1998-065-RES WHEREAS, CITY COUNCIL DID HERETOFORE ON THE 9TH DAY OF MAY
RESOLUTION NO. 98-065
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris did heretofore, on the 9th day of May,
1988, in Resolution No. 88-044, authorize a 15% penalty to be added to the delinquent tax
accounts in accordance with Section 33.07 of the Texas Property Tax Code; and,
WHEREAS, in order to add the 15 % penalty to tax accounts which are delinquent on July
1 of a year, it is necessary for the governing body to direct that the same be added thereto and that
the governing body enter into contract with an attorney for the purpose of collection of the
delinquent tax accounts; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris deems it to be in the best interest of the
citizens of Paris to engage Thomas E. Hunt, III as delinquent tax collection attorney; and,
WHEREAS, the form of the Professional Service Contract, attached hereto as Exhibit A,
should, in all things, be approved, and the Mayor, Charles H. Neeley, should be authorized to
execute the same; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, that the
form of the Professional Service Contract with Thomas E. Hunt, III for delinquent tax collection,
attached hereto as Exhibit A, be, and the same is hereby, approved; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor, Charles H. Neeley, be, and he is
hereby, authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of the City of Paris, the Professional Service
Contract with Thomas E. Hunt, III, under the terms and conditions and in the form shown in
Exhibit A, attached hereto.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of June, 1998.
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Charles H. Neeley, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Scott P. Foster, City Attorney
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l'}tOFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT
STATE OF TEXAS }
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COUNTY OF LAMAR }
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
This contract, entered into this 8th day of June, 1998, by and between the City of Paris,
Paris, Texas, a municipal corporation of Lamar County, Texas, hereinafter referred to as CITY,
and Thomas E. Hunt, III, an attorney licensed to practice law by the Stale Bar of Texas, a citizen
of the City of Paris, Lamar County, Texas, hereinafter caned A TIORNEY, wherein the parties
contract and agree as follows:
1. That A TIORNEY agrees to serve as Delinquent Tax Collection Attomey from July
1, 1998, through December 31, 1998, performing those duties in accordance with the Texas
Property Tax Code.
2. That CITY agrees to pay ATTORNEY for his services as Delinquent Tax
Collection Attorney fifteen percent (15 %) of additional penalty assessed against ad valorem taxes
payable to CITY and delinquent on July 1, 1998, and an other attorney fees permitted to be
charged by the Texas Property Tax Code upon which tax suits have been filed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused the contract to be executed this
8th day of June, 1998.
CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS
By:
Charles H. Neeley, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
EXH\B\T A
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Scott P. Foster, City Attorney
ATTORNEY
Thomas E. Hunt, III
STATE OF TEXAS ~
COUNTY OF LAMAR ~
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared Charles H.
Neeley, Mayor of the City of Paris, 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 8th day of June, 1998.
Notary Public, State of Texas
STATE OF TEXAS ~
COUNTY OF LAMAR ~
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared Thomas E.
Hunt, III, 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 _ day of June, 1998.
Notary Public, State of Texas