St. Charles Parish - File #: 2002-0464

• File #: 2002-0464
• Version: 1
• Name: Attorney General opinion on the Ordinance No. 02-7-9 vs. Home Rule Charter, Article IV, Section B, 3.a
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Approved
• File created: 11/4/2002
• In control: Parish Council
• Final action: 11/4/2002
• Enactment date: 11/4/2002
• Enactment #: 5061
• Title: A resolution asking the Parish Council to support forwarding a letter for an opinion from the Attorney General, upon the recommendation of the Office of Legislative Auditor, on the attached Ordinance No. 02-7-9 vs. Home Rule Charter, Article IV, Section B, 3.a and the legal right to sign a contract which does not include a non-appropriation clause.
• Sponsors: Terry Authement
• Indexes: Attorney General, Home Rule Charter, Hurricane Protection Levee (EB - Lake Pontchartrain)
• Code sections: Art. IV. Sec. B. - Enactment of an ordinance

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/1/2003	1	Council Member(s)	Correspondence Received
1/28/2003	1	Parish Council	Correspondence Sent
11/8/2002	1	Parish Council	Correspondence Sent
11/6/2002	1	Parish President	Approved by the Par. Pres.
11/4/2002	1	Council Member(s)	Introduced
11/4/2002	1	Parish Council	Rmv'd from Consid.	Fail
11/4/2002	1	Parish Council	Approved	Pass

2002-0464

INTRODUCED BY:                     TERRY AUTHEMENT, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT IV

RESOLUTION NO.                                                                

Title

A resolution asking the Parish Council to support forwarding a letter for an opinion from the Attorney General, upon the recommendation of the Office of Legislative Auditor, on the attached Ordinance No. 02-7-9 vs. Home Rule Charter, Article IV, Section B, 3.a and the legal right to sign a contract which does not include a non-appropriation clause.

Body

WHEREAS,                     St. Charles Parish is a local governmental subdivision as defined by Article VI, Section 44 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974; and

WHEREAS,                     St. Charles Parish operates under a Home Rule Charter, Article IV, Section B, 3.a, Enactment of an Ordinance; and

WHEREAS,                     no ordinance should include two separate topics; and

WHEREAS,                     does each subject have to be outlined in the title of the Ordinance in order to be classified as a separate subject; and

WHEREAS,                     what is the legal ramifications on signing a contact with no non appropriation clause where funds have to be budgeted for each year.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL, do hereby support forwarding a letter for an opinion from the Attorney General upon the recommendation of the Office of Legislative Auditor, on the attached ordinance No. 02-7-9 vs. Home Rule Charter, Article IV, Section B, 3.a and the legal right to sign a contract which does not include a non-appropriation clause.

Vote

                     The foregoing resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:

                     And the resolution was declared adopted this            day of                        , 2002, to become effective five (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.

Attorney General contract & ordinances

CHAIRMAN:                                                                                                                               

SECRETARY:                                                                                                                               

DLVD/PARISH PRESIDENT:                                                                                     

APPROVED:                        DISAPPROVED:                                           

PARISH PRESIDENT:                                                                                                          

RETD/SECRETARY:                                                                                                          

AT:                          RECD BY: