City of Minden budget hearing is at the top of city council’s agenda

By Bonnie Culverhouse

A public hearing, for the proposed 2021/2022 City of Minden budget will kick off Monday’s meeting of the Minden City Council, beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Immediately following, will be the regular meeting.

The following items are on the agenda:

  • Audit presentation for fiscal year 2019/2020;
  • Fire Department promotions;
  • Condemned properties;
  • Approval of final plat for lot split of property owned by Green Properties of Minden, located at the corner of Tillman Drive and Marshall Street;
  • Adopt ordinance for agreement with Centerpoint Energy granting them the right to construct, install, operate and maintain facilities for the transportation, distribution and sale of gas in the municipality;
  • Adopt ordinance of tax mills for the year 2021;
  • Adopt resolution adopting the City of Minden 2021/2022 budget;
  • Adopt resolution declaring certain City of Minden property as surplus and fixing the terms of sale;
  • Adopt resolution authorizing the execution of cooperative endeavor/purchase agreement with the City of Morgan City for one electric transformer;
  • Budget/Financial report for June; and,
  • Police report for June

All city council meetings are held in Council Chambers at Minden City Hall. The public is invited to attend, although seating is. limited.