2014-010 - Approving an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Paris, Lamar County, Texas, and the Health Department

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RESOLUTION NO. 2014 -010 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AN INTERLOCAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS ( "COUNTY ") AND THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS ( "CITY ") CREATING A PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Paris, Texas and Lamar County, Texas have jointly operated a public health department in the community since at least 1950; and, WHEREAS, the Local Public Health Reorganization Act, codified in Chapter 121 of the Texas Health & Safety Code (the "Act "), authorizes the establishment of public health districts by a majority vote of the governing bodies of a county and one or more municipalities in the county for the purpose of providing and furnishing public health programs; and WHEREAS, the County and the City desire to create a public health district for Lamar County that will function independently of County or City government; and WHEREAS, the Board of the Paris -Lamar County Health Department has actively participated in the City and County efforts to form a public health district and they have approved the terms of the Interlocal Agreement; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris hereby finds that the creation of an independent Public Health District to replace the Paris -Lamar County Health Department is in the best interest of the City and its citizens; and WHEREAS, the Lamar County Commissioners Court and Paris City Council have formally adopted this Agreement by separate minute orders or resolutions and have authorized their presiding officer to execute the Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That the Interlocal Cooperative Agreement by and between the City of Paris, Texas and Lamar County, Texas, attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A ", be, and the same is hereby approved.