?CITY OF DEQUINCY
ORDINANCE NO. 956
The City Council of the City of DeQuincy, State of Louisiana, met in regular session on the 11th day of September 2023, and adopted the following Ordinance as an amendment to Article IV of the Code of Ordinances.
WHEREAS, the City of DeQuincy desires to update and modernize its Code of Ordinances regarding the regulation of weeds and offensive accumulations.
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council that Article IV Weeds and Offensive Accumulations of Chapter 10 Health and Sanitation is hereby amended to read as follows:
ARTICLE IV. – WEEDS AND OFFENSIVE ACCUMULATIONS
Sec. 10-62. – Same—Charges and interest payable.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them respectively:
a) The actual cost of the work and cleaning the premises, whether performed by city forces or by contract, plus accrued interest at the judicial rate of interest, as provided in R.S. 9:3500, as the same presently exists or as the same may hereafter be amended, per annum from the date of the completion of said work, according to the following rates:
(1) City of DeQuincy administrative fee: Shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00) set fee, with yearly increase of four percent (4%).
(2) Bush-hog work: Or other mowing that requires the use of ride-on equipment with cutting width large than fifty-four (54) inches or engine size greater than twenty-one (21) horsepower, or debris removal that requires the use of heavy equipment. Shall be paid at an hourly rate of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00), minimum of two (2) hours with a yearly increase of four percent (4%).
(3) For hand work: Hand mowers, riding mowers smaller than indicated in subsection (2), handheld trimmers and other similar equipment, trash pickup, hand debris removal, underbrush clearing, or other similar activity, shall be paid by hourly rate of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) minimum of two (2) hours with a yearly increase of four percent (4%).
(4) Transportation and Delivery fee: Shall be ninety-five dollars ($95.00) with a yearly increase of four percent (4%).
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the City Council that should any section, clause, or provision of this ordinance be declared invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the same shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole, or any part thereof, other than the part or parts declared to be invalid. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with any of the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
All other sections, paragraphs, subsections, subparagraphs, clauses, phrases and words of Chapter 10, SEC 10-62, not specifically amended by this ordinance, are to remain the same.
Said Ordinance having been introduced on the 14th day of August, 2023, notice of Public Hearing having been published on the 6th day of September , 2023, said Public Hearing having been held on the 11th day of September, 2023 with the title having been read and Ordinance considered, on motion by Margaret Brown__, seconded by S/ Cameron Smith__ to adopt the Ordinance. A record vote was taken, and the following result was had:
YEAS:5
NAYS: 0
ABSENT:0
ABSTAIN:0
This Ordinance was declared duly adopted this 11th day of September 2023.
/s/ Eddy Dahlquist,
Chairman of the Council
I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance has been presented to the mayor on this 11th day of September 2023, at 5:30 o’clock p. m.
/s/Sherri Breaux,
Sherri Breaux,
Secretary of the Council
and City Clerk
I have reviewed the above and foregoing Ordinance on this 11th day of September 2023 and do hereby Approve/Veto same.
/s/Riley Smith
Riley Smith,
Mayor
I hereby certify that I have received from the mayor at 5:30 o’clock p. m., on this 11th day of September 2023, the foregoing Ordinance which has been Approved by the Mayor.
/s/Sherri Breaux,
Sherri Breaux,
Secretary of the Council
and City Clerk
I certify that the above and foregoing constitutes a true and correct copy of an Ordinance duly adopted at a meeting of the City Council of the City of DeQuincy held on September 11,2023, at which meeting a quorum was present and voted in favor of said Ordinance.
/s/Sherri Breaux,
Sherri Breaux,
Secretary of the Council
and City Clerk
Runs: Sept. 27, 2023 (S-5)
