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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL July, 12, 1978 A Special Meeting of the City Council was held on July 12, 1978, City Council Room, 8:00 A.M. Mayor Michael E. Malone called the meeting to order with the following Councilmen present: B. J. Burnett, Jim Farris,.David Philley, Raymond Wunsch and Exalter F. Williams. Also present were City Manager Robert W. Sokoll, City Attorney T. K. Haynes and City Clerk H. C. Greene. Mayor Malone advised that the special meeting was called to consider a report of the City Manager concerning the water supply situation from the Water Treat- ment Plant to the City of Paris. City Manager Sokoll advised the Council that voluntary rationing had been called on July 11 at 11:00 A.M. and that the City was losing storage water in spite of requested voluntary water rationing. City Attorney Haynes advised that an ordinance was required authorizing the Council to order emergency measures when a state of emergency existed concerning water supply. Ordinance No. 2399 "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, PRO- VIDING THAT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF PARIS, BE AMENDED BY ADDING A SECTION TO BE NUMBERED 31 -30, PRO- VIDING FOR THE EMERGENCY RATIONING OF CITY OF PARIS WATER; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $200.00; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF JULY 12, 1978." was presented. Motion was made by Councilman Wunsch, seconded by Councilman Williams for adoption of the ordinance. Motion carried 6 ayes, 0 nays. Resolution No. 1877 resolving that outside useage of City of Paris water be pro- hibited beginning 8:00 A.M. on the 12th day of July, 1978 and that such mandatory rationing shall remain into effect until 8:00 A.M. bn the 15th day of July, 1978 and thereafter the rationing procedures established in Section 31 -30 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris shall remain in effect until further notice. Motion was made by Councilman Farris, seconded by Councilman Burnett for adoption of the resolution. Motion carried 6 ayes, 0 nays.