2000-032-RES APPROVING A PROCLAMATION
RESOLUTION NO. 2000-032
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING A PROCLAMATION DECLARING THE
MONTH OF APRIL AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH; MAKING OTHER
FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris is supportive of Title VIII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1968, as amended, which prohibits discrimination in housing; and,
WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City of Paris has executed a Proclamation proclaiming the
month of April as "Fair Housing Month" in the City of Paris in the form shown in Exhibit A,
attached hereto; and,
WHEREAS, it is deemed to be in the best interest of the City of Paris that the City
Council of the City of Paris show support of the Fair Housing law by approving said
proclamation; 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 the Proclamation proclaiming April as "Fair Housing Month" in the City
of Paris, in the form shown in Exhibit A, attached hereto, be, and the same is hereby, approved.
Section 3. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 10th day of April, 2000.
ATTEST:
Charles H. Neeley, Mayor
Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
'PROCL.'A2'vl.J't'TIO:N
WJ{'E'R'E:JlS, Tit{e \lIIl of tfie Civi{'Rigfits Act of 1968, as
amenaea,yrofii6its aiscrimination in fious ing ana aec{ares it
a nationa{youcy to yroviae, witfiin constitutiona{umits,for
fair fiousing in tfie 'UniteaStates; ana,
WJ{'E'R'E:JlS, tfie yrincip{e of :Fair :Jfousing is not on{y
nationa{ raw ananationa{ youcy, Gut a fu naamenta{ fi uman
conceyt ana entit{ement for a{{ Americans; ana,
WJ{'E'R'E:JlS, tfie tfiirty-secona anniversary of tfiis
Nationa{ :Fair J[ousing Law, auring tfie montfi of Ayri(,
yroviaes an oyyortunity for a{{ Americans to recognize tfiat
comy{ete success in tfie goa{ of equa{fiousing oyyortunity can
on{y 6e accompusfiea witfi tfie fiefp ana cooyeration of a{{
Americans.
NOW, T:Jf'E1{'E:F0'R'E, I, Cfiarfes J{, Nee{ey, :Mayor of tfie
City of Tar is, Taris, Texas, 6y tfie autfiority vesteain me, ao
fiere6y yroc{aim Ayri{ as
''J.JU'R J-fO'USI:N(j :MO:NTJ-t'
in tfie City of Taris ana ao, fiere6y, urge a{{ tfie citizens of
Taris to 6ecome aware of ana suyyort tfie :Fair :Housing raw.
lNWlT:N'ESS WJ{'E'R'EO:F, I fiave fiereunto set my fiana
ana causeatfie Sear of tfie City of Tar is to 6e affixeatfiis lOtfi
aay of Ayri(, 2000.
Cfiarfes J{, .Nee{ey, :Mayor
ATT'ES'l:
:Mattie Cunningfiam, City C{erk
A1'T1W\I'E1J AS TO :FO'R:M:
Larry W. Scfienk, City Attorney
EXHIBIT A