2000-124-RES SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED
RESOLUTION NO. 2000-124
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED
TAX INCREASE REQUIRED TO FUND AND BALANCE THE CITY
MANAGER'S PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000-2001;
MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE
SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Manager of the City of Paris presented to the City Council at special
session convened on the 24th day of August, 2000, the City Manager's proposed budget which
would require a tax rate increase to fund a balanced budget as required by Section 59 of the
Charter of the City of Paris; and,
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 26.05(c) of the Property Tax Code of the State
of Texas, a public hearing must be held at which the City Council must afford adequate
opportunity for proponents and opponents of the tax increase to present their views; and,
WHEREAS, an appropriate time and place for said public hearing is found to be the 13th
day of September, 2000, at 6:00 p.m., at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds in Building B, 1750
6th Street N.E.; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all
things approved.
Section 2. That a public hearing be, and the same is hereby, called for Wednesday the
13th day of September, 2000, at 6:00 p.m., at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds in Building B,
1750 6th Street N.E., for the purpose of hearing the views of proponents and opponents ofthe tax
increase required to fund and balance the City Manager's proposed budget for fiscal year 2000-
2001.
Section 3. That the City Clerk of the City of Paris publish notice of said public hearing
in the Paris News by or before the 5th day of September, 2000, setting forth the time and place
of said public hearing, which public hearing date is no sooner than the seventh (7th) day after said
publication date in accordance with Vernon's Texas Codes Annotated, Tax Code, Section
26.06(a).
Section 4. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 24th day of August, 2000.
ATTEST:
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Michael J. Pfie , or
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Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Larry . Schenk, City Attorney