2004-177-RES PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH MODELS OF THE MAKER
RESOLUTION NO. 2004-177
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING A PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH MODELS OF THE MAKER TO
PERFORM CERTAIN SPECIALIZED SERVICES ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY OF PARIS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS
RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Models of the Maker, hereinafter referred to as Service Organization,
possesses certain specialized expertise, personnel, equipment, and training necessary to provide
certain community based specialized services unique to said organization and unavailable from any
other readily available source; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Paris, hereinafter referred to as City, desires to enter into a
Professional Services Agreement for Service Organization to provide such specialized services to
the City; and,
WHEREAS, contracting with Service Organization to provide said specialized services
will benefit the City by: 1) providing specialized services for which the City has limited or no
expertise; 2) providing specialized services for which the City has limited or no equipment; 3)
providing specialized services in a more efficient manner and at a lower cost by operating at a
much larger scale than the City is able to operate; 4) being generally acknowledged in the
community and recognized as an established source of said services with well established
procedures and processes for performing such services; 5) being a recognized source in the
community for specialized expertise in the area of said specialized services; 6) allowing the City's
employees to focus on other issues more directly related to their primary function; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council fmds and determines that contracting with said Service
Organization will benefit the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the City of Paris in the
furtherance of a public purpose; 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 mayor is hereby authorized to execute and the City Clerk to attest to
a Professional Services Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and
incorporated herein for all purposes, by and between the City of Paris and Models of the Maker
for the performance of certain specialized services as set out in said agreement.
Section 3. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 2200 day of September, 2004.
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ATTEST:
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Sherian Dixon, Assistant City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM: