Eunice board adopts several municipal policies and introduces next fiscal-year budgets

The Eunice Board of Aldermen and Alderwomen on May 13 adopted multiple municipal policies intended to guide housing displacement, civil-rights access and citizen participation while introducing the city’s next fiscal-year budget by title only.

A motion by Alderman Randall Reed, seconded by Alderman Chad Andrepont, carried to adopt the Residential Antidisplacement & Relocation Assistance Plan, the Section 504 Policy, the Written Communication Policy Section 3 Plan, the Citizen’s Participation Plan, the Fair Housing Policy and a Language Access Plan. Alderwoman Connie Thibodeaux moved, and Alderwoman Germaine Simpson seconded, a separate motion that carried to adopt the LCDBG Procurement Policy, which governs procurement tied to the Louisiana Community Development Block Grant program.

The board also moved to introduce, by title only, two budget ordinances: Ordinance 0525(A) to amend the City’s budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025, and Ordinance 0525(B) to set the City’s budget for July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026. No details of line-item changes or public hearings were provided at the meeting; introduction by title typically begins the formal ordinance process.

Alderwoman Germaine Simpson submitted sample policies for installation and removal of speed humps and asked colleagues to review and return suggested edits for future consideration. The board approved payment of the city’s bills for April and acknowledged receipt of financial reports before adjourning.

The ordinances were introduced by title; further budget review, public hearings or formal adoption steps were not recorded at the May 13 meeting.