By Bonnie Culverhouse |
Minden Police Department will have three new officers if members of the city council vote to hire them at tonight’s meeting at Minden City Hall.
The meeting begins at 6 p.m. and is preceded by a council workshop at 5 p.m.
Items on the agenda are as follows:
- Adopt Resolution – Amending the City of Minden 2026-2027 Budget
- Adopt Resolution – Ratifying Mayor Cox’s Entrance into a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with the State of Louisiana through the Division of Administration’s Office of Facility Planning and Control and Authorizing Mayor Cox Execute on Behalf and in the Name of the City of Minden Any and All Documents Pertaining to Capital Outlay Funds for the City of Minden Robertson Lift Station Improvements, Planning, and Construction
- Adopt Resolution – Authorizing Mayor Cox to Enter into a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with the Louisiana Department of the Treasury and the State of Louisiana for Funding from Act 961 of the 2026 Regular Legislative Session Line-Item Appropriation of $125,000 Ordinances
- Adopt Ordinance No. 1176 – An Ordinance to Amend and Reenact the Code of Ordinances, City of Minden, State of Louisiana, Appendix A, Zoning, to Establish Land Use and Locational Regulations for Sexually- Oriented Businesses; Defining Such Businesses; Limiting their Location to the B-4 Highway Commercial District Subject to Separation Requirements from Schools, Churches, Residential Uses, and Other Protected Uses; Providing Regulations for Exterior Appearance and Signage; and Providing for Related Matters
- Authority for Mayor Cox to Execute an Engagement Agreement to Retain the Services of Benjamin Gaines of Gachassin Gaines, LLC to Serve as “Outside Counsel” for the City of Minden Under the Supervision of
the City Attorney - Authority for Mayor Cox to Enter into Agreements Between the City of Minden and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) to Accept Funds from the FY 2023 and FY 2024 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Programs (SLCGP)
- Authority to Advertise for Bids for the Marshall Street Water Improvement Project
- Minden Police Department New Hire – Jon Gaskins
- Minden Police Department New Hire – Jeremiah Carroll
- Minden Fire Department New Hire – Mason Lewis
- Budget/Financial Report for September 2026
- Annual Fire Report for the Year 2026
- Police Report for September 2026
- Presentation of Proclamation to the City of Minden by William “Bubba” Sessions, Regional Director, State
of Louisiana Office of Rural Development