PUBLIC NOTICE - - - ORDINANCE 2025-16 CITY OF ZACHARY PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE STATE OF LOUISIANA ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF ZACHARY TO AMEND AND CORRECT DEPARTMENTAL BUDGETS IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2025 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2026 WHEREAS, as it is a requirement of the Home Rule Charter for the City of Zachary (the “City”) §2-09 (A)(16), and §5-04 that the City amend and correct the general fund budget for each fiscal year as necessary, and WHEREAS, the Mayor has determined that it will be necessary to amend and correct the current general fund budget for the current fiscal year which commenced July 1, 2025 and as submitted, presented and introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council in May, 2025, due to the City Council’s decision not to roll the City’s Millage forward as anticipated and approved in that budget’s adoption. BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council for the City of Zachary at a regular meeting of the City Council convened, that the said referenced general fund budget shall be reduced proportionally in each department of the City by the amount of the decrease in the anticipated millage rate by percentage participation of each department to the whole of the general fund budget. Other than this correction and amendment to the general fund budget for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2025 all other budgeted amounts in all funds not affected by these amendments will remain the same and are unaffected. Further, that the current budget ordinance for the City for the referenced period is hereby amended to read as follows: Budgets for the General Fund, Utility Fund And Special Revenue Fund For The Fiscal Year Commencing July 1, 2025 And Ending June 30, 2026 (As Revised- August 2025) This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon the final adoption by specification of the City Council pursuant to § 2-10 (C) of the Home Rule Charter adopted by the electors for the City of Zachary. INTRODUCED FOR ADOPTION by the City Council of the City of Zachary as a regular meeting of the said Council held on this ____ day of August, 2025. ATTEST: _______________________ David McDavid, Mayor _________________________ _________________________ Dana LeJeune - Clerk of the City Council Jennifer Landry - Mayor Pro Tempore SUBMITTED FOR FINAL APPROVAL AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Zachary as a regular meeting of the said Council after being duly noticed and publicized public hearing held on the ____ day of August, 2025 and upon which the foregoing ordinance was read in full, the roll was called on the adoption thereof, and the Ordinance was adopted. _______________________ ATTEST: David McDavid, Mayor _________________________ _________________________ Dana LeJeune - Clerk of the City Council Jennifer Landry - Mayor Pro Tempore Ordinance 2025-16 PRESENTED TO THE MAYOR PURSUANT TO HRC § 2-11(A), this ____ day of _______________, 2025 at ____:___, ___ M. _______________________ Dana LeJeune, Clerk of the City Council I DO HEREBY ACT TO ____ ADOPT / ____VETO THIS ORDINANCE, this ____ day of ____________, 2025 at ____:___, ___ M, by my signature below. _______________________ David McDavid, Mayor 159099-SEP 20-1T $56.65