13-A Fair Housing Month Proclamation
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April 3, 2007
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 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 of the City of Paris is supportive of Title VIII of the 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, 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 9th day of April, 2007.
Richard Manning, Mayor
ATTEST:
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
W. Kent McIlyar, City Attorney
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PROCLAMATION
W~ Title VIII 0/ tfre Civil Rw&ts Act 0/ Ig68; as amenoe9 J1ro~ibits Oiscrimination in
pousinfJ ano oec!ares it a 11I1ti011l11 policy to provine; witPin constituti011l171imits; /or fair pousinfJ in tPe
Uniteo States;" an0
W~ tfre principle 0/ Fair Housinfj is not on& national law ano national policJJ; but a
(unoamental Puman concept ano entitlement /or all Americans;" an0
WHl1REA~ tPe tPirt~nintfr anniversary 0/ tPis Nati011l11 Fair HousinfJ Ltl1fl; ourinfJ tPe
montfr 0/ Apri? provioes an opportunity /or all Americans to recofJ11ize tfrat complete success in tfre
(JOalo/ etfUtll pousinfJ opportunity can on& be accomplisPeo witP tfre ~e/p ano cooperation 0/ all
Americans;"
NO~ THl1REFOlUl; Ii Ricparo Mannin#J MaJJOr 0/ tfre City 0/ Paris; paris; Texas; by tfre
autfrority vesteo inm'1 00 ~ereby proclaim April as
'PAIR HOUSING MONTHJJ
in tfre city of Paris ano 00 ~ere6JJ; urfjB all tfre citizens of Paris to become aware of ano support ~e Fair
HousinfJ !am
IN WITNESS WHlIREOl) I ~ave ~ereunto set my ~ano ano causeo tfre sealo/ tfre City 0/
Paris to be a/fixeo tfris 9tfr oay 0/ Apri? 2006.
Ricparo Manninf}; MaJJOr
ATTEST:
Janice Ellis; City clerk
APPROVBDAS TO FORM:
fv. Kent MCI&a1j City Attorney
EXHIBIT A..
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