Sulphur council approves 2025 millage, Kim Street overlay cost-share, surplus disposals, condemnations and two civil-service reappointments

The Sulphur City Council took a series of routine fiscal, public‑works and code‑enforcement actions at its meeting, adopting property tax millage rates for tax year 2025, approving a cost‑share street overlay with Calcasieu Parish, declaring surplus city equipment, moving ahead on multiple condemnations and approving two three‑year appointments to the municipal fire and police civil service board.

The council adopted ordinance 64‑25 setting the property tax millage rates for tax year 2025; council members said the millage rates "stayed the same as last year." The motion carried on a roll call vote.

The council approved ordinance 65‑25, a corporate endeavor agreement authorizing Mayor Mike Danaher to enter into a cost‑share overlay with the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury for Kim Street. The project was described as approximately 2,355 feet of overlay with estimated construction costs of $187,650; the city's cost share was stated as $93,825. Council approved the ordinance on a roll call vote.

Council adopted ordinance 66‑25 declaring certain movable property surplus and authorizing disposal of specified water‑plant and fire‑department items. The motion carried.

Under a single agenda item for rule to show cause and condemnation, the council took separate actions on multiple addresses under the city's code of ordinances (article 9, sections 5‑286 through 5‑296): - 947 Beulah Street: the council voted to condemn the building/structure; a staff member said the property owner was not opposed to demolition and requested the city handle it. One council member recused from the vote because of a family relationship with the owner. The motion carried. - 503 South Urban Street: staff reported the structure had been demolished and only debris remained; the council removed this address from further action (no condemnation vote required). - 521 Bryan Street: a speaker, Darby White, identified herself as a relative of the property owner and asked the council to proceed; the council voted to condemn the structure. - 303 East Lincoln Street: the council approved action related to removal of a dead or diseased tree on private property under chapter 17 (details given on the record).

The council accepted substantial completion for the 2024 street overlay project under resolution 28‑25. Staff noted several small repairs remain, including correcting asphalt bumps the contractor inadvertently worsened; staff estimated remaining repair costs at about $11,150. The resolution was approved by roll call.

The council reappointed Mark Rosas to the Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board (fire department seat) under resolution 29‑25 and reappointed Jeremy Kane to the board (police department seat) under resolution 30‑25; both terms were stated to expire in July 2028. Both reappointments were approved by roll call.

No contested or extended debate on these items was reported in the transcript; most motions were handled by motion, second and roll call. The council closed its agenda and confirmed its next regular meeting will be in August 2025 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at 501 Willow Avenue.