MONROE - During a meeting Wednesday, the City of Monroe Common Council:• Set a public hearing for March 3 for an ordinance creating Chapter 5 of Title 7 of the Monroe City Code: Outdoor Burning, Open Burning and Burning Refuse.• Set a public hearing date for March 3 for an ordinance repealing and recreating sections of Title 4 of the Monroe City Code: Building Regulations.• Set a public hearing for March 17 for an ordinance rezoning property No. 138, east of Monroe Truck Equipment. • Set a public hearing for April 8 for a resolution vacating and discontinuing the right-of-way near Monroe Truck Equipment.• Authorized hiring Johnson & Block for a Water Department audit for the year ending Dec. 31, 2008, for a total cost of $5,300.• Approved claims for payment in the amount of $3,931,886.50.