2017-038 - Canvassing the Returns for the November 7, 2017 Special Election-EDC Sales & Use TaxRESOLUTION NO. 2017-03181
A RESOLUTION OF "THE? CITY ECHJNCIL OF' THE (:rry, OF PARIS, TEXAS,
CANVASSING THE RETURNS FOR THE NOVEMBER t 2011 SPECM1,
ELECT'10N REGARDING THE ABOLITION OF' THE SALES AND USE TAX
FOR E(C:ONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WE AADOP'TION OF A SALES AND
LJSE-rAX FOR THE REPAIR AND MAINTENAW1 OF S'TREETS INTHE CITY
OF PARIS, TEXAS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS
RELATTI) TO THE SUBJECT
%V1110REW1 Wis 01y Council acrd reed a sywcial ehxfjon to be held in staid Cif�, on
November 7.2017 wi Mc proposkion hereinafter sated: and
NN11FRF',AS, said (Ty ( owwH fears Awemigmed all inanus penNiAng tu Harald special
Awraa . including the cudcdng. giving mice, ap[Khraing elect&n oakens. h=ng and makimg,
re urns ofsaid special election; amd
'AWWAS, the cleclion officers m4io held said spedal eleo% have thtly made the
roums of Ow n2sult t1 ei-cof. and said rouras have Wen (W) delivered to said C,'it) Council,
WHE,REAS, it il� herebyofficiall), hund and duwanijrtcd thal the meeling at which this
Resolution was adopted %vas ail-,wn u) Te publiq a"d pubHc nodee cal-' die time, place aand purpose
of Wd nwo&V M aS 0 VOL all as required by (AuqAer .555 l"exa;ts 6c)verni-rent Code.
THI&REFORE. Hit IT RES()LVED Bl"I'llrIE C11"V CW1JN(,",1L OFTHE CTTY OF
PA It I S, TE XA S,
1. 1 hm the (Q—Council onicially finds and c1lawbiws IWI sAd spmld clecdaii mus,
dUlMw that proper mnioe of said special WK was duly given- Wal pn)lwr WOW
offic.ers vocre duh appohned rwbr U) sAd spechl WK, Wt said spcciat cleclion was duiy
held. that the City has complied vvith 0w femis F06mi Code. diat dUC "e"UrnS (d the ICSU 11, () I
said speck! eleution have iwen We and delivered, and dmi be Cly WWI Ms dWy cwnsved
saki returns. all in accmdancc m9h W and Ow RWulion calling said speckd Oecdon.
1 '1 hat Ilic ( 0y (Iundl Wcia%, finds and detenuhms thw thea folk)winj-d, vi,,,nes were
cast asald srwcial NOW. wi Te suhnMed PROPOS14 10N by Te reskienn quMified e0mm
4 add (Ty. who vwcd al the special WOW:
uY AWKNION W" A SALFS AND USF, ]AX FTM HIL
PRONKYHON W) DEVEI (iPMF!y' Y 01� N1 ` ANF)
H)R BLVANESS F,NJFRl1RlSFS AA THE.' RATE (-A,
01440tW111 OF ONF PFR(145' AND 114 AJJWIR)X�
(A A L(WAL SAI LS AND USF JAN IN 111F ('11Y (A
A(YAW1 IJ55 i PARIS. T13AS A I 10k RA I E (A" ONKF(M 01 H (I ONE
JNR(114 I 10 RJAJ' N T, I (W MAIN-ITNANCL,
AND RFPAIR (A" M1Q1UlKM STRFFTS
3. HuH the Cky ('AM WOO) finds. Wernihics and Mams K muh of said
special elecibmi to he thal a rnmMy cd' We me "ns c,,asl MJAP,SJ di c afi:�u'es',.dd
IIR(H'()SIIIC)N A. and Wai PROPOSII JON A thcrelbre has FAILID,
P,ASS[A) NNI),APPROVED gay a vow of 6 Q and O_ this 13'o'day Novendwr",
2017.
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SUM-RY RFPs -GROUP DETA19.-
Rur) Date!' J/07/17 0/ 44 PH
STATE: CF TEXAS PROPOSI I ION
VOTE FOR I
For
Against
Over Votes
Under Votes
CITY OF PARTS PROPOSITION A
VOTE FOR 1
FOR
AGAINST
Over Votes
Under Votes . . . . . .
420 26.75
Lamar County, texas
16 168 0
1 , I 5D 73,25
GEsl
21 405 0
Gen(--,�ral Joint Elect iorl
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0 0 0
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55.7.1 551
19
352
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44.29 476
39
238
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0
0
0
0
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177
129
4
44
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420 26.75
236
16 168 0
1 , I 5D 73,25
724
21 405 0
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0
0 0 0
5
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'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
13TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2017, at the regular designated meeting place, and the roll was
called of the duly constituted officers and niernbers of the Council, to wit:
Dr, Steven Clifford, Mayor & Councilm ember District 4
Aaron Jenkins, Councilineiriber District I (absent)
Billie Sue Lancaster, Councilmember District 2
Bill Trenado, Councilmernber District 3
Linda SU Knox, Councilmernber District 5
Cleonne Holmes Drake, Mayor Pro -Tem &
Councilmember District 6
Paula Portugal, Councilmernber District 7
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
and six (6) of the seven (7) City Council members were present, constituting a quorum.
Whereupon, among other business, the following was transacted at the Meeting: a written
RESOLUTION CANVASSING A SPECIAL 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:
ABSTENTIONS:
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 duty 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 narned in the above and
foregoing paragraph are the duly chosen, qualified and acting officers and members of the
Coullcfl Lis fmficalvd Ifial each of Me Mike, and nwimbus M Ow ( MCI "as dW v and
a,ufficiendt notified officiall� and ywrwnaQ, I adwan of Te thm p5ce and puMose of the
afi")res,.,dd Mect�l�[Ig, mul that the licsolulkni would be innuduced and unm&md Am pwage at lhc,°
and edwh of die Muns uml nwrilers consma ed. in whance, hi the luddIg of thc,
Mee6rlg 661 siwh rm,wpose: that the Nfeefing "as open ro the f)U[)IiC Mid J)UbfiC li()6C(' Ofthe 6111C,
pkwe and puMosc, M'Ow Meeting as given, all ws reqVied by Chapwr 55 1, (Awrnavent Ode.
SIGNEJ) the 13' h dav of'Nowniher, 2017
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