City Council

Since Notice has been published in the Town’s Official Journal that a Public Hearing would be held to consider the adoption of the Ordinances: “AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN AMENDED BUDGET OF REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2020 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2020, and there being no opposition voiced for or against Mayor Jude Reese closed the public hearing. PROCEEDING OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE TOWN OF GUEYDAN, GUEYDAN, LOUISIANA, TAKEN AT SPECIAL MEETING HELD TUESDAY, December 22, 2020. The Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the Town of Gueydan, State of Louisiana, met for a Special Meeting at their meeting place, City Hall, Gueydan, Louisiana, on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, pursuant to the provisions of written notice, in the manner as required by law, viz: The Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the Town of Gueydan met in Special session with Mayor Jude Reese presiding and the following Aldermen present: PRESENT: CLAUDETTE PRICE, JOHN LASETER & ANITA DUPUIS ABSENT: SCOTT VALLO & JASON SUIRE December 1, 2020 MESSRS: JOHN LASETER SCOTT VALLO JASON SUIRE MS: CLAUDETTE PRICE ANITA DUPUIS Dear Governing Authority: You are hereby notified that a Special Meeting of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the Town of Gueydan, Louisiana, has been called by Mayor Jude Reese to be held at the City Hall, Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at 6:00 P.M for the following purposes: 1. PUBLIC HEARING 5:45 PM. Concerning “AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN AMENDED OPERATING BUDGET OF REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR BEGINNING JANUAY 1, 2020 THROUGH DECEMBER 30, 2020. A SPECIAL MEETING WILL BBE HELD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC HEAING AND MEETING BEGINS AT 6:00 p.m. 2. Adopt an Ordinance “AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN AMENDED OPERATING BUDGET OF REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR BEGINNING JANUAY 1, 2020 THROUGH DECEMBER 30, 2020 Yours very truly, S/Jude Reese Jude Reese Mayor SERVICE ACCEPTED AND ALL DELAYS WAIVED DATE TIME S/Jason Suire 12-1-20 5:40 P.M. S/John Laseter 12/1/20 5:40 P.M. S/Claudette Price 12/1/20 5:50 P.M. S/Anita Dupuis 12/1/20 5:50 P.M. The public hearing was held and there were no opposition voiced for or against the mentioned ordinance so therefore, Mayor Reese closed the public hearing at 6:00 p.m. Motion by JOHN LASETER, seconded CLAUDETTE PRICE, and carried to adopt “AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN AMENDED OPERATING BUDGET OF REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2020, THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2020” and there being no opposition voiced for or against at the Public Hearing of December 1, 2020 Mayor Jude Reese recommended the adoption of said Ordinance. ORDINANCE NO. 2020-4 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN AMENDED OPERATING BUDGET OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2020 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2020 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE TOWN OF GUEYDAN, LOUISIANA, met in Regular Session at its regular meeting place in Town Hall Meeting Room on this 22ND day of December 2020, that: SECTION I: The attached amended estimates of Revenues and Expenditures for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2020, be and the same is hereby adopted to serve as an Operating Budget of Revenues for the Town of Gueydan, during the same period. SECTION II: The attached amended estimates of Expenditures by departments for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2020, be and the same is hereby adopted to serve as an Operating Budget of Expenditures for the Town of Gueydan during the same period. SECTION III: The adoption of this Operating Budget of Expenditures be and the same is hereby declared to operate as an appropriation of the amount therein set forth within the terms of the budget classification. SECTION IV: Amounts are available for expenditures only to the extent included with the 2020 budget document as the estimated amounts. Notice of introduction of this Ordinance, required by law was published on December 10, 2020. After a public hearing was held on December 1, 2020 on the above Ordinance, the title having been read and the Ordinance considered motion by JASON SUIRE seconded by JOHN LASETER to adopt the Ordinance a record vote was taken, and the following result was: YEAS: CLAUDETTE PRICE, JOHN LASETER, ANITA DUPUIS NAYS: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: SCOTT VALLO & JASON SUIRE WHEREUPON, the presiding officer declared the above Ordinance be duly adopted on this 22ND day of December 2020. S/Roxanna Richard S/Jude Reese Clerk Mayor 2020 2020 2021 Amended Proposed (2) Proposed Revenues: $ $ $ Taxes 220,000 220,000 220,000 Licenses and permits 67,292 67,457 67,457 Intergovernmental 29,281 29,300 1,244,300 Charges for services 2,300 1,600 2,500 Charges for services - Utility Fund 2,134,500 2,015,000 2,010,900  Fines and forfeits 8,000 7,000 10,000 Interest 4,000 4,002 4,000 Miscellaneous 26,644 32,221 25,088 Total 2,492,017 2,376,580 3,584,245 Expenditures: General government 229,740 260,553 239,097 Public safety 295,678 324,092 270,086 Fire 196,840 205,141 187,690 Streets and drainage 205,470 226,786 217,258 Culture and recreation 37,163 30,746 36,200 Utility fund expenses 1,599,193 1,657,119 1,415,560 Capital outlay 15,000 149,563 1,160,103 Debt service: Principal - - - Interest - - - Total expenditures 2,579,084 2,854,000 3,525,994 Excess (deficiency) of revenues over expenditures (87,067) (477,420) 58,251 Other revenues (expenses): Interest income-utility fund 20,000 357 400 Capital grant - utility fund 50,000 16,500 393,500 Total other revenues (expenses) 70,000 16,857 393,900 Other financing sources (uses): Transfers in 991,000 978,415 2,065,000 Transfers out (900,000) (887,415) (2,065,000) Total other financing sources (uses) 91,000 91,000 - Excess (deficiency) of revenues and other sources over expenditures $ $ $ and other uses-ALL TOWN funds 73,933 (369,563) 452,151 Motion by CLAUDETTE PRICE seconded by JOHN LASETER and carried to amend the agenda to include the renewal of a beer license for Brice Richard D/B/A Cormier’s Creole Kitchen. Motion by ANITA DUPUIS seconded by JOHN LASETER to approve the renewal of a beer license for: Brice Richard D/B/A Cormier’s Creole Kitchen There being no further business to come before the meeting thereupon motion by JOHN LASETER, seconded by CLAUDETTE PRICE and carried the meeting thereupon adjourned at 6:01 o’clock P.M. on this 22ND day of December 2020. S/Roxanna Richard S/Jude Reese Clerk Mayor