St. Charles Parish - File #: 2019-0401

• File #: 2019-0401
• Version: 1
• Name: Request Legal Advisor Robert Raymond advise the Council, immediately following the passing of this resolution, as to whether or not it is the duty and obligation of the Parish Legal Advisor to provide legal advice to Councilmembers when requested, relativ
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Failed
• File created: 12/16/2019
• In control: Parish Council
• On agenda: 12/16/2019
• Final action: 12/16/2019
• Title: A resolution of the St. Charles Parish Council requesting that Parish Legal Advisor Robert Raymond advise the Council, immediately following the passing of this resolution, as to whether or not it is the duty and obligation of the Parish Legal Advisor to provide legal advice to Councilmembers when requested, relative to the wording of proposed ordinances so as to help produce draft ordinances, that if adopted, would be enforceable and able to withstand legal challenges if adopted, following his lack of providing a legal opinion on the matter that was requested in a letter dated August 2, 2019, sent by Mr. Paul J. Hogan, Councilman-at-Large of Division B, having subsequently been resent thirty-three (33) times over the last four (4) months with no response or acknowledgement of receipt having ever being received.
• Sponsors: Paul J. Hogan
• Indexes: Council, Legal Services (Dept. of)
• Related files: 2017-0376, 2019-0322, 2016-0360, 2017-0206

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/16/2019	1	Parish Council	Approved	Fail
12/16/2019	1	Parish Council	Failed
12/16/2019	1	Council Member(s)	Introduced

2019-0401
INTRODUCED BY: PAUL J. HOGAN, PE, COUNCILMAN-AT-LARGE, DIVISION B
RESOLUTION NO.
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A resolution of the St. Charles Parish Council requesting that Parish Legal Advisor Robert Raymond advise the Council, immediately following the passing of this resolution, as to whether or not it is the duty and obligation of the Parish Legal Advisor to provide legal advice to Councilmembers when requested, relative to the wording of proposed ordinances so as to help produce draft ordinances, that if adopted, would be enforceable and able to withstand legal challenges if adopted, following his lack of providing a legal opinion on the matter that was requested in a letter dated August 2, 2019, sent by Mr. Paul J. Hogan, Councilman-at-Large of Division B, having subsequently been resent thirty-three (33) times over the last four (4) months with no response or acknowledgement of receipt having ever being received.
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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, THAT WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL, request that Parish Legal Advisor Robert Raymond advise the Council, immediately following the passing of this resolution, as to whether or not it is the duty and obligation of the Parish Legal Advisor to provide legal advice to Councilmembers when requested, relative to the wording of proposed ordinances so as to help produce draft ordinances, that if adopted, would be enforceable and able to withstand legal challenges if adopted, following his lack of providing a legal opinion on the matter that was requested in a letter dated August 2, 2019, sent by Mr. Paul J. Hogan, Councilman-at-Large of Division B, having subsequently been resent thirty-three (33) times over the last four (4) months with no response or acknowledgement of receipt having ever being received.
The foregoing resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:




And the resolution was declared adopted this day of , 2019, to becom...