City of Monroe, LA

ORDINANCE

STATE OF LOUISIANA

CITY OF MONROE                                                                                NO.  12,171              

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

BE IT RESOLVED, that the following millage(s) are hereby levied on the 2023 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                                          1.880 mills

            Police Department                                            1.500 mills

            Fire Department                                                1.500 mills

            LA Purchase Gardens & Zoo                           2.500 mills

            CivicCenter Complex                                                  2.500 mills

            Drainage Facilities                                            1.310 mills

            Capital Improvements                                       3.260 mills

            Airport Improvements                                      1.010 mills 

                TOTAL                                                                                  27.020 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 2023, 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  9th         day of  May                , 2023.

            NOTICE PUBLISHED on the  12th      day of  May            , 2023.

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

            YEAS:                        Harvey, Woods & Marshall

            NAYS:                        None.

            ABSTAINED:            None.

            ABSENT:                   Ezernack & Dawson

            And the Ordinance was declared adopted on the  23rd           day of  May                , 2023.

                                                                                                             Juanita Woods                      

Chairman

Carolus S. Riley                     

City Clerk

Oliver Friday Ellis                 

Mayor’s Approval

Mayor’s Veto