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 :
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NO, 12,192, RE-APPROVING AN ADMINISTRATIVE REORGANIZATION, AND FURTHER PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO.
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by the City Council of the City of Monroe, Louisiana, in legal session convened, that Ordinance No. 12,192 is hereby repealed; and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