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<br /> ORDINANCE NO. 95-053
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<br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS,
<br /> PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE I, THE COUNCIL, SECTION 4,
<br /> CREATION OF WARD BOUNDARIES, ARTICLE II, CORPORATE AND GENERAL
<br /> POWERS, SECTION 8, CHANGE OF WARD BOUNDARIES, AND ARTICLE III, THE
<br /> COLTNCIL, SECTION 16, NUMBER, SELECTION AND TERM, AND SECTION 20,
<br /> VACANCIES, PROVIDING FOR REFLECTING THE SEVEN SINGLE-MEMBER
<br /> VOTING DISTRICTS; PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE II, CORPORATE
<br /> AND GENERAL POWERS, SECTION 13, CORPORATION COURT, PROVIDING FOR
<br /> CORRECTING THE NAME OF THE COURT; PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO
<br /> ARTICLE III, THE COUNCIL, SECTION 17, QUALIFICATIONS, PROVIDING FOR
<br /> REQUIRING COUNCILMEN TO MEET CERTAIN QUALIFICATIONS; PROPOSING
<br /> AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE III, THE COUNCIL, SECTION 19, PRESIDING
<br /> OFFICER; MAYOR, PROVIDING FOR CORRECTING A TERM THEREIN;
<br /> PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE III, THE COUNCIL, SECTION 29,
<br /> INDUCTION INTO OFFICE; MEETINGS, PROVIDING FOR CORRECTING THE
<br /> INDUCTION PROCEDURE AND PROVIDING FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN
<br /> MEETINGS ACT; PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE V, THE BUDGET,
<br /> SECTION 44, FISCAL YEAR, PROVIDING FOR CHANGING THE FISCAL YEAR;
<br /> PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE VII, FINANCE ADMINISTRATION,
<br /> 5ECTION 74, SALE OF CITY PROPERTY, PROVIDING FOR ALLOWING THE SALE
<br /> OF PROPERTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW; PROPOSING AMENDMENTS
<br /> TO ARTICLE VII, FINANCE ADMINISTRATION, SECTION 75, PURCHASE
<br /> PROCEDURE, PROVIDING FOR PERMITTING PURCHASING IN ACCORDANCE
<br /> WITH STATE LAW; PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE VII, FINANCE
<br /> ADMINISTRATION, SECTION 76, CONTRACTS FOR IMPROVEMENTS, PROVIDING
<br /> FOR PERMITTING CONTRACTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW;
<br /> PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE VII, FINANCE ADMINISTRATION,
<br /> SECTION 77, DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS, PROVIDING FOR DESIGNATING
<br /> CERTAIN OFFICIALS AS THE PERSONS WHO SIGN ALL CHECKS, ETC.;
<br /> PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE IX, NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS,
<br /> SECTION 93, MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, SECTION 95, HOW TO GET NAME ON
<br /> BALLOT, AND SECTION 99, CANVASSING ELECTIONS, PROVIDING FOR
<br /> CONFORMING WITH STATE-SET ELECTION DATES, FILING DATES AND
<br /> CANVASSING DATES; PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE XII, GENERAL
<br /> PROVISIONS, SECTION 131, PUBLICITY OF RECORDS, PROVIDING FOR
<br /> CONFORMING WITH THE PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT; CALLING AN ELECTION
<br /> ON SAID ISSUES; PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC NOTICE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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<br /> WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris deems it appropriate to call an election
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<br /> for the third Saturday in January, 1996. Said election will give the citizens of Paris an
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<br /> opportunity to change the Charter of the City of Paris to conform with previous practices, court
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<br /> orders and state law; and,
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<br /> WHEREAS, Section 9.004 of the Local Government Code, provides that a Charter
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<br /> election shall be held not less than thirty (30) days after the passage of this Ordinance calling
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<br /> for Charter amendments; and,
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<br /> WHEREAS, Section 41.001 of the Election Code, provides that the next earliest time
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<br /> for Charter election is the third Saturday in January, 1996, a uniform election date; NOW,
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<br /> THEREFORE,
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