City of Monroe, LA

ORDINANCE

STATE OF LOUISIANA                                                                                NO.  12,249                 

CITY OF MONROE                                                                                      

            The following Ordinance was offered by Ms.  Ezernack                         who moved for its adoption and was seconded by Mr.  McFarland                        :

            WHEREAS, under Section 4-11 of the City of Monroe Charter, the Mayor has the “right as chief executive officer to propose to the council the creation, change, alteration, combination or abolition of City departments, offices or agencies and/or the reallocation of the functions, powers, duties and responsibilities of such departments, offices or agencies, including those provided for in [the] charter”;

            WHEREAS, on August 16, 2023, Mayor Friday Ellis submitted a “Proposed Administrative Reorganization” to the City Council, which reallocated the Planning and Urban Development Director’s functions, powers, and duties specified in Sections 4-08(B)(5) and (6) to the City Engineer;

            WHEREAS, on September 12, 2023, City Council adopted Ordinance 12,192 which approved the administrative reorganization and “amended, reallocated, restated, and re-enacted” Sections 4-07 and 4-08 of the Charter to conform to the approved reorganization; and

            WHEREAS, City Council desires to repeal Ordinance 12,192 to disclaim and remove any purported amendments to the City of Monroe Charter but also desires to maintain its approval of the Mayor’s August 16, 2023, Proposed Administrative Reorganization.

            NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Monroe, Louisiana, in legal session convened, that Ordinance No. 12,192 is hereby repealed; and

            BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the “Proposed Administrative Reorganization” submitted to the Council by Mayor Friday Ellis on August 16, 2023, is hereby approved.

This Ordinance was introduced on the October 22, 2024.

            Notice published on October  25th   , 2024.

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, Woods & McFarland

NAYS:            None.

ABSENT:       Muhammad

And the Ordinance was declared ADOPTED on November  12th   , 2024.

Juanita Woods                       

CHAIRPERSON

Carolus S. Riley                                 

CITY CLERK

Oliver Friday Ellis                             

MAYOR’S APPROVAL

MAYOR’S VETO