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Section 2. That the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas, as the Project Entity, does <br />hereby authorize the Chief of Police and/or his designee on behalf of the Regional Controlled <br />Substance Apprehension Program Drug Task Force (the "Drug Task Force") to advertise for and <br />solicit bids for those certain firearms and other weapons confiscated as a result of the drug <br />interdiction activities of the aforesaid Drug Task Force, as those firearms and other weapons are <br />identified in that list of such firearms and other weapons attached hereto as Exhibit A and for all <br />purposes incorporated herein. <br />Section 3. That the aforesaid firearms and other weapons as listed in Exhibit A herein <br />have been and are authorized for disposition as a result of lawful judicial orders placing ownership <br />of said firearms and other weapons in the Drug Task Force, and as a result said Drug Task Force <br />is authorized by law to sell such firearms and other weapons and apply the proceeds from said sale <br />to further drug interdiction activities. <br />Section 4. That following advertisement for bids for the sale of said firearms and other <br />weapons, bids shall be received at the office of the City Manager on such date and such time as <br />the City Manager and Police Chief sha11 direct, and following receipt of said bids, the highest <br />bidder shall be identified and presented to the City Council for subsequent award. <br />Section 5. That bids shall be received for said confiscated firearms and other weapons <br />only from registered, licensed Federal Firearms Dealers as said individuals are authorized for said <br />purchase pursuant to state and federal law. <br />Section 6. That the proceeds of said sale shall be applied to future drug interdiction <br />activity undertaken by the Drug Task Force as said expenditures are authorized pursuant to state <br />and federal law. <br />Section 7. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage. <br />PASSED AND APPROVED this lOth day of May, 2004. <br />Curtis Fendley, Mayor <br />ATTEST: <br />Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk <br />APPROVED AS TO FORM: <br />Larry W. Schenk, City Attorney <br />