06-A Fair Housing MonthDRAFT
F:~Attorney~ALICEh~ESWORK\CURRENT\Fair Housing Proc Res 2003.wpd
April 9, 2003
RESOLUTION NO.
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 14th day of April, 2003.
ATTEST:
Michael J. Pfiester, Mayor
Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Larry W. Schenk, City Attorney
W~¢IE~EAS, Title VIII of the CivilRights Act of ~965, as
amended, prohibits discrimination in housing anddeclares it
a nationalpolicy topro~ide, within cor~stitutionallimits, for
fair housing in the 'qnitedStates; and,
~4z~IER~A$, the princiflle of Fair ~lousing is not only
nationallaw andnationalpolicy, but a fundamentalhuman
concept andentitlement for allZ~mericans; and,
i: ~-ql~REA$, the thirty-third anniversary of this
.~tional Fair ~lousing £aw, during the month 'of April,
p~'ovides an opportunity for allAmericans to recognize that
complete success in the goalof equalhousing opportunity can
only be accomplished with the help and cooperation of all
Americans;
~lO'W, T~I~EFO:R:E, I, ~4 ichaelJ. Pfiester, ~4ayor of the
City of:Paris, Paris, Texas, by the authority vestedin me, do
hereby jrroclaim April as
"yZ4IR HousING MONTH"
in the city of Paris and do, hereby, urge all the citizen~ of
Paris to become aware of andsupport the Fair 2-lousing law.
l~l~4ZlT~S$ ~4z~l:ER:~Of , I have hereunto set my hand
andcausedthe Sealof the City of:Paris to be affixedthis ruth
day of April, 2oo3.
ATTEST:
~'Mattie Cunningham, C~ty Clerk
EXHIBIT