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2017-023 - Approve a Resolution canvassing the returns for the Bond Election held on May 6, 2017RESOLUTION NO. 2017 -023 RESOLUTION CANVASSING A BOND ELECTION THE STATE OF TEXAS LAMAR COUNTY CITY OF PARIS WHEREAS, this City Council ordered an election to be held in said City on May 6, 2017 on the propositions hereinafter stated; and WHEREAS, said City Council has investigated all matters pertaining to said election, including the ordering, giving notice, appointing election officers, holding and making returns of said election; and WHEREAS, the election officers who held said election have duly made the returns of the result thereof, and said returns have been duly delivered to said City Council. WHEREAS, it is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which this Resolution was adopted was open to the public, and public notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: 1. That the City Council officially finds and determines that said election was duly ordered, that proper notice of said election was duly given, that proper election officers were duly appointed prior to said election, that said election was duly held, that the City has complied with the Texas Election Code, that due returns of the result of said election have been made and delivered, and that the City Council has duly canvassed said returns, all in accordance with law and the Resolution calling said election. 2. That the City Council officially finds and determines that the following votes were cast at said election, on the submitted PROPOSITIONS by the resident, qualified electors of said City, who voted at the election: PROPOSITION NO. 1 FOR 426 ) THE ISSUANCE OF $9,500,000 TAX BONDS FOR STREET AND ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AND RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE. AGAINST 218 ) PROPOSITION NO. 2 FOR 381 ) THE ISSUANCE OF $500,000 TAX BONDS FOR PARK IMPROVEMENTS AND PARK EQUIPMENT. AGAINST 259 ) 3. That the City Council officially finds, determines and declares the result of said election to be that the aforesaid PROPOSITIONS have received a favorable majority vote, and that such PROPOSITIONS therefore have passed, and that the bonds authorized by the aforesaid PROPOSITIONS may be issued and the aforesaid bond tax supporting said bonds may be levied by the City. PASSED AND APPROVED by a vote of 7 for and 0 against, this the 15`h day of May, 2017. APPROVED AS TO FORM: §tefhfnic H. Harris, ity Attorney CERTIFICATE FOR RESOLUTION THE STATE OF TEXAS LAMAR COUNTY CITY OF PARIS We, the undersigned officers of the City Council of said City, hereby certify as follows: 1. The City Council of the City of Paris convened in a REGULAR MEETING ON THE 15TH DAY OF MAY, 2017, at the regular designated meeting place, and the roll was called of the duly constituted officers and members of the Council, to wit: Dr. Arjumand Hashmi, Mayor Aaron Jenkins, Councilmember District 1 Billie Sue Lancaster, Councilmember District 2 and Mayor Pro -tem Bill Trenado, Councilmember District 3 Dr. Steve Clifford, Councilmember District 4 Matt Freirson, Councilmember District 5 Cleonne Holmes Drake, Councilmember District 6 Janice Ellis, City Clerk and all of the persons were present, except: N/A , thus constituting a quorum. Whereupon, among other business, the following was transacted at the Meeting: a written RESOLUTION CANVASSING A BOND ELECTION was duly introduced for the consideration of the Council. It was then duly moved and seconded that the Resolution be passed; and, after due discussion, the motion, carrying with it the passage of the Resolution, prevailed and carried by the following vote: AYES: All members of said Council shown present above voted "Aye ", except as noted below: NOES: 0 ABSTENTIONS: 0 2. That a true, full and correct copy of the aforesaid Resolution passed at the Meeting described in the above and foregoing paragraph is attached to and follows this Certificate; that the Resolution has been duly recorded in the Council's minutes of the Meeting; that the above and foregoing paragraph is a true, full and correct excerpt from the Council's minutes of the Meeting pertaining to the passage of the Resolution; that the persons named in the above and foregoing paragraph are the duly chosen, qualified and acting officers and members of the Council as indicated therein; that each of the officers and members of the Council was duly and sufficiently notified officially and personally, in advance, of the time, place and purpose of the aforesaid Meeting, and that the Resolution would be introduced and considered for passage at the Meeting, and each of the officers and members consented, in advance, to the holding of the Meeting for such purpose; that the Meeting was open to the public and public notice of the time, place and purpose of the Meeting as given, all as required by Chapter 551, Government Code. SIGNED the 15'h day of May, 2017 ATTEST:0�:' Ynice Ellis, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: &Sie . Harris, City Attorney