Votes at a glance: Bossier City Council adopts special-election resolution, approvals on salaries, permits and projects

The Bossier City Council took several formal actions at the meeting. This roundup lists each item shown as carried in the transcript, with the motion text as recorded and meeting context where specified.

1) Adopt resolution ordering special election on charter amendments (first and final reading) Motion (as read): “Adopt a resolution ordering and calling a special election to be held in the city of Bossier City, state of Louisiana to vote upon the adoption of amendments to the current city charter of the city of Bossier City, making application to the state bond commission and for other matters in connection therewith. First and final reading.” Outcome: Motion carries (adopted). Vote tally: not specified in transcript.

2) Adopt ordinance adjusting annual salary of the Bossier City Marshall and amending the general fund budget (final reading) Motion (as read): “Adopt an ordinance authorizing adjustment of the annual salary of the Bossier City Marshall and amending the general fund budget.” Outcome: Motion carries (adopted). Vote tally: not specified in transcript.

3) Adopt ordinance authorizing Mayor Thomas H. Chandler to execute cooperative endeavor agreement with the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs (final reading) Motion (as read): “Adopt an ordinance authorizing Mayor Thomas H. Chandler to execute the attached cooperative endeavor agreement between the city of Bossier City and the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs. Final reading.” Outcome: Motion carries (adopted). Vote tally: not specified in transcript.

4) Adopt ordinance approving conditional-use approval for retail sale of high- and low-content alcohol at Lucky Palace 2, 8000 East Texas Street, Suite 101 (first and final reading) Motion (as read): “Adopt an ordinance approving a conditional use approval for the retail sale of high and low content alcohol for on premise consumption at a restaurant, Lucky Palace 2, located at 8000 East Texas Street, Suite 101, Bossier City, Louisiana, First and final reading.” Council discussion: Council asked whether the restaurant had been serving alcohol and whether its occupational license or certificate of occupancy had transferred; staff said the business had been serving alcohol and that the occupational license transferred but the certificate of occupancy did not, and the business is submitting paperwork to correct the issue. Outcome: Motion carries (adopted). Vote tally: not specified in transcript.

5) Introduce ordinance to amend 2025 water and sewer capital and operating fund budgets (first reading) Motion (as read): “Introduce an ordinance to amend the 2025 water and sewer capital and operating fund budgets. First reading.” Outcome: Motion carries (introduced on first reading). Vote tally: not specified.

6) Introduce ordinance approving Change Order 1 for Golden Meadows turn lane project (increase $55,618.63; new total $349,033.63) (first reading) Motion (as read): "Introduce an ordinance to approve report of change order 1 for the Golden Meadows Turn lane project with an increase of $55,618.63 for a total contract price of $349,033.63." Council discussion noted unforeseen subsurface electrical conduits and a streetlight relocation; staff said the project remains within appropriated funds and is complete. Outcome: Motion carries (introduced on first reading). Vote tally: not specified.

7) Introduce ordinance approving Change Order 2 for Airline Drive rehabilitation project (increase reported in transcript as "$2,641,3.5" for a total contract price of $1,167,040,.54) (first reading) Motion (as read): “Introduce an ordinance to approve a report a change order 2 for the Airline Drive rehabilitation project with an increase of $2,641,3.5 for a total contract price of $1,167,040,.54. First reading.” Outcome: Motion carries (introduced on first reading). Vote tally: not specified. Note: the change-order increase figure is transcribed imprecisely in the meeting record.

8) Adopt resolution authorizing hiring of a utility worker for water distribution and public utilities and backfilling any position created (first and final reading) Motion (as read): “Adopt a resolution authorizing the hiring of a utility worker for water distribution and public utilities and backfilling any position this may create. First and final reading.” Outcome: Motion carries (adopted). Vote tally: not specified.

9) Other procedural votes - Minutes and routine agenda approvals were moved and carried.

Ending note: The transcript records each of the above as "Motion carries," but does not include roll-call tallies in the spoken record. Several items were approved on final reading; several capital and change-order items were introduced on first reading. For items with numerical amounts (Golden Meadows change order and the Airline Drive change order), the transcript contains the dollar figures as spoken; one change-order figure (Airline Drive) appears garbled in the audio transcript and should be verified against the official change-order document before publication.