841 RES HAS BEEN FILED WITH CITY COUNCIL A PETITION FOR AMENDMENTS TO CHARTER OF COP

Home Browse Search

• • RESOLUTION N0. 841 WHEI3EAS9 there has been filed with the City Council of the City of Paris a petition for amendments to the Charter of the City of Paris; and, 111HER&AS9 said petition contains the nases of ten per cent (10%) of the qualified voters residing within the corporate limits of the City of Parist and which petition seeks to amend the City Charter of the City of Paris by three (3) amendraents, to-wit: AMENDN[ENT NtllllBER ONE: Providing that Article I of the Charter of the City of Paris be amended by adding new Section 2-A thereto providing the municipal goverament shall be known as "Mayor Alderaten Government" and removing all reference to a city manager. AMENDNIDNT NUNBER ZWO: Establishing the office of the Mayor of the City of Paris and providing for his qualifications, electiong powersp duties and compensationt which compen- sation provided for therein is fixed for the first two (2) years at the sum of $800.00 per month, and to be thereafter fixed by the City Council of the City of Parist providing for a Mayor Pro Tem in the absence of the Mayor, and providing the method of filling a vacancy in the office of Mayor, and for directors of departments and for departmental divisions of the City Government, and abolishing the office of city managerg and repealing all portions of the Charter in conflict. A11ENDME[JT NiJABER THF3EE: Providing for holding municipal elections, providing fo r the election of one alderman from each of the four wards of the City and one alderman-at-large, providing for the numberg selection, term, qualifications and compensation, the compensation to be fixed at $100.00 per month for aldermen for the first two (2) years and to be thereafter fixed by the City Council of the City of Paris, of members of the Council, and providing that the words "councilman" and "councilmen"p wherever used or appearing in the Charter of the City of Parisp shall mean and signify members of the City Councilg who shall hereafter be known as aldermeng and providing for the qualifications for each of said alderment and repealing all sections of the Charter of the City of Paris in conflict therewith; and, WHEREAS9 said petition for said aaaendments is in accordance with Section 149 of the Charter of the City of Pariss and complies with Article 1166 and Article 1170 of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas; andp WHEREAS, Article 1171 of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas provides that no ordinance shall be passedy submitting an amendment or amendments until tweAty days notice has been given of such intention, by publication for ten (10) days in some newspaper published in said City; NOW9 TEEREFORE9 BE IT RES()LVED BY THE CIIY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, That the City Council expects to pass an ordinance, at its regular meeting on the second Monday in January, A. D., 1959, the sarae being the 12th day of Januaryl at 7:00 o•clock P. M., in the Council Roomp of the City Hall, of the City of Paris, sub- mitting the aforesaid amendments to the qualified voters of the City of Paris, said question to be presented to the qualified voters on the first Tuesday in April, the same being April 7. 1959, and pursuant to Article 11719 H. C. Kennemer, the qualified and acting City Clerk, is hereby directed to publish a copy of this resolution in the Paris Newsg the official Aewspaper of the City of Parisp for ten (10) dayss the first publication to begin twenty (20) days prior to January 12, A. D.9 1959. Passed and adopted this lOth day of December, A. D.9 1958. ~ ~ - i• / `f ~ ' k . ATTESTe Mayor City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FO : ~ - 1-~--.-~ City Atto ey.