35 - Appointment to City Council District ThreeItem No. 35
TO: Mayor & City Council
Grayson Path, City Manager
FROM: Janice Ellis, City Clerk
SUBJECT: APPOINT A QUALIFIED CANDIDATE TO THE VACANT CITY
COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE SEAT
DATE: July 27, 2020
BACKGROUND: On June 2, 2020, Benny Plata resigned from City Council District Three,
leaving a vacant seat. On June 22, 2020, City Council approved a procedure by which to fill the
vacant seat. That procedure consisted of announcing the vacancy, asking for letters and
applications from the interested persons, and scheduling interviews.
STATUS OF ISSUE: City staff has received applications and letters from Gary Savage and
Casey Jordan, both of which are qualified candidates.
BUDGET: N/A
RECOMMENDATION: Interview both candidates and approve a Resolution appointing a
qualified candidate to fill the City Council Vacancy in District 3.
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS;
APPOINTING TO FILL THE CITY COUNCIL VACANCY IN
DISTRICT 3 AND TO SERVE AS COUNCIL PERSON FOR DISTRICT 3 UNTIL
COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE SEATED AFTER THE MAY, 2022 ELECTION;
MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT;
AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on June 2, 2020 Council Member Benny Plata resigned from his Council
Seat in District 3; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Plata's term was due to expire in May of 2022; and
WHEREAS, there now exists a vacancy on the membership of the City Council of the
City of Paris in District No. 3; and,
WHERAS, the Home Rule Charter of the City of Paris, Texas provides, in Section 20
thereof, that a vacancy in the Council shall be filled by a majority vote of the remaining
members of the Council by the selection of a person possessing the qualifications required
by said Charter and by state law; and
WHEREAS, two candidates applied for the appointment to the Council Seat for
District 3; and
WHEREAS, after considering the qualifications and interviews of the candidates, the
City Council finds that it is in the best interest of the people of District 3 and of the city as a
whole to appoint ................................ .....W_, to serve out the District 3 seat's unexpired term
ending in May of 2022; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARIS, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. The findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all
things approved.
Section 2. That mm be, and he is hereby, appointed as
Council Member for District 3, and as such is a member of the City Council of the City of Paris
to serve until Council Members are seated after the election in May of 2022.
Section 3. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon passage.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED this 27th day of July, 2020.
Steven J. Clifford, M.D., Mayor
ATTEST:
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Stephanie H. Harris, City Attorney