2003-061-RES PROCLAMATION DECLARING APRIL "FAIR HOUSING MONTH"
RESOLUTION NO. 2003-061
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 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, PARIS,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That the fmdings 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 14th day of April, 2003.
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ATTEST:
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Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
P'ROC.l..J\:M.J\ nON
WJ-f'E'R'E:AS, '11tfe 'VIII of tlie Civi('Riglits .Jtct of 1968, as
amenae,(prolii6its aiscrimination in liousing ana aec(ares it
a nationa( poacy to proviae, witliin constitutiona( amits, for
fair liousing in tlie 'Unite a States; anc{,
W:H'E'R'E:AS, tlie princiyfe of :fair J-fousing is not on(y
nationa( (aw ana nationa( poacy, Gut a funaamenta( liuman
concept ana entitfement for a(( .Jtmericans; anc{,
;', W:Jf'E'R'E.JtS, the tliirty-thira anniversary of this
.~~tiona( :fair J-fousing Law, auring tlie montli'of .Jtpri(,
proviaes an opportunity for a(( .Jtmericans to recognize tliat
compfete success in tlie goa( of equa( housing opyortunity can
on(y 6e accomp(isliea witli tlie liefp ana cooperation of a((
.Jtmericans;
NOW, TJ-{'E'R'E:fO'R'E, I, :Michae{J. 'Pfiester, :Mayor of tlie
City of 'Paris, 'Paris, 'Texas, 6y tlie autliority vestea in me, ao
liere6y yroc(aim .Jtpri( as
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in the city of 'Paris ana ao, liere6y, urge a(( tlie citizens of
'Paris to 6ecome aware of ana support the :fair J-fousing (aw.
INWIT:NTSS WJ-f'E'R'EO:f, I liave liereunto set my liana
ana causeatlie Sear of the City of 'Paris to 6e affixeathis 10tli
aay of .Jtpri(, 2003.
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:Mattie Cunningliam, Cl y C(erR
.Jt'P'P1W'V'E'D :AS 'TO :f0'R:M:
EXHIBIT 1L