HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 99-005 Establishing Rules & Regulations Regarding the Use of Excess force During Nonviolent Civil Rights Demonstrations- TCDP Contract #716029CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS,
COUNTY OF COLLIN, STATE OF TEXAS, ESTABLISHING
RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF
EXCESSIVE FORCE DURING NONVIOLENT CIVIL
RIGHTS DEMONSTRATIONS.
WHEREAS, the City of Anna, Texas,participant in the Texas Community Development
Program (TCDP) and a recipient of TCDP grant funds; and
WHEREAS, it is a condition of the TCDP Contract #716029 [i.e., Exhibit E (6)] between the
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs and the City of Anna, Texas, that a
resolution establishing rules and regulations regarding the use of excessive force during nonviolent
civil rights demonstrations be passed during the contract period; and
WHEREAS, it is within the power and proper responsibility of government to prevent the use of
excessive force during nonviolent civil rights demonstrations;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA,
TEXAS:
Section l:
Section 2:
That the City of Anna, Texas, adopts a policy of prohibiting the use of excessive
force by the law enforcement agencies within its jurisdiction against any individual
engaged in nonviolent civil rights demonstration.
The City as a part of this policy also prohibits the physical barring of any entrance or
exit of such a facility and will enforce all applicable federal and state laws regarding
same.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Anna, Texas, on this the � 3 t h day of
April 19 99
ATTEST:
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City Secretary
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