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1993-016-RES THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, DID HERETOFORE ON THE 4th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1993, PASS RESOLUTION NO. 93-016 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'%) 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 (1/4) of one percent (1"/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 (1/4) 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 (1/4) OF ONE PERCENT (1"10) 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) members of the City Council of the City of Paris for two year terms, as follows: One Councilman from District Four (4) One Councilman from District Five (5) One Councilman from District Seven (7) and by the qualified voters of all seven (7) districts of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas for the purpose of affording said voters an opportunity to vote for or against an additional one-fourth (1/4) of one percent (1"/0) Sales and Use Tax for L~__~'~ ~F a rnrnnration to carry out industrial 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 Clabon Steward, Alternate Presiding Judge DISTRICT TWO (2): Polling Place: City of Paris Public Works Building 50 W. Hickory Officials: Edith Bills, Presiding Judge Veola Bradford, Alternate Presiding Judge DISTRICT THREE (3): Polling Place: Thomas S. Justiss School 401 18th Street N.W. Officials: 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 Mrs, Marshall May, Alternate Presiding Judge DISTRICT FIVE (5): Polling Place: City Hall Annex 150 1st S,E, Street Officials: Greg Hollie, Presiding Judge T, J, Ballard, Alternate Presiding Judge DISTRICT SIX (6): Polling Place: Crockett Middle School 655 South Collegiate Drive 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 April, 1993, through the 27th day of April, 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 Hollje, 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 municipal elections, insofar as the same may be applicable, 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 (20) days before the election; further, a properly executed copy of such Notice of Election shall be published at least one time not more than twenty-five (25) days nor less than ten (10) days before the election in at least one daily newspaper published in the City of Paris, and a copy of the notice shall be filed with the City Clerk of the City of Paris, together with the posting officer's return and the newspaper certificate of publication. 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 February, 1993, ~~s~ ATTEST: Mattie Cunningham, o FORM: