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said constitutional provision, to seek exemption from the provisions of Article XVT, Section 66 by <br />submitting the issue of said exemption to the voters of the City of Paris; and, <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Article XVI, Section 66 provides that any such election seeking exemption must <br />be held on May 15, 2004; and, <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, without presenting said matter to the voters of the City of Paris, the City <br />Council would thereafter be permanently prohibited from exercising local discretion in reducing the <br />benefits payable to employees covered by the Paris Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund; NOW, <br />THEREFORE, <br /> <br /> BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, <br />TEXAS: <br /> <br /> Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things <br />approved. <br /> <br /> Section 2. 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, May 15, 2004, between the hours <br />of 7:00 o'clock a.m. and 7:00 o'clock p.m., for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of <br />the City of Paris one proposition on the question of exempting the City of Paris and the Paris <br />Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund from the application of Article XVT, Section 66 of the Texas <br />Constitution, entitled "Protected Benefits Under Certain Public Retirement Systems." <br /> <br /> Section 3. 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 />or "Against" the proposition submitted, with the proposition to be expressed on the official ballot in <br />accordance with Article XVT, Section 66 of the Texas Constitution, in a form substantially as follows: <br /> <br />"PROPOSITION NO. 1 That the City of Paris and the Paris Firefighters Relief and <br />Retirement Fund should be exempted from the application of Article XVT, Section 66 <br />of the Texas Constitution, entitled 'Protected Benefits Under Certain Public <br />Retirement Systems.'" <br /> <br />Section 4. That the polling places and election officials of such election shall be as follows: <br /> <br />District One (1): <br /> <br />Polling place: <br /> <br />Red River Valley Fair Grounds <br />590 E. Center Street <br /> <br />-2- <br /> <br /> <br />