2004-065-RES APPROVING A PROCLAMATION DECLARING THE MONTH OF APRIL AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH
RESOLUTION NO. 2004-065
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 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 12th daYC'IfA~r" 4.
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P1WCL.Jl:M..:A.7!ON
W3-f'.E'R'.E.7lS, 'litCe 'VIII of tne CiviC'Rignts 5tct of 1968, as
amencfed;yroni6its aiscrimination in nousing aruf tfecCares it
a nationaC yoficy to yrovitfe, witnin constitutionaC fimits, for
fair nousing in tne 'Unite a States; and;
W3-f'.E'R'.E.7lS, tne yrinciyCe of :Fair 3-fousing is not onCy
nationaC Caw ana nationaC yoficy, but a fundamentaC numan
conceyt ana entitCement for aCC 5tmericans; and;
W:J-{'.E'R'.E.:AS, tne tnirty-tnira anniversary of tnis
NationaC :Fair :J-{ousing Law, auring tne montn of 5tyri(,
yrovicCes an oyyortunity for aCC 5tmericans to recognize tliat
comyCete success in tlie goaC of equaCliousing oyyortunity can
onCy 6e accomyCisliea witli tlie lie[p aruf cooyeration of aCC
5tmericans;
NOW, T:J-{'.E'R'.E:FO'R'.E, I, Curtis :FenaCey, :Jv1.ayor of tlie
City of Paris, Paris, Texas, 6y tlie autliority vestea in me, ao
liere6y yrocCaim 5tyriC as
fey.J\I'R J{Ol1SIN(j :MONT:J{"
in tlie city of Paris aruf ao, liere6y, urge aCC tlie citizens of
Paris to 6ecome aware of ana suyyort tlie :Fair :J-{ousing Caw.
INWITNESS )y:J-{'.E'R'.E0:f, I liave liereunto set my liaruf
aruf causea tlie SeaC of tlie City of Paris to oe affixea tliis 12tli
day of 5tyri(, 2004.
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:Jv1.attie Cunningliam, Ci
.JtPP'RO'V'.E'D .:AS TO :FO'R:M.:
. Sclien~, City 5tttorney