City of Monroe, LA

ORDINANCE

STATE OF LOUISIANA                                                                             NO. 12,200                

CITY OF MONROE                                                                                   

The following Ordinance was introduced by Harvey                        , who moved for its adoption and was seconded by  Dawson                                    :

            WHEREAS, the City of Monroe makes space available for use or rent in certain Monroe Recreational Facilities and has established a general schedule of fees and charges for those facilities;

            WHEREAS, by Ordinance 10,494, the City Council established the fee for instructor led aerobics classes, setting the fee at $1.50 per individual, per class, and mandating that 25% of the fees collected be remitted to the City of Monroe to compensate for use of the space;

            WHEREAS, the City desires to increase programming options within its recreational facilities and encourage qualified instructors to hold additional instructor-led classes beyond aerobics;

            WHEREAS, new programming opportunities and instructor-led programs would promote the health and welfare of our community;

            WHEREAS, the current $1.50 fee, which has been in effect for eighteen years, does not reflect the value of instructor-led programs to our community, discourages qualified instructors from teaching classes or offering additional programming in City recreational facilities, and does not adequately compensate for the use of City facilities; and

            WHEREAS, in an effort to encourage and promote the addition of new instructor led programs and classes, the City wishes to rename the “Aerobics” category in its general schedule of fees and costs as “Instructor Led Programs,” increase the maximum allowable fee from $1.50 to $15.00 per person, per class, and maintain that 25% of the fees collected be remitted to the City of Monroe to compensate for use of the space.

            NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Monroe, Louisiana, in legal session convened, that the general schedule of fees and costs contained in the Monroe City Code and identified as City of Monroe Code Section 25-64 is hereby amended in part and reenacted to rename the “Aerobics” category as “Instructor Led Programs,” increase the maximum allowable fee from $1.50 to $15.00 per person, per class, and maintain that 25% of the fees collected be remitted to the City of Monroe to compensate for use of the space; and

            BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that the schedule of fees in the chart contained in Section 25-64 of the City of Monroe Code is hereby amended in part and reenacted as follows:

This Ordinance was introduced on the  26th        day of September 2023.

            Notice published on the  29th   day of  September  and October 13th   , 2023.

This Ordinance having been submitted in writing, introduced and published, was then submitted to a vote as a whole, the vote thereon being as follows:

AYES:            Harvey, Ezernack, Marshall & Dawson

NAYS:            none.

ABSENT:       Woods

And the Ordinance was declared ADOPTED on  24th          day of October 2023.

 Gretchen Ezernack               

CHAIRPERSON

Carolus S. Riley                                 

CITY CLERK

Oliver Friday Ellis                             

MAYOR’S APPROVAL

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MAYOR’S VETO