Emergency Ordinance #12,144

WHEREAS, necessary repairs are immediately needed to the roof of the City Hall Annex building located on 3901 Jackson St., Monroe, LA; and

WHEREAS, these repairs are necessary due to the November 5, 2022 storm which damaged the roof at the City Hall Annex building; and

WHEREAS, the roof repair should be declared an emergency to prevent further damage to the City Hall Annex building; and

WHEREAS, the repairs will consist of removing the existing roof down to metal deck on the damaged area and replacing it and the damaged gutters and any other necessary repairs needed to restore the roof; and

WHEREAS, funds for this repair will come from the Facilities 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 repair of the City Hall Annex Roof located at 3901 Jackson St., be and is hereby declared an emergency and in need of immediate repair and Stacey Rowell, Director of Administration, is hereby authorized to execute any necessary documents related to the repair of the roof/property located at the City Hall Annex at 3901 Jackson Street.

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

AYES: Ezernack, Woods, Marshall & Dawson

NAYS: None.

ABSENT: Harvey

And the Ordinance was declared ADOPTED on the  22nd   day of November, 2022.