functions common to both <br />governmental entities; and, <br />WHEREAS, the Ark-Tex Council of Governments and the City of Paris desire to enter <br />into an Interlocal agreement for E-9-1-1 service and PSAP equipment. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />PARIS, TEXAS, THAT: <br />Section 1. The findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in <br />all things approved. <br />Section 2. That an Interlocal Agreement by and between the Ark-Tex Council of <br />Governments and the City of Paris for E-9-1-1 services and PSAP equipment is hereby <br />approved, a copy of which is attached hereto and for all purposes incorporated herein as <br />Exhibit "A", and that the City Manager be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to <br />execute, on behalf of the City of Paris, any necessary documents. <br />-1 106 <br />