Emergency Ordinance #12,046

WHEREAS, a large cave-in has been located at the Hadley St. Pump Station beside the bar screen and is in need of emergency repair; and

WHEREAS, the Hadley station services all of North Monroe east of Hwy. 165 and includes the River Oaks area; and

WHEREAS, funds are available through the Sewer Department’s Repairs and Maintenance account.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Monroe, Louisiana, in legal session convened, that the cave-in located beside the bar screen at the Hadley Street Sewer Pump Station is hereby declared an emergency.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that such emergency repairs as are necessary to determine the cause and then repair the damages from the cave-in at the Hadley Street Sewer Pump Station are hereby authorized and approved and the Director of Administration of the City of Monroe is authorized to enter into such contracts as may be necessary to complete the project.

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

AYES: Harvey, Ezernack, Woods, Marshall & Dawson

NAYS: None.

ABSENT: None.

And the Ordinance was declared ADOPTED on the  23rd day of March 2021.