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public notice of said hearing having been published at least twice in the Paris News in advance of the
<br />aforesaid public hearing; and,
<br />WHEREAS,
<br /> thereafter, again in conformance with Section 106 of the City Charter, the
<br />Council took final action on the Ordinance by failing to pass said Ordinance, and as a consequence,
<br />the City Council, in conformance with Section 107 of the City Charter, desires to adopt an ordinance
<br />submitting the aforesaid proposed Initiative Ordinance to the electors for a final vote thereon; and,
<br />WHEREAS,
<br /> in conformance with the Texas Election Code, said election must be conducted
<br />at one of the uniform election dates set out in the Election Code, the next available uniform election
<br />date being the second Saturday in September, September 10, 2005; and,
<br />WHEREAS,
<br /> the City Council therefore desires to order a city-wide election to be conducted
<br />NOW, THEREFORE,
<br />on September 10, 2005 regarding the adoption of the proposed Ordinance;
<br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS,
<br />TEXAS:
<br />Section 1.
<br /> That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things
<br />approved.
<br />Section 2.
<br /> That a special election shall be and is hereby ordered to be held city-wide in all
<br />Council Districts of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, on Saturday, September 10, 2005, between the
<br />hours of 7:00 o'clock a.m. and 7:00 o'clock p.m., for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters
<br />of the City of Paris one proposition calling for the adoption of an ordinance prohibiting the City of
<br />Paris from privatizing the collection, handling, and disposition of residential garbage, trash, and
<br />rubbish, requiring the use of City Public Works equipment and employees for such service, providing
<br />for the method to determine the monthly rate for such service based on stated component costs, and
<br />providing fines, a severability clause, and an effective date; a copy of said proposed ordinance is
<br />attached hereto as Exhibit No. 1.
<br />Section 3.
<br /> That the City Clerk of the City of Paris shall be and is hereby directed to prepare
<br />the necessary documents and to proceed in acquiring the ballots such that the vote shall be held upon
<br />an official ballot prepared in such a manner as will permit the voters of the City of Paris to vote "For
<br />the Ordinance" or "Against the Ordinance", with the proposition to be expressed on the official ballot
<br />in accordance with Section 108 of the City Charter of the City of Paris, in a form substantially as
<br />follows:
<br />PROPOSITION NO. 1
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<br />“An Ordinance prohibiting the City of Paris from privatizing the collection, handling,
<br />and disposition of residential garbage, trash, and rubbish; requiring City equipment
<br />and employees be used for such service; requiring the City Council to set a monthly
<br />rate for residential garbage handling and disposition based on employee cost,
<br />equipment cost, landfill cost, and billing cost; subjecting persons convicted of
<br />violating said Ordinance to fines of up to $2,000.00 for each and every day’s
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