Ordinance #12,016 - Emergency

EMERGENCY ORDINANCE

 

 

STATE OF LOUISIANA                                                         NO.  12,016                      

 

CITY OF MONROE

 

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

 

AN ORDINANCE RESCINDING THE APRIL 14, 2020 COVID-19 PANDEMIC EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NECESSITATING THE IMMEDIATE WAIVER OF BUS FARES AND FURTHER PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO:       

                              

WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued its Memorandum on Identification of "Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers during COVID-19 Response" identifying essential critical infrastructure industries, including the "Mass Transit" industry, for the purpose of the declared COVID-19 state of emergency period, which mandated the transit industry to continue operations; and

 

WHEREAS, Governor John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency that required transit agencies to abide by the CISA mandate; and

 

WHEREAS, in order to protect the health and safety of our community and operators during the COVID-19 pandemic, the City temporarily waived bus fares on April 14, 2020 until Governor Edwards declared the existing state of emergency ended, upon which time the collection of normal bus fares would resume;

 

WHEREAS, the Governor has not declared the ending of the state of emergency; however, Monroe Transit has proactively installed several measures which allow for the resumption of normal operations and collection of fares, including installing driver barriers to protect both the driver and the riding public and the initiation of a mobil ticketing system;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Monroe, Louisiana in legal session convened, that the April 14, 2020 Emergency Ordinance waiving bus fares is hereby rescinded and the collection of bus fares may now resume;

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

AYES:            Harvey, Ezernack, Woods, Marshall & Dawson

NAYS:            None.

ABSENT:      None.

And the Ordinance was declared ADOPTED on the  8th    day of  September            , 2020.

 

Douglas Harvey                     

CHAIRMAN

 

Carolus S. Riley                                               

CLERK OF THE COUNCIL

 

Oliver Friday Ellis                                           

MAYOR'S APPROVAL

 

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MAYOR'S VETO