The Leesville City Council met Monday, June 24, at 3 p.m. in the City Hall meeting room.

Hannah Hillman reported monthly city bills totaled $59,130.  Pay requests were submitted in connection with the Entrance Road sewer project.  The first invoice for blueprint work and copy service totaled $750.20.  The second was from the Vernon Parish Clerk of Court for $305 in recording fees.  The third invoice was to the F&A Officer, USAED, Ft. Worth District for administration fees of $5,776 for permits to increase easement.  Council members gave their okay to pay the invoices.

City Engineer, Mark McCarty, told Council members that the Entrance Road sewer project would begin later this week while Phase 2 of the street repair project is now awaiting approval by the state.

Resolutions heard and passed included accepting the 2021-2022 LGAP state-appropriated funds for facilities rehabilitation and renovation.  They authorized the mayor to sign and execute the contract with the Louisiana Division of Administration.  Another resolution was the announcement that R.C. Paving was the lowest responsible bidder (upon FP&C Concurrence) for the Entrance Road 2024 Rehabilitation and Extension Project, authorizing the mayor to sign and execute the contract. A third resolution allows the mayor to sign and submit an Airport Grant Application to Louisiana D.O.T.D. for the cost of construction and engineering services at the Leesville Municipal Airport.  Another resolution was passed to  seek to appoint an Ethics Liaison for the City, pursuant to state guidelines.  A resolution was added to the agenda to advertise for bids to clear a one-acre tract on Entrance Road for the sewer project.

City employees will also receive Friday, July 5, as holiday time, enabling them to have a long Independence Day weekend.  The next City Council meeting is Monday, July 8, at 3 p.m.