2005-044-RES PROCLAMATION DECLARING THE MONTH OF APRIL AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH
RESOLUTION NO. 2005-044
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 ofTitIe 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 in the form
shown in Exhibit A, attached hereto, proclaiming the month of April as "Fair Housing Month" in
the city of Paris; and,
WHEREAS, it is deemed to be in the best interests ofthe 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 28th day
ATTEST:
U",JI.<o fQ:Y!./)
6anice Ellis, City Clerk
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PROCLAMATION
WHEB.EAS; T;tle VIII 0/ t;pe c;v;1 RwPls Act O/I.96~ as al11en089 }ffO~;b;ls oi5criH1litation ;n
~0I1s;nflano Oeclares it a national po/;ClJ to provii>e; W;t;p;11 COl1stitutiona7!;I11;ts; /or /air ~OUS;l1fl ;11 t;pe
UI1;teo StateSj a110
WHER.EAS; t;pe pnl1ciple 0/ Fa;r HOUS;l1fl ;s not only nat;onal law a110 l1atiol1al pol;c,'4 but a
junoal11ental f,ul11an concept al10 el1titlel11el1t /or a/l Al11encal1Sj an0
WHEREAS; t;pe t;pirty-t;p;roann;ver.saryo/ t;p;sNational Fair Hous;nflLaItj oun11fj tfe 1110nt;p
0/ Apnf prov;oes an ojJjJortul1;ty /or a/l Al11encans to recofl11ize t;pat col11plete success ;n t;pe (fOalo/
equal flOUS;l1fl of1lJOrtul1;ty cal1 only be accol11p/;~eo w;t;p t;pe ~e/p al10 cooperation o/a/l Al11encanSj
NO~ THl3R.EFORE; f Curtis Fenole,'4 Mayor 0/ t;pe C;tlJ 0/ Pans; Pan~ Texas; by t;pe
aut;ponty vesteO ;111118; iJo ~ereby procla;,." Apil as
'PAIR HOUSING MONTHII
;n t;pe city 0/ Pans ano 00 ~erebJ;7; urge a/l t;pe citizens 0/ Pans to beCOl11e aware olano support t;pe Fa;r
HOUS;l1fl law.
IN WITNESS WHER.EOl) I ~ave /;ereul1to set I11lJ /;al1o al10 causeo t;pe sealo/ t;pe OilJ 0/
Pans to be affixeo t;pis 28t;p oay 01 Marc6 200f.
Curtis Fenole,'4 MaJlOr
ATTEST:
Janice Ef(,~ City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Larry W. sc~e~ City Attorney
EXHIBIT A.