St. Charles Parish - File #: 2001-0195

• File #: 2001-0195
• Version: 1
• Name: Reduce, curtail, postpone, and defer all capital commitments for GIS Projects, Telemetry System Contracts, and Contracts with Engineering Companies for Program Management for the Wastewater Dept. in order to meet budget requirements
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Removed from Consideration
• File created: 6/4/2001
• In control: Parish Council
• On agenda: 6/18/2001
• Final action: 7/2/2001
• Title: An ordinance to amend the 2001 Consolidated Operating and Capital Budget to reduce, curtail, postpone, and defer all capital commitments for GIS Projects, Telemetry System Contracts, and Contracts with Engineering Companies for Program Management for the Wastewater Department in order to meet budget requirements.
• Sponsors: 'Ram' Ramchandran, Terry Authement
• Indexes: Budget, DRO (Telemetry System Additions) (Contracts), Geographical Information System (GIS), SPW (Program Management Services for Wastewater Regionalization Program)
• Related files: 2001-0222

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/2/2001	1	Parish Council	Removed from the Table	Pass
7/2/2001	1	Parish Council	Rmv'd from Consid.	Pass
6/18/2001	1	Parish Council	Public Hearing Requirements Not Satisfied
6/18/2001	1	Parish Council	Tabled.	Pass
6/4/2001	1	Council Member(s)	Introduced
6/4/2001	1	Parish Council

2001-0195
INTRODUCED BY: 'RAM' RAMCHANDRAN, COUNCILMAN-AT-LARGE, DIVISION A
TERRY AUTHEMENT, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT IV
ORDINANCE NO.
Title
An ordinance to amend the 2001 Consolidated Operating and Capital Budget to reduce, curtail, postpone, and defer all capital commitments for GIS Projects, Telemetry System Contracts, and Contracts with Engineering Companies for Program Management for the Wastewater Department in order to meet budget requirements.
Body
WHEREAS, the Council levied sales tax of ½% in 1989 dedicated to Sewerage and 3/8% in 1993 which was approved by the people dedicated for the Sewerage Department and other legal purposes of the Government; and,
WHEREAS, the Government has used funds to operate the Parish Government; and,
WHEREAS, the people approved a $41 Million Dollar Bond Fund in an election in 1997 to build the Regional Sewerage Plant; and,
WHEREAS, the capital budget has run over $47 Million; and,
WHEREAS, the Capital Projects are not closed yet even though the Regional Plants are built and operational; and,
WHEREAS, the people rejected the 1% sales tax in an election on April 7, 2001, ½% dedicated for sewerage maintenance and operations, ½% for the West Bank and East Bank levy project; and,
WHEREAS, the Council has increased sewerage charges of $1.80 per 1000 gallons of water use to $3.24 per 1000 gallons of water use for each household; and,
WHEREAS, during the Council Meeting of May 21, 2001, the Council has rejected the increase of $3.24 per 1000 gallons to $4.05 per 1000 gallons of water use for each household.
IN ORDER TO BRIDGE ANY OUTLAY EXPENSE GAP THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. Every attempt will be made by the Administration to reduce, curtail, postpone and defer all capital commitments to the following capital outlay projects:
a) GIS Projects Capital Outlay
b) Telemetry System Contracts and Capital Outlay
c) Contracts with Engineering Companies for Program Management for th...