By Bonnie Culverhouse
Court will soon be in session at the City of Minden – Administrative Court, that is.
Monday night, Minden City Council approved unanimously an ordinance to amend and reenact a previous ordinance and to establish the Minden Administrative Court.
“The purpose of this Article is to establish an efficient, non-criminal, administrative process for the adjudication and correction of violations of blighted properties and abandoned properties (La. R.S. 13:2575.D.(2), referred to in this Article as “D(2) cases”), other violations of Minden ordinances pertaining to the public health, housing, fire code, environment (including junk, rubbish, and litter), junked or abandoned vehicles, and historic district regulation, and such other property conditions constituting a threat to the public health, safety, and welfare as may be designated by the Mayor (La. R.S. 13:2575.D.(1), referred to in this Article as “D(1) cases”). This process is intended to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Minden, promote neighborhood integrity, and preserve property values by providing a fair and expeditious method of enforcement, correction, and abatement.”
Other business unanimously approved include the following:
• Adopt Resolution – Amending the City of Minden 2025-2026 Budget
– Amend Budget to Recognize an Increase in Revenues and Reallocation of Expenses.
– Amend Budget to Recognize an Increase of Grant Revenues and Expenses related to Airport Hangars.
– Amend Budget to Recognize the Completion of the Animal Control Facility that was Expected to be Completed in 2024 – 2025 Budget.
– Amend Budget to Recognize the Creation of Department 24 Recreation Enhancement. This Department Shall be Under the Discretion of the Recreation Enhancement Coordinator Zachary Harrison.
– Amend Budget to Recognize the Estimated Recreation Enhancement Revenues and Expenses.
– Amend Budget to Amend the Workers Compensation Expenses after Correction of Coverage was Completed.
– Amend Budget to Reallocate Vehicle Lease Payments According to the Corrected Inventory was Completed.
– Amend Budget to Recognize an Increase in Revenues and Reallocation of Expenses.
– Amend Budget to Recognize an Increase in Grant Revenues and Water Main Improvement Expenses for the Web Court Water Improvement Project.
– Amend Budget to Reallocate Workers Compensation Expenses after Correction of Coverage was Completed.
– Amend Budget to Reallocate Vehicle Lease Payments According to the Corrected Inventory was Completed.
– Amend Budget to Create a Budget and New Fund for the Recreation Enhancement Project. Amend Budget to Recognize the Repayment of Expenses to General Fund for the Recreation Enhancement Project.
• Adopt Resolution – Authorizing Credit Card Signatory Power for Certain City of Minden Personnel
- Adopt Resolution – A Resolution to Participate in the LaMATS Administered Cooperative Purchasing Joint Commission (LACPC) and to Appoint Representative Ordinances
• Adopt Ordinance No. 1168 – An Ordinance to Amend and Reenact Ordinance No. 1165, Establishing the Minden Administrative Court Pursuant to LA R.S. 13:2575 and 13:2576, Adopting Technical Amendments to Authorize the Non-Mandatory Discretionary Assessment of Fines, Civil Penalties, and Costs, Including Hearing Costs (the Maximum of Which Shall Not Exceed Those Established by the Minden CIty Court); and to Provide for Any Related Matters Thereto
• Authority for Mayor Cox to Enter into a Sports Tourism Services Agreement Between the City of Minden and Airstream Ventures
• Authority for Mayor Cox to Execute a Deed for Donation to City of Minden of Two (2) Tracts of Land for Lift Station Improvements and Retainage of an Access & Utility Servitude
• Condemned Property – 704 Cherry Street (District A) – Nicole Stewart
• Condemned Property – 716 East Street (District A) – Rodell Bailey Estate(11) Condemned Property – 319 Pershing Street (District A) – Fannie Morris/Webster Parish Police Jury
• Condemned Property – 114, 116 & 118 N. Talton Street (District B) – Alice Day Jones
• Final Plat Approval – Lot Split of Property Owned by Abby and Daniel Monday Located at 612 Germantown Road
• Final Plat Approval – Lot Split of Property Owned by Myles-N-Myles Enterprises of Minden, LLC Located at 906 Devereaux Street
• Budget/Financial Report for February 2026
• Fire Report for March 2026
• Police Report for February 2026
Presentation of Proclamations/Awards
• Presentation of Proclamation to Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency (LOPA)