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RESOLUTION NO. <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, <br />APPROVING A PROCLAMATION DECLARING THE MONTH OF APRIL AS <br />FAIR HOUSING MONTH; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS <br />RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris supports Title VIII of the Civil Rights <br />Act of 1968, popularly known as the Federal Fair Housing Act, which prohibits <br />discrimination in housing; and, <br />WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City of Paris has executed a Proclamation proclaiming <br />the month of April as "Fair Housing Month" in the City of Paris which is attached hereto as <br />Exhibit "A "; and, <br />WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds that it is in the best interests of the City of <br />Paris and its citizens that the City Council show support of the Fair Housing law by <br />approving said proclamation; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />PARIS, TEXAS: <br />Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby <br />in all things approved. <br />Section 2. That the Proclamation proclaiming April as "Fair Housing Month" in <br />the City of Paris in the form shown in Exhibit "A" attached hereto, be, and the same is <br />hereby, approved. <br />Section 3. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage. <br />PASSED AND APPROVED this 28th day of March, 2016. <br />A.J. Hashmi, M.D., Mayor <br />ATTEST: <br />Janice Ellis, City Clerk <br />APPROVED AS TO FORM: <br />Stephanie H. Harris, Interim City Attorney <br />