2022-0147
INTRODUCED BY: BOB FISHER, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT VI
RESOLUTION NO.
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A resolution for the St. Charles Parish Council to commence the appointment process of a representative of the New Orleans Aviation Board by selecting three proposed appointees and requesting the Mayor of the City of New Orleans complete the process for approval of one appointee to fill one New Orleans Aviation Board position scheduled to expire on June 30, 2022.
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WHEREAS, by virtue of an Executive Agreement signed by Mayor Ernest N. Morial dated August 30, 1985, and a subsequent formal agreement signed by the Mayor on October 17, 1985, St. Charles Parish is to be represented on the New Orleans Aviation Board; and,
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 15-3-1 adopted March 2, 2015, approved and authorized the Parish President of St. Charles Parish and the members of the St. Charles Parish Council to enter into and execute a settlement agreement in the case of Mayor Mitchell J. Landrieu vs. St. Charles Parish Council, et al, Case No. 12-8721; and,
WHEREAS, Settlement Agreement in part states that the St. Charles Parish Council, by resolution and in accordance with the provisions of the St. Charles Parish Home Rule Charter, shall submit three proposed appointees from St. Charles Parish to the New Orleans Aviation Board to the Mayor of the City of New Orleans for consideration, the Mayor of the City of New Orleans shall proceed in completing the appointment and approval process as outlined in the Settlement Agreement; and,
WHEREAS, the term of office of Mr. Gary Smith, Sr., currently serving as the St. Charles Parish Representative, is near its completion, June 30, 2022.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL, do hereby commence the appointment process of a representative of the New Orleans Aviation Board by selecting three proposed appointees and requesting the Mayor of the City of New Orleans complete the process for approval of one appointee...
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