Bossier City Council approves engineering amendment, budget increases, audit ordinance, equipment purchase and CDBG reprogramming

The Bossier City Council on July 15 approved a slate of ordinances and resolutions addressing engineering services, budget adjustments, audits, equipment and community development block grant (CDBG) reprogramming.

Among final actions, the council adopted an ordinance authorizing an amendment with Wagoner Engineering Inc. to modify engineering services for the city (final reading). The council also approved a $100,000 increase to the 2025 public services and sanitation fund budget to pay for mowing services in the street sweeping and grass cutting division (final reading).

The council adopted an ordinance to establish a tax reduction audit of municipal finances, requiring an initial audit of the preceding 12 fiscal years to align with the city’s mandatory audit cycle and to put in place a recurring 12‑year audit cycle thereafter (final reading). City staff clarified during public comment that the city already receives an annual financial statement and compliance audit.

The council declared certain movable equipment as surplus and authorized disposal according to law (final reading).

On community development, the council held a public hearing on amendments to the fiscal year 2020–2024 action plans for Community Development Block Grant funds and CARES Act funds. City staff explained that some subrecipients had underspent awards and that federal rules — including a HUD restriction that limits public services spending to 15% in a fiscal year — require…