ORDINANCE
STATE OF LOUISIANA
CITY OF MONROE
NO. 12,171
The following Ordinance was introduced by Mr. Harvey who moved for its adoption and was seconded by Mr. Marshall:
ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE AUTHORIZED MILLAGE RATE(S) AND PROVIDING FOR THE LEVYING OF SPECIAL AND GENERAL TAXES FOR THE CITY OF MONROE FOR THE YEAR 2023:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the following millage(s) are hereby levied on the 2023 tax roll on all property subject to taxation by the City of Monroe:
MILLAGE
General Alimony 10.490 mills
Safety Services 1.070 mills
Recreation Facilities 1.880 mills
Police Department 1.500 mills
Fire Department 1.500 mills
LA Purchase Gardens & Zoo 2.500 mills
Civic Center Complex 2.500 mills
Drainage Facilities 1.310 mills
Capital Improvements 3.260 mills
Airport Improvements 1.010 mills
TOTAL 27.020 mills
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the proper administrative officials of the Parish of Ouachita, State of Louisiana, be and they are hereby empowered, authorized, and directed to spread said taxes, as hereinabove set forth, upon the assessment roll of said Parish for the year 2023, and to make the collection of the taxes imposed for and on behalf of the taxing authority, according to law, and that the taxes herein levied shall become a permanent lien and privilege on all property subject to taxation as herein set forth, and collection thereof shall be enforceable in the manner provided by law.
THIS ORDINANCE WAS INTRODUCED on the 9th day of May 2023.
NOTICE PUBLISHED on the 12th day of May 2023.
This Ordinance having been submitted in writing, introduced and published was then submitted to a final vote as a whole, the vote thereon being as follows:
YEAS: Harvey, Woods & Marshall
NAYS: None.
ABSTAINED: None.
ABSENT: Ezernack & Dawson
And the Ordinance was declared adopted on the 23rd day of May 2023.
Juanita Woods
CHAIRMAN
Carolus S. Riley
CITY CLERK
Oliver Friday Ellis
MAYOR’S APPROVAL
MAYOR’S VETO