St. Charles Parish - File #: 2015-0078

• File #: 2015-0078
• Version: 1
• Name: Attorney General Opinion, as to whether or not the gratuitous spending of public money in violation of Louisiana Constitution Article VII, Section 14 (A) to the benefit of private individuals, which is the net result according to Attorney General Opinions
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Postponed (Council Rule 8)
• File created: 3/2/2015
• In control: Parish Council
• On agenda: 3/2/2015
• Final action: 4/6/2015
• Title: A resolution requesting an Attorney General Opinion, as to whether or not the gratuitous spending of public money in violation of Louisiana Constitution Article VII, Section 14 (A) to the benefit of private individuals, which is the net result according to Attorney General Opinions 13-0171 and 14-0083 should the fund expended in association with the Blight Elimination Program created and implemented by the St. Charles Parish President (albeit with good intentions) be not collected, rises to the level of Malfeasance in Office, and to advise if the sending of bills by the Parish President to all the private individuals in an attempt to collect the money that improperly spent (irrespective of whether the funds are recovered or not) results in the elimination of the violation, and to advise on if there are any time limits in which the bills must be sent should the sending of bills be an acceptable means of resolving the violation, and to advise as to whether or not the Parish President can...
• Sponsors: Paul J. Hogan
• Indexes: Attorney General, P and Z (Dept. of), Public Works (Dept. of)
• Related files: 2015-0119, 2014-0277, 2013-0340, 2015-0307, 2016-0151, 2016-0122, 2016-0194

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/6/2015	1	Parish Council	Postponed Indefinitely (Council Rule 8)
3/16/2015	1	Parish Council	Tabled.
3/2/2015	1	Parish Council	Tabled.	Pass
3/2/2015	1	Parish Council	Tabled.
3/2/2015	1	Council Member(s)	Introduced

2015-0078
INTRODUCED BY: PAUL J. HOGAN, PE, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT IV
RESOLUTION NO.
Title
A resolution requesting an Attorney General Opinion, as to whether or not the gratuitous spending of public money in violation of Louisiana Constitution Article VII, Section 14 (A) to the benefit of private individuals, which is the net result according to Attorney General Opinions 13-0171 and 14-0083 should the fund expended in association with the Blight Elimination Program created and implemented by the St. Charles Parish President (albeit with good intentions) be not collected, rises to the level of Malfeasance in Office, and to advise if the sending of bills by the Parish President to all the private individuals in an attempt to collect the money that improperly spent (irrespective of whether the funds are recovered or not) results in the elimination of the violation, and to advise on if there are any time limits in which the bills must be sent should the sending of bills be an acceptable means of resolving the violation, and to advise as to whether or not the Parish President can personally reimburse the Parish for the cost of the dumpsters in order to resolve the violation, and if the opinion advises that there are no means available to the Parish President to resolve the violation and that it requires the attention and involvement of prosecutorial agencies, that the Attorney General provides an opinion as to the steps and/or procedures that are needed to be taken by the Parish Council and/or any other entities so as to have the prosecutorial agency or agencies address the violation, and to advise if there are any time limitations in which action by the Parish Council or other agencies must occur regarding having the violation addressed, and to advise if there is any statute of limitation on such a violation, and to advise if there are any circumstances, such having had good intentions or any others circumstances, which trumps the State Constitution with regard...