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Council approves multiple ordinances, budgets and routine measures; property sale set for later review
Summary
On Oct. 21 the Bossier City Council approved several ordinances and resolutions — including capital transfers, emergency repairs and budget items — introduced a contentious property sale and set several items for second reading. Key fiscal moves and first readings will return for final action.
The Bossier City Council convened Oct. 21 and approved a slate of ordinances and resolutions that advance capital projects, emergency repairs and budget measures while setting several items for subsequent votes.
Council members adopted a transfer of $13,362,739.69 from the 2018 LCDA bond fund to various capital funds and reassigned existing projects. The council also adopted an ordinance declaring a local emergency for lift station pump and manhole repair and related work with a stated cost of $213,649.23, and approved a $300,000 amendment to the streets and drainage fund to cover unplanned projects. A final reading adopted a $100,000 appropriation from the hotel/motel tax fund for professional marketing services.
Other actions included declaring miscellaneous city furniture and fixtures surplus, authorizing cooperative endeavor agreements between the city and the Louisiana Department of Treasury/State of Louisiana, and approving an increase of $171,025 to the Lateral B‑1 ditch paving contract (bringing that contract to $2,136,522). The council also approved hiring a foreman in water distribution and adopted the city investment policy required by state statute.
Several first readings were introduced and will return for final action, including amendments to the water operating/sewer operating and water capital budgets; a proposed sale of city property identified as assessment number 148723 to Delta Airline Drive LLC for an appraised $295,000 (the item will be publicly advertised and return at second reading); and an ordinance to amend the code section regarding backyard poultry.
Procedurally, the council combined multiple budget items for a single vote and introduced a plan to retain Carr, Riggs & Ingram for a tax‑reduction audit with a proposed appropriation of $60,000.
Many of the votes were by voice; where a final reading or formal ballot is needed (for example the property sale is set for a later final reading), the council noted those items will return to the agenda. The council also heard public comment urging settlement of pending litigation and asking for transparency on property and funding decisions.
The council recessed its final actions on several items to allow additional documentation, study or public outreach prior to final adoption.
