1998-059-RES WHEREAS, CITY COUNCIL DID HERETOFORE ON THE 13TH DAY
RESOLUTION NO. 98-059
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris did heretofore, on the 13th day of
April, 1998, in Ordinance No. 98-016, declare the candidates for District 1 and District 2, for the
May 2, 1998, election, elected to office for terms beginning May 7, 1998, after having received
certification from the City Clerk that such candidates were unopposed for election to office with
no write-in candidates being declared; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris did heretofore, in said Ordinance No.
98-016, determine that no election be held in District 1 and District 2 as permitted by V.T.C.A.,
Election Code, Section 2.053; and,
WHEREAS, an election was held by the qualified voters of Districts 3 and 6 of the City
of Paris, Paris, Texas, on the 2nd day of May, 1998, for the purpose of voting for and electing
the Council member from each of said Districts to serve as members of the City Council for the
ensuing two (2) years; and,
WHEREAS, as required by Order of the District Court of the United States for the
Eastern District of Texas, Paris Division, in Civil Action No. P-75- lCA, 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, such election was conducted and held at two (2) specified and designated polling
places, that is one polling place in Districts 3 and 6, and early voting of the City of Paris, Paris,
Texas, with no elections being held in Districts I and 2, as permitted in V.T.C.A., Election Code,
Section 20.53; and,
WHEREAS, sealed returns of said election, made by the duly appointed and designated
election officials of and for the two (2) respective voting boxes, have been made to the Mayor and
City Council of the City of Paris, as required by law, which returns, after due and deliberate
review and canvass thereof, show the following results of said election, to-wit:
(1) IN DISTRICT ONE (1), THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, AFTER
RECEIVING CERTIFICA nON FROM THE CITY CLERK THAT THE CANDIDATE
W AS UNOPPOSED FOR ELECTION TO OFFICE WITH NO WRITE-IN
CANDIDATES BEING DECLARED, DECLARED THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATE
ELECTED TO OFFICE:
Mary Ann Reed Fisher
(2) IN DISTRICT TWO (2), THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, AFTER
RECEIVING CERTIFICA nON FROM THE CITY CLERK THAT THE CANDIDATE
W AS UNOPPOSED FOR ELECTION TO OFFICE WITH NO WRITE-IN
CANDIDATES BEING DECLARED, DECLARED THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATE
ELECTED TO OFFICE:
Kevin Gray
(3) IN DISTRICT THREE (3), A TOTAL OF 125 VOTES WERE CAST FOR COUNCIL
MEMBER FROM DISTRICT (3) AS FOLLOWS:
Early
District Voting Thtal
Millie McDonald 51 6 57
Gene McWaters, Jr. 64 1 65
Archie Holland 3 0 3
Write-In Candidate 0 0 0
(4) IN DISTRICT SIX (6), A TOTAL OF 86 VOTES WERE CAST FOR COUNCIL
MEMBER FROM DISTRICT SIX (6) AS FOLLOWS:
Early
District Voting llia1
Charlie Neeley 68 11 79
William A. Conder 7 0 7
Write-In Candidate 0 0 0
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL 01' THE CITY
01' PARIS, that, in accordance with Ordinance No. 98-016, which declared unopposed candidates
in Districts 1 and 2 elected to office, and from the above and foregoing canvass of the returns of
the votes in the two (2) respective voting boxes in such election, it is declared and determined that
Mary Ann Reed Fisher is the person declared elected under the authority of V.T.C.A., Election
Code, Section 2.053, as Council member from District One (l), and is therefore elected to serve
as Council member from District One (1) and a member of the City Council of the City of Paris
for the ensuing two (2) years; that Kevin Gray is the person declared elected under the authority
of V.T.C.A., Election Code, Section 2.053, as Council member from District Two (2), and is
therefore elected to serve as Council member from District Two (2) and as a member of the City
Council of the City of Paris for the ensuing two (2) years; that Gene McWaters, Jr. is the person
receiving the highest number of votes of the votes cast at such election for Council member from
District Three (3), and is therefore elected to serve as Council member from District Three (3)
and as a member of the City Council of the City of Paris for the ensuing two (2) years; and that
Charles Neeley is the person receiving the highest number of votes of the votes cast at such
election for Council member from District Six (6), and is therefore elected to serve as Council
member from District Six (6) and as a member of the City Council of the City of Paris for the
ensuing two (2) years.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Paris in regular session
convened pursuant to the directions of the Election Code of the State of Texas, on this the 7th day
of May, 1998.
ATTEST:
Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Scott Foster, City Attorney