ORDINANCE

STATE OF LOUISIANA

CITY OF MONROE                                                                           NO.  12,007              

            The following Ordinance was introduced by Mr.  Harvey                 who moved for its adoption and was seconded by Mrs.  Ezernack                    :

BE IT RESOLVED, that the following millage(s) are hereby levied on the 2020 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                                         1.890 mills

Police Department                                           1.510 mills

Fire Department                                              1.510 mills

LA Purchase Gardens & Zoo                              2.510 mills

CivicCenter Complex                                        2.510 mills

Drainage Facilities                                            1.320 mills

Capital Improvements                                      3.270 mills

Airport Improvements                                      1.010 mills 

TOTAL                                                           27.090 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 2020, 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  28th    day of July 2020.

Notice published on the  31st    day of  July               , 2020.

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, Wilson & Dawson

NAYS:            None.

ABSENT:       None.

    And the Ordinance was declared ADOPTED on the  11th     day of  August            , 2020.

Juanita G. Woods                  

 CHAIRMAN

Carolus S. Riley                     

CITY CLERK

Oliver Friday Ellis                 

MAYOR’S APPROVAL

MAYOR’S VETO