St. Charles Parish - File #: 2023-0134

• File #: 2023-0134
• Version: 1
• Name: Special election to authorize the renewal of a special tax (ARC)
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Approved
• File created: 6/5/2023
• In control: Parish Council
• On agenda: 6/5/2023
• Final action: 6/5/2023
• Enactment #: 6698
• Title: A resolution ordering and calling a special election to be held in the Parish of St. Charles, State of Louisiana, to authorize the renewal of a special tax (ARC) therein; making application to the State Bond Commission and providing for other matters in connection therewith.
• Sponsors: Matthew Jewell, Bond Counsel
• Indexes: ARC (Assn. of Retarded Citizens), Bonds, Election, Taxes
• Related files: 2023-0291

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/17/2023	1	Council Secretary	Correspondence Received
6/6/2023	1	Parish President	Approved by the Par. Pres.
6/5/2023	1	Parish Council	Approved	Pass
6/5/2023	1	Parish President	Introduced

2023-0134
INTRODUCED BY: MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
(BOND COUNSEL)
RESOLUTION NO. __________
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A resolution ordering and calling a special election to be held in the Parish of St. Charles, State of Louisiana, to authorize the renewal of a special tax (ARC) therein; making application to the State Bond Commission and providing for other matters in connection therewith.
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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. Election Call. Subject to the approval of the State Bond Commission, and under the authority conferred by the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, including Article VI, Section 32 thereof, the applicable provisions of the Louisiana Election Code, and other constitutional and statutory authority, a special election is hereby called and ordered to be held in the Parish on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2023, between the hours of seven o'clock (7:00) a.m. and eight o'clock (8:00) p.m., in accordance with the provisions of La. R.S. 18:541, and at the said election there shall be submitted to all registered voters qualified and entitled to vote at the said election under the Constitution and laws of this State and the Constitution of the United States, the following proposition, to-wit:

MILLAGE RENEWAL (ARC) PROPOSITION
Shall the Parish of St. Charles, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), continue to levy a special tax of .66 mills on all the property subject to taxation in the Parish (an estimated $1,208,700 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of 10 years, beginning with the year 2025 and ending with the year 2034, for the purpose of operating, maintaining and constructing facilities and for providing services associated with the ARC of St. Charles for all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in St. C...