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By KAREN LAGRANGE COX
During the Broussard City Council Meeting on December 12, 2023, two ordinances were introduced to amend the 2023/2024 Budget of Operating Revenue and Expenditures.
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Ordinance #23-786: An ordinance amending the 2023/2024 Budget of Operating Revenue and Expenditures for the Utility Kiosk for $55,000.
- Mayor Ray Bourque requests the $55,000 be amended to $45,000.
- The annual warranty/maintenance for the kiosk would be approximately $6,000.
- The Kiosk would allow residents to pay their water bill anytime, twenty-four hours a day.
- The Kiosk would allow residents to opt out of receiving paper bills, saving on paper mailings.
Ordinance #23-787: An ordinance amending the 2023/2024 Budget of Operating Revenues and Expenditures for Building Renovations at 102 (Public Works Building), 106 (Training Building), and 110 (Fire Department Building) on Bercegeay Road.
- Bourque requested the $800,000 be amended to $690,000.
- The City purchased the buildings at 102, 106 and 100 Bercegeay Road earlier this year, along with property at 5801 Highway 90 East (former Superior Oil Location) for $5.3 million.
- The building on Highway 90 will be used for the new Broussard Police Station. Renovations for this building are not included in the Building Renovations Ordinance #23-787.
- The purchase price of the buildings and property is $5.3 million. According to Broussard Mayor Ray Bourque, the city was advised if the city built a new police department, the cost would be $9 million, which would have only given the city a new police department.
The Council approved both Ordinances for Introduction and will be voted on at the next City Council meeting on January 9, 2023.
