06-A Fair Housing Month
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F:ATTORNEY\RESWROKICURREN1IFair Housing Proc Res 2006
April 4, 2006
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING A PROCLAMATION DECLARING THE
MONTH OF APRIL AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH; MAKING OTHER
FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council ofthe City of Paris is supportive of Title VIII ofthe Civil
Rights Act of 1968, as amended, which prohibits discrimination in housing; and,
WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City of Paris has executed a Proclamation in the form
shown in Exhibit A, attached hereto, proclaiming the month of April as "Fair Housing Month" in
the city of Paris; and,
WHEREAS, it is deemed to be in the best interests of the City of Paris that the City Council
of the City of Paris show support of the Fair Housing law by approving said proclamation; NOW,
THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things
approved.
Section 2. That the Proclamation proclaiming April as "Fair Housing Month" in the City of
Paris in the form shown in Exhibit A attached hereto, be, and the same is hereby, approved.
Section 3. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 10th day of April, 2006.
Curtis Fendley, Mayor
ATTEST:
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
John D. Lestock, Assistant City Attorney
PROCLAMATION
WH.E.REAS; Title VIII 0/ ~e civil Rig6ts Act o/I968; as amenoe~ j1r06ibits oiscrimination in
pOI/sing ano oeclares it a natio11tl1 policy to provioe; wittin constitutio11tl7timits; /or fair pousing in tte
Uniteo States;" ano;
WHE.RBA~ tf;e pnnciple of Fair Housing is not only national law ano national policJJ; but a
junoamental6uman concept ano entitlement /or all AmenCanSj ano;
WH.E.REAS; t6e t6irty-eig6t6 anniversary 0/ ~is National Fair HousIng Lafll; ouring ~e
montf; 0/ Aprit provioes an opportunity /or all Americans to recoff11ize tf;at complete success in tf;e
goalof equal f;ousing opportunity can only be accomplisf;eo WltP ~e f;e/p ano cooperation of all
Americans;"
NO~ THER.EFORE; 1j Curtis Feno!eJJ; Mayor of tte City of Paris; Paris; Texas; by tf;e
auttority vesteo inmEJ 00 f;ereby proclaim April as
(PAIR HOUSING MONTH"
In t6e city of Paris ano 00; f;erebJJ; urge all ~e citizens of Paris to become aware of ano support tf;e Fair
HousIng law.
IN WITNESS WH.E.REOl) I f;ave 6ereunto set my f;ano ano causeo t6e Seal of ~e City of
Paris to be af/ixeo ~is 28tf; oay O( Marc4 2006.
Curtis FenoleJ7; Mayor
ATTEST:
Janice EI/;S; City clerf
APPR,OVED AS TO FOR,M'
J06n D Lestoc~ Assistant City Attorney
EXHIBIT A