1987-047-RES WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, did heretofore in Resolution No. 84-008 authorize the
RESOLUTION NO.
87-047
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, did
heretofore in Resolution No. 84-008 authorize the
contracting with the Chamber of Commerce of Lamar County,
Inc., to administer the Visitors & Convention Council, which
contract expires on the 30th day of September, 1987; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council is pleased with the
accomplishments through the administration of the Visitors &
Convention Council and is desirous of renewing the
contractual arrangement with the Chamber of Commerce of
Lamar County, Inc., for a term of three (3) years, beginning
October 1, 1987, and ending September 30, 1990; NOW,
THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARIS, That the Mayor of the City of Paris, Billy Joe
Burnett, be, and he is hereby authorized to execute on
behalf of the City of Paris, a contract with the Chamber of
Commerce of Lamar County, Inc., upon the terms and
conditions and in the form shown in Exhibit A attached
hereto.
Passed and adopted this 13th day of April, 1987.
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Bi e Burnett, Mayor
ATTEST:
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att~e Cunn~ng am, ~ y er
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aynes, C~ty Attorney
STATE OF TEXAS ~
COUNTY OF LAMAR ~
CONTRACT
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That the CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, a municipal
corporation, acting by and through its Mayor, duly author-
ized, hereinafter called City, and the CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
OF LAMAR COUNTY, INC., a corporation, acting by and through
its President, duly authorized, hereinafter called Chamber,
in consideration of the mutual covenants, agreements,
stipulations and payments, hereby contract and agree as
follows:
1. That Chamber agrees to maintain a visitors and
convention council for the purpose of promoting and ad-
vertising the City of Paris and in developing an annual
program of work.
2. That Chamber shall submit for approval a proposed
annual program of work and budget for the same, which shall
include dedicating three-sevenths (3/7ths) of the total
budget to a convention capital improvement fund to be used
for the construction of a convention center, to a committee
composed of the Mayor of the City of Paris, one City
Councilman and the City Manager each year on or before April
1, and shall submit for approval to said committee any
proposed amendment to said program of work a minimum of
thirty (30) days before the proposed effective date of such
amendment,
3. That the Chamber I s established visitors and
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contractor for the purpose of this contract and shall in no
manner incur expenses or liability on behalf of City.
5. That Chamber agrees to hold City harmless from any
and all claims by third parties for injuries, damages or
liability that might occur as a result of actions by Chamber
in connection with this contract.
6. That Chamber shall receive and deposit all funds
provided herein in a separate banking account in such a
manner as to preclude co-mingling of these funds with other
funds of said Chamber.
7, That in order to provide funds necessary to carry
out the promotion and advertising of the City of Paris,
Chamber shall be paid from money collected by the City under
Article III of Chapter 28, Code of Ordinances of the City of
Paris, pursuant to the approved program of work.
The City shall retain 5% of the quarterly collections
under Article III of Chapter 28, Code of Ordinances of the
City of Paris, to cover the costs of collection of said tax,
provided, however, that the amount for collection of said
tax may be changed by the City Council upon a showing that
the actual cost of said collection is more than 5%. City
shall pay over tax funds collected to Chamber within ten
(10) days after the collection thereof as provided in
Section 28-14 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Paris.
8. That money paid to Chamber as a result of this
contract shall be used only for the purposes enumerated in
Section 28-12 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Paris. Chamber agrees to furnish an audit to City showing
the manner and amount of expenditure of these funds within a
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10. That Chamber may secure and pay for, out of funds
herein provided, the services of individuals or corporations
to promote and advertise the City of Paris,
11. That the term of this contract shall be for a term
of three (3) years beginning October 1, 1987, and ending
September 30, 1990. Parties must inform each other during
the month of March 1990, as to their intentions to
renegotiate an agreement for the administration of the
Visitors & Convention Council.
Executed on the dates shown in the acknowledgements
below.
CITY OF PARIS
Billy Joe Burnett, Mayor
ATTEST:
Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
T. K. Haynes, City Attorney
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
OF LAMAR COUNTY, INC.
Richard M. Amis,
President
ATTEST:
STATE OF TEXAS ~
COUNTY OF LAMAR ~
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day
personally appeared Richard M. Amis, President, Chamber of
Commerce of Lamar County, Inc., known to me to be the person
whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and
acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the
purposes and consideration therein expressed and in the
capacity therein stated.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE this
of April, 1987.
day
Notary Public, State of Texas
Printed Name:
My commission expires:
STATE OF TEXAS ~
COUNTY OF LA~~R ~
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day
personally appeared Billy Joe Burnett, Mayor of the City of
Paris, Paris, Texas, known to me to be the person whose name
is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged
to me that he executed the same for the purposes and consid-
eration therein expressed and in the capacity therein
stated.
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GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE this J3-day
of April, 1987.
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Printe Name:
My commission expires: