2010-0367
INTRODUCED BY: V.J. ST. PIERRE, JR., PARISH PRESIDENT
(BOND COUNSEL)
RESOLUTION NO.
Title
A resolution providing for canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the special election held in the Parish of St. Charles, State of Louisiana, on Saturday, October 2, 2010, to authorize the renewal of special taxes therein.
Body
BE IT RESOLVED by the St. Charles Parish Council (the "Governing Authority"), acting as the governing authority of the Parish of St. Charles, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), that:
SECTION 1. Canvass. This Governing Authority does now proceed in open and public session to examine the official tabulations of votes cast at the special election held in the Parish of St. Charles, State of Louisiana, (the "Parish"), on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2010, to authorize the renewal of special taxes therein, and said Governing Authority does further proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the results of the special election.
SECTION 2. Procès Verbal. A Procès Verbal of the canvass of the returns of said election shall be made and a certified copy thereof shall be forwarded to the Secretary of State, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who shall record the same in his office; another certified copy thereof shall be forwarded to the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Recorder of Mortgages in and for the Parish of St. Charles, who shall record the same in the Mortgage Records of said Parish; and another copy thereof shall be retained in the archives of this Governing Authority.
SECTION 3. Promulgation of Election Results. The results of said election shall be promulgated by publication in the manner provided by law.
Vote
This resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
And the resolution was declared adopted on this, the 18th day of October, 2010.
CHAIRMAN:_________________________________________
SECRETARY:________________________________________
DLVD/PARISH PRESIDENT:____________________________
APPROVED:______________ DISAPPROVED:_____________
PARISH PRESIDENT:_________________________________
RETD/SECRETARY:__________________________________
AT:_______________ RECD BY: ________________________
PROCÈS VERBAL AND PROCLAMATION OF THE CANVASS OF THE VOTES CAST AT THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN THE PARISH OF ST. CHARLES, STATE OF LOUISIANA, ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2010.
BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED that on Monday, October 18, 2010, at six o'clock (6:00) p.m., at its regular meeting place, the 15045 Highway 18, 2nd Floor, Hahnville, Louisiana, the St. Charles Parish Council (the AGoverning Authority@), acting as the governing authority of the Parish of St. Charles, State of Louisiana (the AParish@), and being the authority ordering the special election held therein on Saturday, October 2, 2010, with the following members present:
Billy Raymond, Sr., Larry Cochran, Carolyn Schexnaydre, Terry Authement, Shelley Tastet, Wendy Benedetto, Paul Hogan, Marcus Lambert, Dennis Nuss;
There being absent: None;
did, in open and public session, examine the official certified tabulations of votes cast at the said election, and did examine and canvass the returns of the said election, there having been submitted at said election the following propositions, to wit:
LIBRARY MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSITION
Summary: 10-year 4.5 mills property tax for maintaining, operating, constructing, improving and supporting public libraries of said Parish.
Shall the Parish of St. Charles, State of Louisiana (the AParish@), continue to levy a four and one-half (4.5) mills tax on all property subject to taxation in said Parish (an estimated $4,735,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2011 and ending with the year 2020, for the purpose of maintaining, operating, constructing, improving and supporting public libraries of said Parish?
911 MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSITION
Summary: 10-year, one (1) mill property tax for improving, maintaining and/or operating public buildings of the Parish and acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating a 911 emergency telephone system (including the payment of necessary dispatch personnel).
Shall the Parish of St. Charles, State of Louisiana (the AParish@), continue to levy a one (1) mill tax on all property subject to taxation in said Parish (an estimated $1,050,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2011 and ending with the year 2020, for the purpose of improving, maintaining and/or operating public buildings of the Parish and acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating a 911 emergency telephone system (including the payment of necessary dispatch personnel)?
ROAD LIGHTING MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSITION
Summary: 10-year, 1.75 mills property tax for providing and maintaining electric lights on the streets, roads, highways, alleys and public places of said Parish.
Shall the Parish of St. Charles, State of Louisiana (the AParish@), continue to levy a one and seventy-five hundredths (1.75) mills tax on all property subject to taxation in said Parish (an estimated $1,840,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2011 and ending with the year 2020, for the purpose of providing and maintaining electric lights on the streets, roads, highways, alleys and public places of said Parish?
There was found by said count and canvass that the following votes had been cast at the said special election IN FAVOR OF and AGAINST, respectively, the propositions as hereinabove set forth at the following polling places, to-wit:
POLLING PLACES |
LIBRARY PROP. |
911 PROP. |
ROAD/ LIGHT PROP. |
Wd. |
Pct. |
POLLING PLACE |
YES |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
NO |
01 |
1 |
KILLONA FIRE HOUSE, 216 ADAMS ST, KILLONA |
79 |
30 |
77 |
27 |
78 |
28 |
01 |
2 |
HAHNVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 626 PINE ST, HAHNVILLE |
86 |
46 |
92 |
40 |
93 |
37 |
01 |
2A |
HAHNVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 626 PINE ST, HAHNVILLE |
79 |
50 |
79 |
50 |
81 |
44 |
01 |
3 |
EUAL J LANDRY SR MIDDLE SCHOOL, 108 TIGER CIR, HAHNVILLE |
180 |
123 |
181 |
118 |
183 |
120 |
01 |
5 |
LULING CENTRAL FIRE STATION, 1603 PAUL MAILLARD RD, LULING |
39 |
16 |
31 |
22 |
39 |
14 |
01 |
6 |
HARRY HURST MIDDLE SCHOOL, 170 ROAD RUNNER LN, DESTREHAN |
110 |
71 |
121 |
60 |
122 |
58 |
02 |
1 |
LULING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 904 SUGARHOUSE RD, LULING |
33 |
17 |
31 |
20 |
31 |
20 |
02 |
2 |
LULING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 904 SUGARHOUSE RD, LULING |
46 |
26 |
51 |
22 |
52 |
21 |
02 |
3 |
ST CHARLES RECREATION OFFICE, 12125 RIVER RD, LULING |
100 |
50 |
105 |
45 |
105 |
46 |
02 |
4 |
AMA FIRE HOUSE, 104 ELLEN ST, AMA |
107 |
51 |
107 |
49 |
114 |
41 |
02 |
5 |
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 501 E HEATHER DR, LULING |
112 |
44 |
116 |
40 |
110 |
45 |
02 |
5A |
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 501 E HEATHER DR, LULING |
118 |
47 |
117 |
48 |
117 |
49 |
03 |
1 |
NEW SARPY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 130 PLANTATION RD, DESTREHAN |
81 |
26 |
82 |
25 |
81 |
25 |
03 |
1A |
NEW SARPY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 130 PLANTATION RD, DESTREHAN |
88 |
38 |
87 |
38 |
92 |
34 |
03 |
1B |
NEW SARPY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 130 PLANTATION RD, DESTREHAN |
74 |
21 |
82 |
15 |
80 |
15 |
03 |
2 |
ETHEL SCHOEFFNER ELEM SCHOOL, 140 PLANTATION RD, DESTREHAN |
100 |
24 |
98 |
24 |
104 |
19 |
03 |
3 |
DESTREHAN HIGH SCHOOL, 1 WILDCAT DR, DESTREHAN |
54 |
34 |
53 |
34 |
51 |
36 |
03 |
4 |
DESTREHAN HIGH SCHOOL, 1 WILDCAT DR, DESTREHAN |
77 |
44 |
78 |
43 |
82 |
39 |
03 |
5 |
ETHEL SCHOEFFNER ELEM SCHOOL, 140 PLANTATION RD, DESTREHAN |
6 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
03 |
6 |
ETHEL SCHOEFFNER ELEM SCHOOL, 140 PLANTATION RD, DESTREHAN |
7 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
04 |
1 |
ST GERTRUDE EDUCATION CENTER, 17336 LA 631, DES ALLEMANDS |
62 |
36 |
66 |
28 |
66 |
33 |
04 |
1A |
ST GERTRUDE EDUCATION CENTER, 17336 LA 631, DES ALLEMANDS |
45 |
32 |
42 |
34 |
46 |
29 |
04 |
2 |
BAYOU GAUCHE FIRE HOUSE, 410 FIRST ST, BAYOU GAUCHE |
87 |
97 |
105 |
80 |
104 |
79 |
04 |
3 |
J B MARTIN MIDDLE SCHOOL, 434 SOUTH ST, PARADIS |
61 |
54 |
64 |
51 |
67 |
48 |
04 |
4 |
HAHNVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, 200 TIGER DR, BOUTTE |
52 |
39 |
51 |
37 |
60 |
27 |
05 |
1 |
ST ROSE PRIMARY SCHOOL, 11082 RIVER RD, ST ROSE |
72 |
38 |
72 |
36 |
81 |
28 |
05 |
2 |
HARRY HURST MIDDLE SCHOOL, 170 ROAD RUNNER LN, DESTREHAN |
35 |
17 |
41 |
12 |
40 |
13 |
05 |
3 |
ST ROSE PRIMARY SCHOOL, 11082 RIVER RD, ST ROSE |
56 |
21 |
61 |
18 |
61 |
18 |
05 |
4 |
ALBERT CAMMON MIDDLE SCHOOL, 234 PIRATE DR, ST ROSE |
99 |
50 |
98 |
50 |
98 |
49 |
05 |
5 |
ALBERT CAMMON MIDDLE SCHOOL, 234 PIRATE DR, ST ROSE |
44 |
12 |
44 |
11 |
46 |
10 |
06 |
1 |
ZEPHIRIN L PERILLOUX FIRE HOUSE, 17830 RIVER RD, MONTZ |
85 |
64 |
98 |
51 |
93 |
55 |
06 |
2 |
NORCO PRIMARY SCHOOL, 149 APPLE ST, NORCO |
35 |
16 |
34 |
16 |
34 |
16 |
06 |
3 |
NORCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 102 FIFTH ST, NORCO |
70 |
37 |
74 |
32 |
75 |
29 |
06 |
3A |
NORCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 102 FIFTH ST, NORCO |
68 |
35 |
70 |
33 |
67 |
34 |
06 |
4 |
UNION HALL, 601 GOOD HOPE ST, NORCO |
30 |
20 |
33 |
18 |
31 |
19 |
06 |
5 |
NEW SARPY SENIOR CENTER, 150 TROXCLAIR DR, NEW SARPY |
9 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
10 |
3 |
06 |
6 |
ARTERBURY BUILDING, 14564 RIVER RD, NEW SARPY |
19 |
17 |
20 |
15 |
19 |
17 |
06 |
7 |
ARTERBURY BUILDING, 14564 RIVER RD, NEW SARPY |
45 |
16 |
48 |
12 |
49 |
11 |
06 |
8 |
DESTREHAN HIGH SCHOOL, 1 WILDCAT DR, DESTREHAN |
21 |
15 |
22 |
14 |
23 |
12 |
07 |
1 |
MIMOSA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 222 BIRCH ST, LULING |
52 |
24 |
49 |
23 |
55 |
20 |
07 |
2 |
MIMOSA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 222 BIRCH ST, LULING |
89 |
34 |
90 |
33 |
93 |
32 |
07 |
2A |
MIMOSA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 222 BIRCH ST, LULING |
71 |
26 |
74 |
23 |
77 |
20 |
07 |
3 |
A A SONGY KINDERGARTEN CENTER, 523 E HEATHER DR, LULING |
104 |
65 |
110 |
60 |
111 |
59 |
07 |
3A |
A A SONGY KINDERGARTEN CENTER, 523 E HEATHER DR, LULING |
77 |
22 |
76 |
24 |
76 |
24 |
07 |
4 |
LULING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 904 SUGARHOUSE RD, LULING |
93 |
61 |
93 |
58 |
99 |
57 |
ABSENTEE VOTES |
276 |
133 |
283 |
126 |
288 |
123 |
TOTAL |
3,333 |
1,755 |
3,426 |
1,632 |
3,497 |
1,569 |
MAJORITY FOR |
1,578 |
1,794 |
1,928 |
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The polling places above specified being the only polling places designated at which to hold the said election, it was therefore shown that
(i) there was a total of 3,333 votes cast IN FAVOR OF the Library Proposition and a total of 1,755 votes cast AGAINST the Library Proposition, as hereinabove set forth, and that there was a majority of 1,578 votes cast IN FAVOR OF the Library Proposition as hereinabove set forth;
(ii) there was a total of 3,426 votes cast IN FAVOR OF the 911 Proposition and a total of 1,632 votes cast AGAINST the 911 Proposition, as hereinabove set forth, and that there was a majority of 1,794 votes cast IN FAVOR OF the 911 Proposition as hereinabove set forth; and
(iii) there was a total of 3,497 votes cast IN FAVOR OF the Road Lighting Proposition and a total of 1,569 votes cast AGAINST the Road Lighting Proposition, as hereinabove set forth, and that there was a majority of 1,928 votes cast IN FAVOR OF the Road Lighting Proposition as hereinabove set forth.
Therefore, the Governing Authority did declare and proclaim and does hereby declare and proclaim in open and public session that the Library Proposition as hereinabove set forth was duly CARRIED, that the 911 Proposition as hereinabove set forth was duly CARRIED and that the Road Lighting Proposition as hereinabove set forth was duly CARRIED by a majority of the votes cast by the qualified electors voting at the said special election held in the Parish on Saturday, October 2, 2010.
THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Hahnville, Louisiana, on this, the 18th day of October, 2010.
ATTEST: /s/ Billy Raymond, Sr
Chairman
/s/ Barbara Jacob-Tucker
Secretary
PROCLAMATION
I, the undersigned Chairman of the St. Charles Parish Council, the governing authority of the Parish of St. Charles, State of Louisiana (the AParish@), do hereby declare, proclaim and announce that the Library Proposition submitted at the special election held in the Parish on Saturday, October 2, 2010, was CARRIED, that the 911 Proposition was CARRIED and that the Road Lighting Proposition was CARRIED by a majority of the votes cast at the said special election, all as described and set out in the above Procès Verbal.
THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Hahnville, Louisiana, on this, the 18th day of October, 2010.
/s/ Billy Raymond, Sr
Chairman
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF ST. CHARLES
I, the undersigned Secretary of the St. Charles Parish Council (the "Governing Authority"), the governing authority of the Parish of St. Charles, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), do hereby certify that the foregoing _______________ (__) pages constitute a true and correct copy of the proceedings and Procès Verbal made by said Governing Authority on Monday, October 18, 2010, providing for canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the special election held in the Parish on Saturday, October 2, 2010, to authorize the renewal of special taxes therein.
IN FAITH WHEREOF, witness my official signature and the impress of the official seal of the Parish at Hahnville, Louisiana, on this, the 18th day of October, 2010.
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Secretary
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