[StBernard] St. Bernard residents to vote for fire protection fee

[Westley Annis]

SJK:  You got me beat.  I'm not at all familiar with the Charter.

If what you say is true, someone needs to challenge this.

I'm still not happy with the add'l $$$s needed for garbage.  That just needs
to be negotiated downwards or something.


JY



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	JY:
	
	
	that's what I was thinking, too;  that apartments or commercial
businesses
	that do not use the "household" type SDT garbage can, would not pay
the $10
	for sanitation, but would pay the $10 for fire protection.
Households or
	other water meter users who use the SDT "household" type can would
pay $20.
	.
	
	I'm still confused about the council's action on Saturday to amend
the $10
	ordinance from Tuesday Sept 15, 2009.
	Maybe someone could explain where it is written in the Home Rule
Charter
	that the council can pass an ordinance and than later on, revisit or
	reconsider and amend the ordinance ----- and not only change their
vote, but
	substantially and fundamentally change/amend the ordinance [without
the
	required introduction, advertising and public hearing]? will the
council now
	introduce an ordinance to repeal the $10 one passed last Tuesday?
will the
	council now publish, advertise and conduct a public hearing on the
$20
	ordinance passed in emergency meeting?
	
	The Home Rule Charter is clear about ordinances:
	
	the required introduction, publication of introduction, advertising
of
	public hearing, vote after public hearing.
	.
	Even for so called emergency meetings and emergency ordinances, the
council
	may adopt an emergency ordinance at the meeting at which it is
introduced,
	provided that no such ordinance may be used to levy taxes or special
	assessments; grant or extend a franchise; incur debt, except as
provided in
	section 5-04(b); adopt or amend an official map, platting, or
subdivision
	controls or zoning regulations; or change rates, fees, or charges
	established by the parish government. Each emergency ordinance shall
contain
	a specific statement of the emergency claimed, and the emergency
ordinances
	shall be effective for no longer than 60 days after final approval.
There
	are also requirements regarding the amount of time the ordinance
must be
	signed by Parish President.
	
	
	--- SJK