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ORDER <br /> <br />OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br /> PARIS, TEXAS <br /> <br />FINDINGS OF FACT REGARDING POLITICAL BOUNDARIES <br />OF <br /> PARIS, TEXAS <br /> FOLLOWING PUBLICATION OF 2000 CENSUS DATA <br /> AND <br />ORDER FOR REDISTRICTING OF POLITICAL BOUNDARIES <br /> <br /> On the 9th day of July, 2001, the City Council for the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, met in <br />regular session, having posted notice of said hearing in compliance with Chapter 551 of the Texas <br />Government Code. <br /> <br /> The City Council of the City of Paris has previously retained the firm of Allison, Bass & <br />Associates, L.L.P., of Austin, Texas, to conduct an Initial Assessment of existing political boundaries <br />of the city of Paris following the issuance of census data by the United States Census Bureau on <br />March 12, 2001. Attached to this Order, and incorporated herein for all purposes by reference, is a <br />copy of the initial assessment conducted by Allison, Bass & Associates, L.L.P. This assessment is <br />based upon PL94-171 data, as required by federal law, and is further based upon information <br />provided to Allison, Bass & Associates, L.L.P. by the Texas Legislative Council and by the City of <br />Paris. <br /> <br /> Based upon this information, Paris has a total maximum deviation of 53.25%. The term total <br />maximum deviation is determined by dividing the total population of Paris by seven, the number of <br />City Council districts to determine an ideal district size. The actual population of each district is then <br />determined, based upon the official population data contained within the census count, as defined by <br /> <br />EXHIBIT A <br /> <br /> <br />