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1993-032-RES WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, DID HERETOFORE ON THE 15th DAY OF FEBRUARY, RESOLUTION NO. 93-032 WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, DID HERETOFORE ON THE 15th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1993, PASS RESOLUTION NO. 93-016, WHICH SAID RESOLUTION NEEDS CORRECTION DUE TO A CHANGE IN THE ALTERNATE JUDGE FOR DISTRICT NO. 4 AND A CHANGE IN THE JUDGE AND ALTERNATE JUDGE FOR DISTRICT NO.6; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL that Resolution No. 93-916, be, and amended to read as follows: OF THE CITY OF PARIS, the same is hereby "THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, DID HERETOFORE ON THE 4th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1993, PASS RESOLUTION NO. 93-015, CALLING THE ELECTION FOR COUNCILMEN FOR DISTRICTS 4, 5 AND 7; AND, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris is now desirous of amending said Resolution in order to include in said election the opportunity for citizens of Paris to vote for or against an additional one-fourth (1/4) of one percent (1'/0) Sales and Use Tax for the benefit of a corporation to carry out industrial development programs, and voting for or against an additional one-fourth 0/4) of one percent 0%) Sales and Use Tax to reduce the property tax rate; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL that Resolution No. 93-015, be, and amended to read as follows: OF THE CITY OF PARIS, the same is hereby "A RESOLUTION ORDERING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE FIRST SATURDAY IN MAY, 1993, SAME BEING THE 1ST DAY OF MAY, 1993, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 7:00 O'CLOCK A.M. AND 7:00 O'CLOCK P.M., BY THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF DISTRICTS 4, 5 AND 7 TO ELECT COUNCILMEN FROM EACH OF SAID DISTRICTS TO SERVE AS MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE ENSUING TWO YEARS, AND BY THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF ALL SEVEN DISTRICTS TO ADOPT AN ADDITIONAL ONE-FOURTH (l/4) OF ONE PERCENT (1%) SALES AND USE TAX FOR THE BENEFIT OF A CORPORATION TO CARRY OUT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, AND TO ADOPT AN ADDITIONAL ONE-FOURTH 0/4) OF ONE PERCENT (/0) SALES AND USE TAX TO BE USED TO REDUCE THE PROPERTY TAX RATE, WITH ABSENTEE VOTING FOR THE SAME BEING CONDUCTED IN THE CITY HALL ANNEX WEST, FROM THE 12TH DAY OF APRIL, 1993, THROUGH THE 27TH OF APRIL, 1993, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8:00 O'CLOCK A.M. AND 5:00 O'CLOCK P.M. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS: Section 1. That an election be held by the qualified voters of Districts 4, 5 and 7 of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, on the first Saturday in May, 1993, same being the 1st day of May, 1993, between the hours of 7:00 o'clock A.M. and 7:00 o'clock P.M., for the purpose of electing three (3) mpmhprH of the Citv Council of the Citv of Paris for two year one-fourth 0/4) of one percent 0/0) Sales and Use Tax for the benefit of a corporation to carry out industrial development programs, and an additional one-fourth 0/4) of one percent (1%) Sales and Use Tax to reduce the property tax rate, as provided in Paragraphs 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 of Order entered March 15, 1976, in Civil Action No. P-75-3-CA, in the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Texas, Paris Division, and as provided in the Charter of the City of Paris and the laws of the State of Texas wherein they do not conflict with said Order. Section 2. That the polling places and election officials of such election shall be as follows: DISTRICT ONE (1): Polling Place: T. G. Givens School 655 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Officials: ~h Rodgers, Presiding Judge CTabon Steward, Alternate Presiding Judge DISTRICT TWO (2): Polling Place: City of Paris Public Works Building 50 W. Hickory Off icials: Edith Bills, Presiding Judge Veola Bradford, Alternate Presiding Judge DISTRICT THREE (3): Polling Place: Thomas S. Justiss School 401 18th Street N.W. Off icials: Betty Hanna, Presiding Judge Sue Gurley, Alternate PResiding Judge DISTRICT FOUR (4): Polling Place: City of Paris Police & Courts Building 811 Bonham Street Officials: Ruth E. Welch, Presiding Judge Albygail Clarke, Alternate Presiding Judge DISTRICT FIVE (5): Polling Place: City Hall Annex 150 1st S.E. Street Officials: Greg Hollje, Presiding Judge T. J. Ballard, Alternate Presiding Judge DISTRICT SEVEN (7): Polling Place: Aikin Elementary School 3100 Pine Mill Road Officials: Patricia Short, Presiding Judge Juanita Bowman, Alternate Presiding Judge Section 3. The Presiding Judge of the respective voting boxes shall designate and appoint at least two (2) and not more than four (4) competent and qualified clerks for such respective polling places and voting boxes as may be required for the efficient conduct of said election. Section 4. That absentee voting for the election described in Section 1 above shall be conducted under the direction of the City Clerk by herself and her deputies as ordered in separate order herefrom, beginning on the 12th day of Apr il, 1993, through the 27th day of Apr il, 1993, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 o'clock A.M. and 5:00 o'clock P.M. Section officials for follows: 5. That the polling place and election absentee voting of said election shall be as ABSENTEE VOTING: Polling Place: City Clerk's Office City Hall Annex West 150 - 1st S.E. Street Officials: Greg Hollie, Presiding Judge T. J. Ballard, Alternate Presiding Judge Section 6. There is hereby created an absentee ballot board which consists of the presiding judge, the alternate presiding judge, appointed in Section 5 above, and at least two other members to be appointed by said presiding judge. The absentee ballot board shall carry out the duties enumerated in Chapter 87 of the Election Code of the State of Texas. Section 7. Such election shall be held in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas governing general and munic ipal elec t ions, insofar as the same may be appl icable, and with the provisions of the City Charter and Ordinances of the City of Paris, wherein such laws and ordinances do not conflict with the above described Order. Section 8. The Chief of Police of the City of Paris is hereby directed and instructed to post a properly executed Notice of Election pursuant to this order of election, signed by the Mayor of the City of Paris and attested by the City Clerk, on the bulletin board in the City Clerk's Office, on the board provided for notice at the City Hall Door, at each of the polling places designated above, which are within each ward in which the election is to be held, at least twenty Sect ion 9. The pay of the judges and clerks of sa id election is hereby authorized and established as follows: $5.00 per hour for each judge and clerk; the election judge who delivers the returns of said election immediately after the votes have been counted to the proper office shall be paid an additional sum of $25.00 for that service, provided also, he shall make return of all election supplies not used when he makes returns of such election." Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Paris in regular meeting, at the City Hall of said City, on this 15th day of March, 1993. ~het:+ ATTEST: "\ Cunningham, City APPROVED AS TO FORM: l~~ay.?~-) T. K. Haynes, City Attorney ,