St. Charles Parish - File #: 2015-0119

• File #: 2015-0119
• Version: 1
• Name: 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 AG Opinions
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Failed
• File created: 4/6/2015
• In control: Parish Council
• On agenda: 4/6/2015
• 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 a form letter (not a bill) addressed to "Resident" from the Parish President's Legal Director to these private individuals informing them of a financial obligation to the Parish (which does not include the amount owed, nor how to learn of the amount owed, but advises that the Parish has no means available to force collection of the money owed to the Parish) results in the elimination of the violation whether the funds are collected ...
• Sponsors: Paul J. Hogan
• Indexes: Attorney General, P and Z (Dept. of), Parish President
• Related files: 2016-0151, 2015-0307, 2013-0340, 2015-0078, 2016-0122, 2016-0194, 2014-0277

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/17/2015	1	Council Secretary	Correspondence Received
4/6/2015	1	Parish Council	Approved	Fail
4/6/2015	1	Parish Council	Failed
4/6/2015	1	Council Member(s)	Introduced

2015-0119
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 a form letter (not a bill) addressed to "Resident" from the Parish President's Legal Director to these private individuals informing them of a financial obligation to the Parish (which does not include the amount owed, nor how to learn of the amount owed, but advises that the Parish has no means available to force collection of the money owed to the Parish) results in the elimination of the violation whether the funds are collected or not, and to advise on if the sending of these letters is an acceptable means of resolving the violation, and to advise as to whether or not the Parish President can or has to or should personally reimburse the Parish for the cost of the dumpsters in order to resolve the violation should the sending of the letters not resolve the violation, and if the opinion advises that the letters are insufficient and 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 agen...