City of Monroe, LA

ORDINANCE

STATE OF LOUISIANA                                                                                NO.  12,236                

CITY OF MONROE                                                                                     

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

            WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 12,192 was adopted by the City Council of Monroe, Louisiana, to approve an administrative reorganization and amend the City Charter; and

            WHEREAS, the Monroe City Charter requires that any amendment to the charter must be approved by the electorate in a public vote, as outlined in Section 7-04 of the Charter; and

            WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 12,192 did not undergo the required public vote for amending the charter, thereby rendering the amendment process incomplete and non-compliant with the Charter's provisions; and

            WHEREAS, it is necessary to repeal Ordinance No. 12,192 to maintain the integrity of the Monroe City Charter and ensure compliance with legal requirements;

            NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Monroe, Louisiana, in legal session convened, that:

            Section 1.        Repeal of Ordinance No. 12,192. Ordinance No. 12,192, which purportedly amended the Monroe City Charter without following the proper legal process, is hereby repealed in its entirety.

            Section 2.        Restoration of Charter Provisions. The Monroe City Charter is hereby restored to its state prior to the adoption of Ordinance No. 12,192, with all sections, including Sections 4-07 and 4-08, reverting to their original language and intent as previously enacted.

            Section 3.        Severability. If any provision of this ordinance is held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance that can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable.

            Section 4.        Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective upon adoption and publication as required by law.

This Ordinance was introduced on the  27th       day of August 2024.

            Notice published on the  30th         day of  August       , 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:            Woods, McFarland & Muhammad

NAYS:            Ezernack

ABSENT:      Harvey

And the Ordinance was declared ADOPTED on  10th          day of September, 2024.

Juanita Woods                                   

CHAIRPERSON

Carolus S. Riley                                 

CITY CLERK

MAYOR’S APPROVAL

Oliver Friday Ellis                             

MAYOR’S VETO