Rapides Parish Police Jury

Notice Posted: July 26, 2012 11:30 a.m. (Date) (Time)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING/MEETING

• I. A public hearing will be held as follows:

TIME: 3:00 p.m. CST PLACE: Rapides Parish Police Jury Meeting Room, 2 nd Floor Parish Courthouse,

1. To discuss adopting the adjusted 2012 ad valorem millage rates after reassessment and/or roll forward to millage rates not to exceed the prior year’s maximum millage rates as advertised. (Mr. Overton)

Close public hearing; ADJOURN.

TIME: Immediately following the public hearing PLACE OF MEETING: Rapides Parish Police Jury Meeting Room, 2 nd Floor Parish

AGENDA: (Full meeting agenda is required.)

Call to Order Roll Call Public Comment Approval of Minutes from last meeting/hearing will be done in the next Jury meeting on August 13, 2012.

There is no old business to be discussed.

New Business:

1. Adopt the adjusted millage rates.
2. Set forth the adjusted millage rates and roll forward to millage rates not exceeding the maximum authorized rates.
3. Adopt other authorized millages or taxes.

Adjournment

Oliver Overton, Jr., President___________________ (Name of Authorized Person) Rapides Parish Police Jury ___________________ (Name of Taxing District) (Address) (318) 473-6660______________________________ (Telephone Number)

SPECIAL SESSION

AUGUST 6, 2012

There were present: Honorable Oliver Overton, President; Richard Vanderlick, Vice President; and Police Jurors Joe Bishop; Scott Perry, Jr.; Theodore Fountaine, Jr.; Davron “Bubba” Moreau; Craig Smith; Richard Billings; and Sean McGlothlin.

Also present were Mr. Tim Ware, Treasurer; Mr. Dennis Woodward, Public Works Director; Ms. Donna Andries, Sales Tax Administrator; Ms. Melissa Becker, Rapides Area Planning Commission Area Director; Ms. Elaine Morace, WIA Director; Mr. Shane Trapp, Courthouse and Jail Build ing Superintendent; Chief Randy McCain, Fire District No. 2; Mr. Thomas O. Wells, Legal Counsel; and Ms. Angela T. Voss, Parish Secretary.

The Police Jury of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, was duly convened as the governing authority of said P arish by Hon. Oliver Overton , President, who welcomed all present and then stated that the Police Jury was ready for the transaction of business.

Mr. Oliver Overton, President, called the meeting to order.

Motion by Mr. Joe Bishop, seconded by Mr. Richar d Billings, to hold a public hearing to discuss and adopt the adjusted 2012 ad valorem millage rates and/or roll forward to millage rates no t to exceed the prior year’s maximum millage rates for the tax year 2011, as advertised. On vote the motion carried.

Mr. Tim Ware explained the hearing and rolling forward or back of millages in detail by giving examples of how the process works.

Mr. Overton asked if there was any Public comment or questions.

Mr. Randy Patterson expressed his opinion to roll down and keep down.

Mr. Ware explained what Mr. Patterson was asking and why the Jury should roll up the four millages that could be rolled up.

Motion by Mr. Oliver Overton, seconded by Mr. Joe Bishop, to close the public hearing. On vote the motion carried at 3:12 p.m.

Motion by Mr. Richard Vanderlick, seconded by Mr. Sean McGlothlin, to open the public meeting. On vote OPEN HEARING 2012 MILLAGES

CLOSE HEARING

OPEN MEETING

SPECIAL SESSION

AUGUST 6, 2012

the motion carried at 3:12 p.m.

Motion by Mr. Richard Billings, seconded by Mr. Joe Bishop, to adjust all millage rates by rolling forward or back not to exceed the prior year’s maximum millage rates. On vote the motion carried.

ADJ. ALL MILLAGE

RATES FORWARD

OR BACK

RESOLUTION NO. 1

BE IT RESOLVED, by the Rapides Parish Police Jury of the Parish of Rapides, Louisiana, in a public meeting held on August 6, 2012, which meeting was conducted in accordance with the Open Meetings Law and the additional requirements of Article VII, Section 23(C) of the Louisiana Constitution and R.S. 47:1705(B), that the following adjusted millage rates be and they are hereby levied upon the dollar of the assessed valuation of all property subject to ad valorem taxation within said Parish for the year 2012, for the purpose of raising revenue:

MILLAGE

Adjusted Rate General Alimony 4.04 Exempted Municipalities 2.02 Fire District No 2 Service Area 1 16.510 Fire District No 3 12.930 Fire District No 4 15.300 Fire District No 5 41.660 Fire District No 6 20.410 Fire District No 7 26.040 Fire District No 7 14.260 Fire District No 8 52.030 Fire District No 9 24.020 Fire District No 10 21.230 Fire District No 10 22.590 Fire District No 11 33.160 Fire District No 11 Service Area 1 53.720 Fire District No 11 Service Area 2 45.850 Road District No 1A 25.030 Road District No 2C 54.490 Road District No 3A 32.000 Road District No 5A 48.240 Road District No 6A 21.610 Road District No 6A 53.070 Road District No 7A 5.560 Road District No 9B 10.980 Road District No 10A 9.940 Road District No 36 10.560 Recreation District Buckeye 6.090 Health Unit 1.060 Senior Citizens Services 1.060 Renaissance 2.060 Libraries 1.030 Library Parishwide 6.260

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Assessor of the Parish of Rapides, shall extend upon the assessment roll for the year 2012 the taxes herein levied, and the tax collector of said Parish shall collect and remit the same to said taxing authority in accordance with law.

SPECIAL SESSION

AUGUST 6, 2012

The foregoing resolution was read in full, the roll was called on the adoption thereof, and the resolution was adopted by the following votes:

YEAS: Oliver Overton Jr., Richard Vanderlick, Joe Bishop, Scott Perry Jr., Theodore Fountaine Jr., Davron “Bubba” Moreau, Craig Smith, Sean McGlothlin, Richard Billings NAYS: None ABSTAINED: None ABSENT: None

Motion by Mr. Richard Billings, seconded by Mr. Joe Bishop, to adopt all other authorized millages (Fire District No. 2 and Fire District No. 14). On vote the motion carried.

Motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Joe Bishop, to roll forward the adjusted millage rates (Fire District No. 3, Fi re District No. 4, Road District No. 10A, Road District No. 36) not exceeding the maximum authorized rates. On vote the motion carried. ADOPT ALL OTHER MILLAGES

ROLL FORWARD

RESOLUTION NO. 2

BE IT RESOLVED, by the Rapides Parish Police Jury of the Parish of Rapides, Louisiana, in a public meeting held on August 6, 2012, which meeting was conducted in accordance with the Open Meetings Law and the additional requirements of Article VII, Section 23(C) of the Louisiana Constitution and R.S. 47:1705(B), that the taxing district voted to increase the millage rate(s), but not in excess of the prior year’s maximum rate(s), on all taxable property shown on the official assessment roll for the year 2012, and when collected, the revenues from said taxes shall be used only for the specific purposes for which said taxes have been levied. Said millage rate(s) are:

Adjusted Rate 2012 Levy General Alimony 4.04 4.04 Exempted Municipalities 2.02 2.02 Fire District 2 15.52 Fire District 2 Service Area 1 16.510 16.510 Fire District 3 12.930 13.210 Fire District 4 15.300 15.340 Fire District 5 41.660 41.660 Fire District 6 20.410 20.410 Fire District 7 26.040 26.040 Fire District 7 14.260 14.260 Fire District 8 52.030 52.030 Fire District 9 24.020 24.020 Fire District 10 21.230 21.230 Fire District 10 22.590 22.590 Fire District 11 33.160 33.160 Fire District 11 Service Area 1 53.720 53.720 Fire District 11 Service Area 2 45.850 45.850 Fire District 14 21.93 Road District No 1A 25.030 25.030 Road District No 2C 54.490 54.490 Road District No 3A 32.000 32.000 Road District No 5A 48.240 48.240 Road District No 6A 21.610 21.610 Road District No 6A 53.070 53.070 SPECIAL SESSION AUGUST 6, 2012

Road District No 7A 5.560 5.560 Road District No 9B 10.980 10.980 Road District No 10A 9.940 10.040 Road District No 36 10.560 10.770 Recreation District Buckeye 6.090 6.090 Health Unit 1.060 1.060 Senior Citizens Services 1.060 1.060 Renaissance 2.060 2.060 Libraries 1.030 1.030 Library Parishwide 6.260 6.260

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Assessor of the Parish of Rapides, shall extend upon the assessment roll for the year 2012 the taxes herein levied, and the tax collector of said Parish shall collect and remit the same to said taxing authority in accordance with law.

The foregoing resolution was read in full, the roll was called on the adoption thereof, and the resolution was adopted by no less than two -thirds of the total membership of the taxing authority voting in favor as required by Article VII, Section 23(C) of the Louisiana Constitution and R.S. 47:1705(B). The votes were:

Vote: Motion passed (summary: Yes = 7, No = 2, Abstain = 0). Yes: Craig Smith, Davron "Bubba" Moreau, Joe Bishop, Oliver Overton, Richard Vanderlick, Scott Perry, Sean McGlothlin. No: Richard Billings, Theodore Fountaine Jr.

Motion by Mr. Joe Bishop, seconded by Mr. Richard Vanderlick, to close the public meeting. On vote the motion carried at 3:14 p.m.

CLOSE MEETING