Rapides Parish Police Jury

Posted December 9, 2021

REGULAR SESSION

DECEMBER 13, 2021 3:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER

INVOCATION

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

PUBLIC COMMENT ON ANY AGENDA ITEM

JUROR COMMENTS

Recognize Mr. Rick Reno, Director, Rapides Parish Coliseum.

1. Motion to adopt the minutes of the Rapides Parish Police Jury held in Regular Session on November 8, 2021 as published in the Official Journal.
2. Motion that approved bills be paid.
3. Presentation of Service Awards:

ADMINISTRATION

Wendy Grahn 15 years Theresa Pacholik 20 years

PUBLIC WORKS

Ricky Smith 25 years Ronald Guidry 20 years Donald Johnson 10 years Bruce Broussard 10 years William Dodge 10 years Joseph Melder 10 years REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 13, 2021

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SALES TAX

David Humphries 25 years Midge Guillot 20 years Rhonda Forbish 15 years Vance Reynolds 15 years

FIRE DISTRICT #2 Destin Harris 25 years Shea Smith 20 years Jason Warren 20 years

RETIREE’S

HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT

Jerry Strother 28 years

FIRE DISTRICT #2 Michael Malone 29 years Peter Socia 28 years

SALES TAX

Sue Anne Foltz 17 years (Personnel 12/6)

4. Motion to open a Public Hearing for the proposed 2021 budget, as requested by the Treasurer. (Finance 11/8)

(CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING)

APPOINTMENTS FOR NEXT MONTHS MEETING

***Appointment of President for a one (1) year term on the Rapides Area Planning Commission, as the Chief Executive Officer. Term will expire January 10, 2022. ***Appointment of President for a one (1) year term on the Chamber of Commerce, as Chief Executive Officer. Term will expire January 10, 2022. ***Appointment of President for a one (1) year term on the Regional Infrastructure Beltway Commission, as Chief Executive Officer. Term will expire January 10, 2022. ***Appointment of President for a one (1) year term on the Transportation Policy Committee, as Chief Executive Officer. Term will expire January 10, 2022.

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5. Motion to adopt an ordinance authorizing the sale of abandoned/adjudicated property located at Lot Thirty-Nine (39), Southern Heights,bearing the municipal address of 3911 Carlton Street, Alexandria, to Darrell Jenkins for the consideration of $666.67 cash. (Finance 12/6)
6. Motion to adopt an ordinance authorizing the sale of abandoned/adjudicated property located at Lot Ten (10), Square Two (2), Watson Whittington Subdivision, less frontage of Five (5) feet bearing the municipal address of 2627 Mason Street, Alexandria, to Nathaniel Gray for the consideration of $1,666.66 cash. (Finance 12/6)
7. Motion to adopt an ordinance authorizing the sale of abandoned/adjudicated property located at Lot being One Hundred and Five (105) feet on Marye Court by Forty-Six point Two (46.2) feet, Alexandria Subdivision, bearing the municipal address of 517 Marye Court, Alexandria, to Nathaniel Gray for the consideration of $1,333.33 cash. (Finance 12/6)
8. Motion to adopt an ordinance authorizing the sale of abandoned/adjudicated property located at Part of Lots One (1) and Two (2), Square Two (2), Hundley Roberts Addition fronting Forty-Five (45) feet on Monroe Street by One Hundred (100) feet bearing the municipal address of 2007 Monroe Street, Alexandria, to Keyanna Brown for the consideration of $4,405.51 cash. (Finance 12/6)
9. Motion to adopt an ordinance authorizing the sale of abandoned/adjudicated property located at Lot Eight (8) and Lot Nine (9) of Block Nineteen (19), S.A.L. Co., Addition Subdivision, bearing the municipal address of 1219 Schack Street, Alexandria, to Lee Hamilton for the consideration of $1,666.67 cash. (Finance 12/6)
10. Motion to adopt an ordinance authorizing the sale of abandoned/adjudicated property located at Part of Lot Nine (9), Square Twenty-three (23), AriailAlexandria, to James and Carolyn Randle for the consideration of $666.67 cash. (Finance 12/6) REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 13, 2021

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11. Motion to adopt an ordinance authorizing the sale of abandoned/adjudicated property located at Lot Seventy-Five (75) feet on Monroe Street by One Hundred Seventy and Ninety-Two One-Hundredths (170.92) feet, bearing the municipal address of 1960 Monroe Street, Alexandria, to Bryce Evans for the consideration of $4,000.00 cash. (Finance 12/6)
12. Motion to adopt an ordinance authorizing the sale of abandoned/adjudicated property located at Part of Lots Thirteen (13), Fourteen (14) and Fifteen (15), Square T, Welch Addition fronting Forty-Seven point Three (47.3) feet on North 16th Street by One Hundred and Fifty (150) feet, bearing the municipal address of 128 N. 16th Street North, Alexandria, to Bryce Evans for the consideration of $3,333.33 cash. (Finance 12/6)
13. Motion to grant the request of the Holiday Village Volunteer Fire Department to give a 3% salary increase to all full-time employees, effective January 1, 2022, as recommended by the Holiday Village Volunteer Fire Association Board of Directors, to be paid out of Fire Protection District No. 4 funds. (Finance 12/6)
14. Motion of Intent to sell the following Abandoned/Adjudicated Properties: TAX DEBTOR DESCRIPTION Gray Walk Holding Inc. Lot Seventeen (17) & Adjacent ½ of Lot Sixteen (16), Square “A” Yarbrough Subdivision of J. N. Ball Addition. Bearing the Municipal address of:

Mary Lee H. Piper Lot Six (6), Square Six (6), Willow Glen Plantation Subdivision Bearing the Municipal address of: (Finance 12/6)

15. Motion to accept the Construction Contract with Gilchrist Construction Company, LLC, Palmer Chapel Road Reconstruction, FY2019 LCDBG Program, as substantially complete, as recommended by Pan American Engineers, LLC, Project Engineer. (PAE Job No. 11525) (Finance 12/6) REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 13, 2021

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16. Motion to delete from the Rapides Parish Fire District No. 8 the equipment listed below as it was traded in on the purchase of a new camera. ASSET DESCRIPTION DISPOSAL 11360 Thermal Imaging Camera Trade-In (Finance 12/6)
17. Motion to create and hire two (2) additional part-time firefighters, at $12.00 per hour, each not to exceed 34 hours a week, for Fire Protection District No. 18, as requested by the Board of Commissioners. (Finance 12/6)
18. Motion to authorize the renewal of the Rapides Parish Police Jury Worker’s Compensation Insurance for 2022 with PGRMA/CCMSI for $209,741 and authorize the President to sign the same. (Finance 12/6)
19. Motion to accept the construction contract with Progressive Construction Co., LLC, for the Ball Lane – Bayou Rapides Road Intersection Improvements Project, as Substantially Complete and authorize the President to execute the appropriate documents for recordation, as recommended by Meyer, Meyer, LaCroix & Hixson, Engineers. (Finance 12/6)
20. Motion to approve Change Order No. 1 to the construction contract with Progressive Construction Co., LLC, for the Ball Lane – Bayou Rapides Road Intersection Improvements Project, for a decreased amount of $5,292.50 and adjust the contract time to address weather, site, Covid related material shipment and other delays to the contractor’s progress and authorize the president to execute the change order, as recommended by Meyer, Meyer, LaCroix & Hixson, Engineers. (Finance 12/6)
21. Motion to enter into a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the Rapides Parish Police Jury and GOHSEP to utilize the administrative services of Hunt, Guillot and Associates for DR-4559 Hurricane Laura - Hazard Mitigation Funds for infrastructure project, Cloverdale Drainage, at no cost to the Parish and authorize the President to sign any necessary documents. (Public Works 12/6) REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 13, 2021

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22. Motion to authorize the Rapides Parish Police Jury to enter into an agreement with Clark Land Development for LeBayou Subdivision Drainage Improvements and authorize the Parish President to sign the necessary documents as recommended by Parish Engineer, Pan American Engineers, LLC. (Public Works 12/6)
23. Motion to authorize the President to sign a renewal of the One-Stop Operator Contract between the Rapides Parish Police Jury and the Louisiana State University at Alexandria, for an additional term of one (1) year, from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022. The Contract will be funded through the WIOA grant funds. Treasurer to amend the budget accordingly. (Workforce 12/6)
24. Motion to authorize the President to sign the Rapides American Job Center (RAJC) Certification Approval. Per the OWD Policy 1117-02 & OWD Policy 4-18, the Workforce Development Board must review and update the certification criteria every two (2) years, as a part of the review and modification of the State and local planning process. (Workforce 12/6)
25. Motion to authorize the President to sign the Application for Subsequent Local Area Designation 2021-2023. The Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) requires the Governor to designate & certify Local Workforce Areas within the state every two (2) years. This process requires the Subsequent Designation Application be approved and signed by the Workforce Development Board Chair & the Rapides Parish Police Jury CEO. (Workforce 12/6)
26. Motion to authorize the President to sign nomination form for Cyndi Szczepanski, Human Resources Manager for UTLX to replace Timothy Adam, and sign a letter addressed to the Louisiana Workforce Commission concerning new members. (Workforce 12/6)

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27. Motion to authorize the President to sign nomination form for Leona Venson, President, Rapides Federation of Teachers to replace Landry Ducote, and sign a letter addressed to the Louisiana Workforce Commission concerning new members. (Workforce 12/6)
28. Motion to ratify authorization of the grant application submission for ARPA funding by the FAA for Esler Field Airport in the amount of $32,000.00 and authorize the President to sign any necessary documents. (100% FAA funding) (Workforce 12/6)
29. Motion to authorize legal counsel to institute a civil lawsuit against the Parish & State ordinances and regulations. (Courthouse 12/6)
30. Motion to adopt a proclamation declaring the week of January 23 through January 29, 2022, as National School Choice Week in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. (Parochial 12/6)
31. Motion to authorize renewal of Annual Intergovernmental Agreements with the following municipalities and authorize the President to sign same: Woodworth Road District 2C Cheneyville Road District 3A Ball Road District 10A Forest Hill Road District 1A Glenmora Road District 1A Lecompte Road District 3A Boyce Road District 7A (Parochial 12/6)
32. Motion to declare the dates of Friday, December 23 and Monday December 26, as the dates to be taken for the holidays of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in 2022. (Personnel 12/6)

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33. Motion to change the date of the Committee Police Jury meeting in July 2022 from Monday July 4 to Tuesday July 5, 2022. The Courthouse will be closed in observance of 4th of July holiday. (Personnel 12/6)
34. Motion to change the date of the Committee Police Jury meeting in September 2022 from Monday September 5 to Tuesday September 6, 2022. The Courthouse will be closed in observance of Labor Day holiday. (Personnel 12/6)
35. Motion to waive the thirty day announcement rule and reappoint Kenneth McNeely to the Ward 10 Recreation Board for a five (5) year term. Term will expire January 14, 2027. (Personnel 12/6)
36. Motion to waive the thirty (30) day announcement rule and appoint Chauncey Nichols to the Fire Protection District No. 17 Board for a two

• (2) year term to fill the expiring term of Oliver Chamberlain. Term will expire January 1, 2024. (Personnel 12/6)

37. Motion to waive the thirty (30) day announcement rule and reappoint Harold “Ronnie” Roberts to the Fire Protection District No. 18 Board for a two (2) year term. Term will expire January 1, 2024. (Personnel 12/6)
38. Motion to waive the thirty (30) day announcement rule and reappoint Cory VanMol to the Fire Protection District No. 18 Board for a two (2) year term. Term will expire January 1, 2024. (Personnel 12/6)
39. Motion to receive the required report from Acadian Ambulance under the Contract for October 2021: Response Number of Required Compliance Zone Responses % % Alexandria - 8 minute 485 80% 91.75% Pineville - 8 minute 129 80% 86.05% Rapides - 12 minute 200 80% 94.00% Rapides - 20 minute 214 80% 89.25% (Insurance 12/6) REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 13, 2021

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40. Motion to adopt a resolution providing for canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the special election held in Road District No. 2B (Ward 11) Sales Tax District of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, on Saturday, December 11, 2021, to authorize the levy of a sales and use tax therein. (October 11, 2021 Jury)
41. Motion to adopt an ordinance providing for the levy within Road District No. 2B (Ward 11) Sales Tax District of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, effective April 1, 2022, of a one percent (1%) sales and use tax upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and upon the sale of services in said District, providing for the assessment, collection, payment thereof and the dedication of the proceeds of said tax and the purpose for which the proceeds of the tax may be expended, such tax having been authorized at a special election held in the District on December 11, 2021. (NEEDS TO READ THE ENTIRE NOTICE) (October 11, 2021 Jury)

ITEMS WERE NOT CONSIDERED BY THE COMMITTEE

OF THE JURY BUT WERE POSTED ON THE AGENDA

AFTER THE COMMITTEE MEETING IN COMPLIANCE

WITH THE PUBLIC MEETINGS LAW AND ARE NOW

CONFIRMED AS HAVING BEEN INCLUDED IN THE

PUBLISHED AGENDA BY 2/3RD VOTE

PUBLIC HEARING

Presentation and Public Hearing on Reapportionment of Rapides Parish Police Jury Districts in accordance with the U.S. Census of 2020.

42. Motion to approve and adopt the Reapportionment Plan for Rapides Parish Police Jury Districts in accordance with the U.S. Census of 2020. (Mr. Smith)
43. Motion to adopt an ordinance adopting the operating budget and revenues and expenditures for certain funds for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2022 and ending with December 31, 2022, in accordance with LA R.S. 39:1309-1310, as recommended by the Treasurer. (Mr. Smith) REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 13, 2021

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44. Motion to authorize the Treasurer to amend the budget as necessary. (Mr. Smith)
45. Motion to terminate the Proclamation for the State of Emergency due to impending threat from Tropical Depression 9 declared on September 13, 2021, as there is no longer a need to continue the emergency order and it is required by law to cancel the Proclamation, as of December 13, 2021. (Mr. Overton)
46. Notice is hereby given that at its meeting to be held on Monday, January 10, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at its regular meeting place, the Police Jury Room of the Louisiana, the Police Jury of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, plans to consider adopting a resolution ordering and calling special elections to be held in (i) the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana (Library), (ii) Road District No. 9B of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, (iii) Fire Protection District No. 3 of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, (iv) Fire Protection District No. 5 of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana,

• (v) Fire Protection District No. 7 of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, (vi) Fire Protection District No. 11 of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, (vii) Service Area No. 2 of Fire Protection District No. 11 of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, (viii) Fire Protection District No. 15 of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana and (ix) Fire Protection District No. 16 of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, to authorize the renewal/continuation of ad valorem taxes therein and (x) Fire Protection District No. 9 of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, to authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds therein. (NEEDS TO READ THE ENTIRE NOTICE) (Mr. Smith)

ITEMS WERE NOT CONSIDERED BY THE COMMITTEE

OF THE JURY AND WERE NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA

BUT ARE NOW ADDED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT

ADJOURNMENT

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The Police Jury of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, met in Regular Session at its regular meeting place, the Police Jury Room of Louisiana, on Monday, December 13, 2021, at three (3:00) o'clock p.m. (Central Standard Time).

There were present: Craig Smith, President, Oliver “Ollie” Overton, Jr., Vice President and Police Jurors: Davron “Bubba” Moreau, Joe Bishop, Rusty Wilder, Jay Scott and David Johnson.

Absent: Sean McGlothlin

Also present were Theresa Pacholik, Treasurer; Shane Trapp, Courthouse Building Superintendent; Donna Andries, Sales & Use Tax Director, Sonya Wiley-Gremillion, OHSEP Director; Elaine Morace, WIA Operations Director; Linda Sanders, Civil Service Director; Greg Jones, Legal Counsel and Laurel Smith, Secretary.

The invocation was given by Mr. David Johnson.

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mr. Bubba Moreau.

The Police Jury of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, was duly convened as the governing authority of said Parish by Hon. Craig Smith, President, who welcomed all present and then stated that the Police Jury was ready for the first item of business.

The President asked if there was any public comment on any agenda item, to which there was no response.

The first item on the agenda was to recognize Mr. Rick Reno, Director, Rapides Parish Coliseum.

Mr. Rick Reno gave a brief update on events that have taken place at the Coliseum and upcoming attractions.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. David Johnson, to adopt the minutes of the Rapides Parish Police Jury held in Regular Session on November 8, 2021, as published in the Official Journal. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, that approved bills be paid. On vote the motion carried.

The following service awards were presented:

ADMINISTRATION

Wendy Grahn 15 years Theresa Pacholik 20 years

PUBLIC WORKS

Ricky Smith 25 years Ronald Guidry 20 years Donald Johnson 10 years Bruce Broussard 10 years William Dodge 10 years Joseph Melder 10 years

SALES TAX

David Humphries 25 years Midge Guillot 20 years Rhonda Forbish 15 years Vance Reynolds 15 years

FIRE DISTRICT #2 Destin Harris 25 years Shea Smith 20 years Jason Warren 20 years

RETIREE’S

HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT

Jerry Strother 28 years

FIRE DISTRICT #2 Michael Malone 29 years Peter Socia 28 years

SALES TAX

Sue Anne Foltz 17 years (Personnel 12/6)

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. David Johnson, to hold a public hearing on the proposed 2022 Rapides Parish Police Jury Budget as advertised. Ms. Theresa Pacholik, Treasurer allowed the public to comment and there were no comments from the public or Jurors.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. David Johnson, the hearing was declared closed.

The following appointments were to be made at the next meeting:

***Appointment of President for a one (1) year term on the Rapides Area Planning Commission, as the Chief Executive Officer. Term will expire January 10, 2022. ***Appointment of President for a one (1) year term on the Chamber of Commerce, as Chief Executive Officer. Term will expire January 10, 2022. ***Appointment of President for a one (1) year term on the Regional Infrastructure Beltway Commission, as Chief Executive Officer. Term will expire January 10, 2022. ***Appointment of President for a one (1) year term on the Transportation Policy Committee, as Chief Executive Officer. Term will expire January 10, 2022.

On motion by Mr. Mr. Rusty Wild er, seconded by Mr. David Johnson, the following ordinance was presented and on vote unanimously adopted:

ORDINANCE

AUTHORIZING THE RAPIDES PARISH POLICE JURY TO SELL

FOR THE

CONSIDERATION OF $666.67 CASH

WHEREAS, the City of Alexandria and/or the City of Pineville and/or Parish of Rapides owns property described as

A certain piece, parcel or tract of land together with all buildings and Improvements thereon situated and all rights, way and privileges the reon appertaining, being, lying and situated in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and being Lot 39, Southern Heights, the City of Alexandria, records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

said property having been adjudicated to either of aforementioned Cities and/or the Parish for unpaid property taxes; and

WHEREAS, a request has been received from Darrell Jenkins, to purchase said property for the consideration of $666.67 (Six Hundred Sixty-Six Dollars and Sixty-Seven Cents) cash, at the time of sale, said consideration representing the total of the statutory impositions, governmental liens, and costs of sale or twothirds (2/3) of the appraised value of the property; and,

WHEREAS, this Jury is of the opinion that it would be in the public interest to convey the above-mentioned property to Darrell Jenkins, 3903 Carlton Street,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Rapides Parish Police Jury that:

Section 1. A certain piece, parcel or tract of land together with all buildings and Improvements thereon situated and all rights, way and privileges thereon appertaining, being, lying and situated in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and being Lot 39, Southern Heights, the City of Alexandria, records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

Rapides Parish, Louisiana, should be re-entered into the stream of commerce thereby serving the public interest.

Section 2. The acquiring person shall certify, in writing, to the Purchasing Department that he/she or his/her agent has searched for all names and last known addresses of all owners, mortgages, and any other person(s) who may have a vested or contingent interest in the property, or who have filed a request for notice as indicated in those records and has so examined:

• • the mortgage and conveyance records of Rapides Parish,
• • the current telephone book,
• • any other examination resources, including Internet search engines, if any, the records of the Louisiana Secretary of State and the Secretary of States set forth by the names of identified entities

Section 3. The acquiring person shall submit the required notifications (R.S. 47:2206 A and B) to the Civil Sheriff for his/her signature, and then notify those persons identified via regular mail, certified mail*, publication and/or service of process. *Copies of the “green and white receipts” should be maintained by the purchaser as indicia of compliance with the notice requirements;

Section 4. The acquiring person shall send a written notice notifying any tax sale party whose interest the successful bidder or donee intends to be terminated that the party has until the later of the following to redeem the property or otherwise challenge in a court of competent jurisdiction the potential sale or donation:

• (a) Sixty days from the date of the notice provided in this Subsection, if five years have elapsed from the filing of the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”), or six months after the date of the notice provided for in this Subsection, if five years have not elapsed since the filing of the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”);
• (b) The filing of the sale or donation transferring the property.
• (c) The written notice required by this Section shall be that which is included in R.S. 47:2206 A. (2).

Section 5. The acquiring person shall cause to be published in the official journal of this parish (currently the Town Talk) a notice that any tax sale party whose interest the successful bidder or donee intends to be terminated has, to redeem the property, until the later of:

• (a) Sixty days, for property on which a tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”) was filed over five years previous of the first publication, or six month if the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”) was filed less than five years before the first publication of the notice provided for in this Subsection.
• (b) The filing of the sale or donation transferring the property.
• (c) The publication required by this Section shall be that which is included in R.S. 47:2206 B. (2).

Section 6. The acquiring person may file with the recorder of mortgages a copy of one of the notices that was sent to the tax debtor or the current owner. A transfer, mortgage, lien, privilege, or other encumbrance filed after the filing of the notice shall not affect the property. The recorder of mortgages or recorder of conveyances shall cancel, erase, terminate, or release the acts upon the request of the acquiring person.

Section 7. At any time after the expiration of the sixty-day or six-month periods, as applicable, set forth in R.S. 47:2206 (A) and (B), the acquiring person, or his/her successors and assigns, may send to this body a written notice requesting that the sale/donation to him/her be authenticated. The President of the Jury shall authenticate the sale or donation within ten days from the date of the request or as soon thereafter as practical. However, the President shall not execute the act of cash sale or act of donation until the District Attorney’s office has certified in writing to the President, that purchaser or donee has complied with the mandates of this Ordinance. The sale price shall be paid by cashier’s check or money order at the time of the sale.

NOTE: The initial application fee of $75.00 and any other costs incurred by the purchaser shall not be applied to the purchase price and shall not be refundable if the purchaser elects not to complete the process.

NOTE: The City of Alexandria and/or the City of Pineville and/or the Parish of Rapides shall reserve all oil, gas and other mineral rights in and to the property to be conveyed, but shall convey the surface rights of the said property.

Section 8. The acquiring person shall be responsible for filing the sale or donation and payment of all filing fees.

Section 9. The only warranty owed by the political subdivision or the municipalities shall be a warranty against eviction resulting from a prior alienation by the political subdivision or the municipality.

• (a) All sales and donations shall be without warranty, either expressed or implied, even as to return or reduction of the purchase price, including without limitation the warranty against redhibitory defects or vices and the warranty that the thing sole is reasonable fit for its ordinary purpose or the acquiring person’s intended or particular purpose.
• (b) These waivers or exclusions of warranties shall be self-operative regardless of whether the waivers or exclusions are contained in the act of sale or donation, and regardless of whether they are clear and unambiguous, and regardless of whether they are brought to the attention of the acquiring person. This provision supersedes the requirements of any other law.
• (c) The writing constituting the sale shall be in the form as provided in R.S. 47:2207 B. and the writing constituting the donation shall be that which is included in R.S. 47:2207 C.

Section 10. The provisions of R.S. 41:1338 shall not apply to the property being sold or donated in accordance with this Ordinance.

Section 11. A certified copy of the sale or donation shall be prima facie evidence of the regularity of all matters dealing with the sale or donation and the validity of the sale or donation.

Section 12. Contemporaneously with or subsequent to the filing of the sale or donation of adjudicated property, the acquiring person, his/her successors, or assigns, may file with the recorder of mortgages an affidavit indicating how the tax sale parties whose interest the acquiring person, his/her successors, or assigns, intends to be terminated were identified, how the address of each tax sale party was obtained, how the written notice was sent, the results of sending the written notice, and the dates of publication.

• (a) The affidavit may also contain a statement of the interest to which the purchaser or donee takes subject. The recorder of mortgages shall index the affidavit only under the names of the owner filing the affidavit and the tax debtor, as mortgagors.
• (b) The affidavit described herein shall be sufficient if it follows the form articulated in R.S. 47:2208.
• (c) With respect to a sale, the filing of the affidavit provided herein shall operate as a cancellation, termination, release, or erasure of record of all statutory impositions of all political subdivisions then due and owing, of all governmental liens, and of all interests, liens, mortgages, privileges, and other encumbrances recorded against the property sold and listed in the affidavit.
• (d) With respect to a donation, the filing of the affidavit provided herein shall operate as a cancellation, termination, release, or erasure of record of all statutory impositions of all political subdivisions then due and owing, of all governmental liens, and of all interests, liens, mortgages, privileges, and other encumbrances recorded against the property sold and listed in the affidavit.
• (e) Upon filing of the affidavit, the recorder of mortgages or the recorder of conveyances shall treat as canceled, terminated, released, or erased, all those liens, privileges, mortgages or other encumbrances canceled, terminated, released or erased under subsections (c) or (d) of this Section, only insofar as they affect the property.
• (f) The owner filing the affidavit shall be liable to and indemnify the recorder of mortgages, the recorder of conveyances, and any other person relying on the cancellation, termination, release, or erasure by affidavit for any dames that they may suffer as a consequence of such reliance if the recorded affidavit contains materially false or incorrect statements that cause the recorder to incorrectly cancel, terminate, release, or erase any interest listed in the affidavit. The recorder of mortgages and the recorder of conveyances shall not be liable for any damages resulting to any person or entity as a consequence of the cancellation, termination, release or erasure of any interest in compliance with this Section.

THUS PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 13th day of December, 2021.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, the following ordinance was presented and on vote unanimously adopted:

ORDINANCE

AUTHORIZING THE RAPIDES PARISH POLICE JURY TO SELL

FOR THE

CONSIDERATION OF $1,666.66 CASH

WHEREAS, the City of Alexandria and/or the City of Pineville and/or Parish of Rapides owns property described as

A certain piece, parcel or tract of land together with all buildings and Improvements thereon situated and a ll rights, way and privileges thereon appertaining, being, lying and situated in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and being Lot Ten (10), Square Two (2) Watson Whittington Subdivision less Frontage Five (5) feet, the City of Alexandria, records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

said property having been adjudicated to either of aforementioned Cities and/or the Parish for unpaid property taxes; and

WHEREAS, a request has been received from Nathaniel Gray, to purchase said property for the consideration of $1,666.66 (One Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Six and Sixty-Six Cents) cash, at the time of sale, said consideration representing the total of the statutory impositions, governmental liens, and costs of sale or twothirds (2/3) of the appraised value of the property; and,

WHEREAS, this Jury is of the opinion that it would be in the public interest to convey the above-mentioned property to Nathaniel Gray, 3312 Felker Street,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Rapides Parish Police Jury that:

Section 1. A certain piece, parcel or tract of land together with all buildings and Improvements thereon situated and all rights, way and privileges thereon appertaining, being, lying and situated in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and being Lot Ten (10), Square Two (2) Watson Whittington Subdivision less Frontage Five (5) feet, the City of Alexandria, records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

Rapides Parish, Louisiana, should be re-entered into the stream of commerce thereby serving the public interest.

Section 2. The acquiring person shall certify, in writing, to the Purchasing Department that he/she or his/her agent has searched for all names and last known addresses of all owners, mortgages, and any other person(s) who may have a vested or contingent interest in the property, or who have filed a request for notice as indicated in those records and has so examined:

• • the mortgage and conveyance records of Rapides Parish,
• • the current telephone book,
• • any other examination resources, including Internet search engines, if any, the records of the Louisiana Secretary of State and the Secretary of States set forth by the names of identified entities

Section 3. The acquiring person shall submit the required notifications (R.S. 47:2206 A and B) to the Civil Sheriff for his/her signature, and then notify those persons identified via regular mail, certified mail*, publication and/or service of process. *Copies of the “green and white receipts” should be maintained by the purchaser as indicia of compliance with the notice requirements;

Section 4. The acquiring person shall send a written notice notifying any tax sale party whose interest the successful bidder or donee intends to be terminated that the party has until the later of the following to redeem the property or otherwise challenge in a court of competent jurisdiction the potential sale or donation:

• (a) Sixty days from the date of the notice provided in this Subsection, if five years have elapsed from the filing of the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”), or six months after the date of the notice provided for in this Subsection, if five years have not elapsed since the filing of the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”);
• (b) The filing of the sale or donation transferring the property.
• (c) The written notice required by this Section shall be that which is included in R.S. 47:2206 A. (2).

Section 5. The acquiring person shall cause to be published in the official journal of this parish (currently the Town Talk) a notice that any tax sale party whose interest the successful bidder or donee intends to be terminated has, to redeem the property, until the later of:

• (a) Sixty days, for property on which a tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”) was filed over five years previous of the first publication, or six month if the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”) was filed less than five years before the first publication of the notice provided for in this Subsection.
• (b) The filing of the sale or donation transferring the property.
• (c) The publication required by this Section shall be that which is included in R.S. 47:2206 B. (2).

Section 6. The acquiring person may file with the recorder of mortgages a copy of one of the notices that was sent to the tax debtor or the current owner. A transfer, mortgage, lien, privilege, or other encumbrance filed after the filing of the notice shall not affect the property. The recorder of mortgages or recorder of conveyances shall cancel, erase, terminate, or release the acts upon the request of the acquiring person.

Section 7. At any time after the expiration of the sixty-day or six-month periods, as applicable, set forth in R.S. 47:2206 (A) and (B), the acquiring person, or his/her successors and assigns, may send to this body a written notice requesting that the sale/donation to him/her be authenticated. The President of the Jury shall authenticate the sale or donation within ten days from the date of the request or as soon thereafter as practical. However, the President shall not execute the act of cash sale or act of donation until the District Attorney’s office has certified in writing to the President, that purchaser or donee has complied with the mandates of this Ordinance. The sale price shall be paid by cashier’s check or money order at the time of the sale.

NOTE: The initial application fee of $75.00 and any other costs incurred by the purchaser shall not be applied to the purchase price and shall not be refundable if the purchaser elects not to complete the process.

NOTE: The City of Alexandria and/or the City of Pineville and/or the Parish of Rapides shall reserve all oil, gas and other mineral rights in and to the property to be conveyed, but shall convey the surface rights of the said property.

Section 8. The acquiring person shall be responsible for filing the sale or donation and payment of all filing fees.

Section 9. The only warranty owed by the political subdivision or the municipalities shall be a warranty against eviction resulting from a prior alienation by the political subdivision or the municipality.

• (a) All sales and donations shall be without warranty, either expressed or implied, even as to return or reduction of the purchase price, including without limitation the warranty against redhibitory defects or vices and the warranty that the thing sole is reasonable fit for its ordinary purpose or the acquiring person’s intended or particular purpose.
• (b) These waivers or exclusions of warranties shall be self-operative regardless of whether the waivers or exclusions are contained in the act of sale or donation, and regardless of whether they are clear and unambiguous, and regardless of whether they are brought to the attention of the acquiring person. This provision supersedes the requirements of any other law.
• (c) The writing constituting the sale shall be in the form as provided in R.S. 47:2207 B. and the writing constituting the donation shall be that which is included in R.S. 47:2207 C.

Section 10. The provisions of R.S. 41:1338 shall not apply to the property being sold or donated in accordance with this Ordinance.

Section 11. A certified copy of the sale or donation shall be prima facie evidence of the regularity of all matters dealing with the sale or donation and the validity of the sale or donation.

Section 12. Contemporaneously with or subsequent to the filing of the sale or donation of adjudicated property, the acquiring person, his/her successors, or assigns, may file with the recorder of mortgages an affidavit indicating how the tax sale parties whose interest the acquiring person, his/her successors, or assigns, intends to be terminated were identified, how the address of each tax sale party was obtained, how the written notice was sent, the results of sending the written notice, and the dates of publication.

• (a) The affidavit may also contain a statement of the interest to which the purchaser or donee takes subject. The recorder of mortgages shall index the affidavit only under the names of the owner filing the affidavit and the tax debtor, as mortgagors.
• (b) The affidavit described herein shall be sufficient if it follows the form articulated in R.S. 47:2208.
• (c) With respect to a sale, the filing of the affidavit provided herein shall operate as a cancellation, termination, release, or erasure of record of all statutory impositions of all political subdivisions then due and owing, of all governmental liens, and of all interests, liens, mortgages, privileges, and other encumbrances recorded against the property sold and listed in the affidavit.
• (d) With respect to a donation, the filing of the affidavit provided herein shall operate as a cancellation, termination, release, or erasure of record of all statutory impositions of all political subdivisions then due and owing, of all governmental liens, and of all interests, liens, mortgages, privileges, and other encumbrances recorded against the property sold and listed in the affidavit.
• (e) Upon filing of the affidavit, the recorder of mortgages or the recorder of conveyances shall treat as canceled, terminated, released, or erased, all those liens, privileges, mortgages or other encumbrances canceled, terminated, released or erased under subsections (c) or (d) of this Section, only insofar as they affect the property.
• (f) The owner filing the affidavit shall be liable to and indemnify the recorder of mortgages, the recorder of conveyances, and any other person relying on the cancellation, termination, release, or erasure by affidavit for any dames that they may suffer as a consequence of such reliance if the recorded affidavit contains materially false or incorrect statements that cause the recorder to incorrectly cancel, terminate, release, or erase any interest listed in the affidavit. The recorder of mortgages and the recorder of conveyances shall not be liable for any damages resulting to any person or entity as a consequence of the cancellation, termination, release or erasure of any interest in compliance with this Section.

THUS PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 13th day of December, 2021.

On motion by Mr. Rusty Wilder, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, the following ordinance was presented and on vote unanimously adopted:

ORDINANCE

AUTHORIZING THE RAPIDES PARISH POLICE JURY TO SELL

FOR THE

CONSIDERATION OF $1,333.33 CASH

WHEREAS, the City of Alexandria and/or the City of Pineville and/or Parish of Rapides owns property described as

A certain piece, parcel or tract of land together with all buildings and Improvements thereon situated and a ll rights, way and privileges thereon appertaining, being, lying and situated in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and being Lot 105’ on Marye Court x 46.2’, Alex. Subdivision, the City of Alexandria, records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

said property having been adjudicated to either of aforementioned Cities and/or the Parish for unpaid property taxes; and

WHEREAS, a request has been received from Nathaniel Grey, to purchase said property for the consideration of $1,333.33 (One Thousand Three Hundred ThirtyThree and Thirty-Three Cents) cash, at the time of sale, said consideration representing the total of the statutory impositions, governmental liens, and costs of sale or two-thirds (2/3) of the appraised value of the property; and,

WHEREAS, this Jury is of the opinion that it would be in the public interest to convey the above-mentioned property to Nathaniel Gray, 3312 Felker Street,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Rapides Parish Police Jury that:

Section 1. A certain piece, parcel or tract of land together with all buildings and Improvements thereon situated and all rights, way and privileges thereon appertaining, being, lying and situated in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and being Lot 105’ on Marye Court x 46.2’, Alex. Subdivision, the City of Alexandria, records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

Rapides Parish, Louisiana, should be re-entered into the stream of commerce thereby serving the public interest.

Section 2. The acquiring person shall certify, in writing, to the Purchasing Department that he/she or his/her agent has searched for all names and last known addresses of all owners, mortgages, and any other person(s) who may have a vested or contingent interest in the property, or who have filed a request for notice as indicated in those records and has so examined:

• • the mortgage and conveyance records of Rapides Parish,
• • the current telephone book,
• • any other examination resources, including Internet search engines, if any, the records of the Louisiana Secretary of State and the Secretary of States set forth by the names of identified entities

Section 3. The acquiring person shall submit the required notifications (R.S. 47:2206 A and B) to the Civil Sheriff for his/her signature, and then notify those persons identified via regular mail, certified mail*, publication and/or service of process. *Copies of the “green and white receipts” should be maintained by the purchaser as indicia of compliance with the notice requirements;

Section 4. The acquiring person shall send a written notice notifying any tax sale party whose interest the successful bidder or donee intends to be terminated that the party has until the later of the following to redeem the property or otherwise challenge in a court of competent jurisdiction the potential sale or donation:

• (a) Sixty days from the date of the notice provided in this Subsection, if five years have elapsed from the filing of the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”), or six months after the date of the notice provided for in this Subsection, if five years have not elapsed since the filing of the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”);
• (b) The filing of the sale or donation transferring the property.
• (c) The written notice required by this Section shall be that which is included in R.S. 47:2206 A. (2).

Section 5. The acquiring person shall cause to be published in the official journal of this parish (currently the Town Talk) a notice that any tax sale party whose interest the successful bidder or donee intends to be terminated has, to redeem the property, until the later of:

• (a) Sixty days, for property on which a tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”) was filed over five years previous of the first publication, or six month if the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”) was filed less than five years before the first publication of the notice provided for in this Subsection.
• (b) The filing of the sale or donation transferring the property.
• (c) The publication required by this Section shall be that which is included in R.S. 47:2206 B. (2).

Section 6. The acquiring person may file with the recorder of mortgages a copy of one of the notices that was sent to the tax debtor or the current owner. A transfer, mortgage, lien, privilege, or other encumbrance filed after the filing of the notice shall not affect the property. The recorder of mortgages or recorder of conveyances shall cancel, erase, terminate, or release the acts upon the request of the acquiring person.

Section 7. At any time after the expiration of the sixty-day or six-month periods, as applicable, set forth in R.S. 47:2206 (A) and (B), the acquiring person, or his/her successors and assigns, may send to this body a written notice requesting that the sale/donation to him/her be authenticated. The President of the Jury shall authenticate the sale or donation within ten days from the date of the request or as soon thereafter as practical. However, the President shall not execute the act of cash sale or act of donation until the District Attorney’s office has certified in writing to the President, that purchaser or donee has complied with the mandates of this Ordinance. The sale price shall be paid by cashier’s check or money order at the time of the sale.

NOTE: The initial application fee of $75.00 and any other costs incurred by the purchaser shall not be applied to the purchase price and shall not be refundable if the purchaser elects not to complete the process.

NOTE: The City of Alexandria and/or the City of Pineville and/or the Parish of Rapides shall reserve all oil, gas and other mineral rights in and to the property to be conveyed, but shall convey the surface rights of the said property.

Section 8. The acquiring person shall be responsible for filing the sale or donation and payment of all filing fees.

Section 9. The only warranty owed by the political subdivision or the municipalities shall be a warranty against eviction resulting from a prior alienation by the political subdivision or the municipality.

• (a) All sales and donations shall be without warranty, either expressed or implied, even as to return or reduction of the purchase price, including without limitation the warranty against redhibitory defects or vices and the warranty that the thing sole is reasonable fit for its ordinary purpose or the acquiring person’s intended or particular purpose.
• (b) These waivers or exclusions of warranties shall be self-operative regardless of whether the waivers or exclusions are contained in the act of sale or donation, and regardless of whether they are clear and unambiguous, and regardless of whether they are brought to the attention of the acquiring person. This provision supersedes the requirements of any other law.
• (c) The writing constituting the sale shall be in the form as provided in R.S. 47:2207 B. and the writing constituting the donation shall be that which is included in R.S. 47:2207 C.

Section 10. The provisions of R.S. 41:1338 shall not apply to the property being sold or donated in accordance with this Ordinance.

Section 11. A certified copy of the sale or donation shall be prima facie evidence of the regularity of all matters dealing with the sale or donation and the validity of the sale or donation.

Section 12. Contemporaneously with or subsequent to the filing of the sale or donation of adjudicated property, the acquiring person, his/her successors, or assigns, may file with the recorder of mortgages an affidavit indicating how the tax sale parties whose interest the acquiring person, his/her successors, or assigns, intends to be terminated were identified, how the address of each tax sale party was obtained, how the written notice was sent, the results of sending the written notice, and the dates of publication.

• (a) The affidavit may also contain a statement of the interest to which the purchaser or donee takes subject. The recorder of mortgages shall index the affidavit only under the names of the owner filing the affidavit and the tax debtor, as mortgagors.
• (b) The affidavit described herein shall be sufficient if it follows the form articulated in R.S. 47:2208.
• (c) With respect to a sale, the filing of the affidavit provided herein shall operate as a cancellation, termination, release, or erasure of record of all statutory impositions of all political subdivisions then due and owing, of all governmental liens, and of all interests, liens, mortgages, privileges, and other encumbrances recorded against the property sold and listed in the affidavit.
• (d) With respect to a donation, the filing of the affidavit provided herein shall operate as a cancellation, termination, release, or erasure of record of all statutory impositions of all political subdivisions then due and owing, of all governmental liens, and of all interests, liens, mortgages, privileges, and other encumbrances recorded against the property sold and listed in the affidavit.
• (e) Upon filing of the affidavit, the recorder of mortgages or the recorder of conveyances shall treat as canceled, terminated, released, or erased, all those liens, privileges, mortgages or other encumbrances canceled, terminated, released or erased under subsections (c) or (d) of this Section, only insofar as they affect the property.
• (f) The owner filing the affidavit shall be liable to and indemnify the recorder of mortgages, the recorder of conveyances, and any other person relying on the cancellation, termination, release, or erasure by affidavit for any dames that they may suffer as a consequence of such reliance if the recorded affidavit contains materially false or incorrect statements that cause the recorder to incorrectly cancel, terminate, release, or erase any interest listed in the affidavit. The recorder of mortgages and the recorder of conveyances shall not be liable for any damages resulting to any person or entity as a consequence of the cancellation, termination, release or erasure of any interest in compliance with this Section.

THUS PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 13th day of December, 2021.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Rusty Wilder, the following ordinance was presented and on vote unanimously adopted:

ORDINANCE

AUTHORIZING THE RAPIDES PARISH POLICE JURY TO SELL

FOR THE

CONSIDERATION OF $4,405.51 CASH

WHEREAS, the City of Alexandria and/or the City of Pineville and/or Parish of Rapides owns property described as

A certain piece, parcel or tract of land together with all buildings and Improvements thereon situated and a ll rights, way and privileges thereon appertaining, being, lying and situated in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and being Part Lots One (1) and Two (2), Square Two (2), Hundley Roberts Addition, Fronting Forty-Five (45) Feet on Monroe Street x 100, the City of Alexandria, records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

said property having been adjudicated to either of aforementioned Cities and/or the Parish for unpaid property taxes; and

WHEREAS, a request has been received from KeYanna Brown, to purchase said property for the consideration of $4,405.51 (Four Thousand Four Hundred Five Dollars and Fifty-One Cents) cash, at the time of sale, said consideration representing the total of the statutory impositions, governmental liens, and costs of sale or two-thirds (2/3) of the appraised value of the property; and,

WHEREAS, this Jury is of the opinion that it would be in the public interest to convey the above-mentioned property to KeYanna Brown, 291 Dupree Street,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Rapides Parish Police Jury that:

Section 1. A certain piece, parcel or tract of land together with all buildings and Improvements thereon situated and all rights, way and privileges thereon appertaining, being, lying and situated in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and being Part Lots One (1) and Two (2), Square Two (2), Hundley Roberts Addition, Fronting Forty-Five (45) Feet on Monroe Street x 100, the City of Alexandria, records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

Rapides Parish, Louisiana, should be re-entered into the stream of commerce thereby serving the public interest.

Section 2. The acquiring person shall certify, in writing, to the Purchasing Department that he/she or his/her agent has searched for all names and last known addresses of all owners, mortgages, and any other person(s) who may have a vested or contingent interest in the property, or who have filed a request for notice as indicated in those records and has so examined:

• • the mortgage and conveyance records of Rapides Parish,
• • the current telephone book,
• • any other examination resources, including Internet search engines, if any, the records of the Louisiana Secretary of State and the Secretary of States set forth by the names of identified entities

Section 3. The acquiring person shall submit the required notifications (R.S. 47:2206 A and B) to the Civil Sheriff for his/her signature, and then notify those persons identified via regular mail, certified mail*, publication and/or service of process. *Copies of the “green and white receipts” should be maintained by the purchaser as indicia of compliance with the notice requirements;

Section 4. The acquiring person shall send a written notice notifying any tax sale party whose interest the successful bidder or donee intends to be terminated that the party has until the later of the following to redeem the property or otherwise challenge in a court of competent jurisdiction the potential sale or donation:

• (a) Sixty days from the date of the notice provided in this Subsection, if five years have elapsed from the filing of the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”), or six months after the date of the notice provided for in this Subsection, if five years have not elapsed since the filing of the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”);
• (b) The filing of the sale or donation transferring the property.
• (c) The written notice required by this Section shall be that which is included in R.S. 47:2206 A. (2).

Section 5. The acquiring person shall cause to be published in the official journal of this parish (currently the Town Talk) a notice that any tax sale party whose interest the successful bidder or donee intends to be terminated has, to redeem the property, until the later of:

• (a) Sixty days, for property on which a tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”) was filed over five years previous of the first publication, or six month if the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”) was filed less than five years before the first publication of the notice provided for in this Subsection.
• (b) The filing of the sale or donation transferring the property.
• (c) The publication required by this Section shall be that which is included in R.S. 47:2206 B. (2).

Section 6. The acquiring person may file with the recorder of mortgages a copy of one of the notices that was sent to the tax debtor or the current owner. A transfer, mortgage, lien, privilege, or other encumbrance filed after the filing of the notice shall not affect the property. The recorder of mortgages or recorder of conveyances shall cancel, erase, terminate, or release the acts upon the request of the acquiring person.

Section 7. At any time after the expiration of the sixty-day or six-month periods, as applicable, set forth in R.S. 47:2206 (A) and (B), the acquiring person, or his/her successors and assigns, may send to this body a written notice requesting that the sale/donation to him/her be authenticated. The President of the Jury shall authenticate the sale or donation within ten days from the date of the request or as soon thereafter as practical. However, the President shall not execute the act of cash sale or act of donation until the District Attorney’s office has certified in writing to the President, that purchaser or donee has complied with the mandates of this Ordinance. The sale price shall be paid by cashier’s check or money order at the time of the sale.

NOTE: The initial application fee of $75.00 and any other costs incurred by the purchaser shall not be applied to the purchase price and shall not be refundable if the purchaser elects not to complete the process.

NOTE: The City of Alexandria and/or the City of Pineville and/or the Parish of Rapides shall reserve all oil, gas and other mineral rights in and to the property to be conveyed, but shall convey the surface rights of the said property.

Section 8. The acquiring person shall be responsible for filing the sale or donation and payment of all filing fees.

Section 9. The only warranty owed by the political subdivision or the municipalities shall be a warranty against eviction resulting from a prior alienation by the political subdivision or the municipality.

• (a) All sales and donations shall be without warranty, either expressed or implied, even as to return or reduction of the purchase price, including without limitation the warranty against redhibitory defects or vices and the warranty that the thing sole is reasonable fit for its ordinary purpose or the acquiring person’s intended or particular purpose.
• (b) These waivers or exclusions of warranties shall be self-operative regardless of whether the waivers or exclusions are contained in the act of sale or donation, and regardless of whether they are clear and unambiguous, and regardless of whether they are brought to the attention of the acquiring person. This provision supersedes the requirements of any other law.
• (c) The writing constituting the sale shall be in the form as provided in R.S. 47:2207 B. and the writing constituting the donation shall be that which is included in R.S. 47:2207 C.

Section 10. The provisions of R.S. 41:1338 shall not apply to the property being sold or donated in accordance with this Ordinance.

Section 11. A certified copy of the sale or donation shall be prima facie evidence of the regularity of all matters dealing with the sale or donation and the validity of the sale or donation.

Section 12. Contemporaneously with or subsequent to the filing of the sale or donation of adjudicated property, the acquiring person, his/her successors, or assigns, may file with the recorder of mortgages an affidavit indicating how the tax sale parties whose interest the acquiring person, his/her successors, or assigns, intends to be terminated were identified, how the address of each tax sale party was obtained, how the written notice was sent, the results of sending the written notice, and the dates of publication.

• (a) The affidavit may also contain a statement of the interest to which the purchaser or donee takes subject. The recorder of mortgages shall index the affidavit only under the names of the owner filing the affidavit and the tax debtor, as mortgagors.
• (b) The affidavit described herein shall be sufficient if it follows the form articulated in R.S. 47:2208.
• (c) With respect to a sale, the filing of the affidavit provided herein shall operate as a cancellation, termination, release, or erasure of record of all statutory impositions of all political subdivisions then due and owing, of all governmental liens, and of all interests, liens, mortgages, privileges, and other encumbrances recorded against the property sold and listed in the affidavit.
• (d) With respect to a donation, the filing of the affidavit provided herein shall operate as a cancellation, termination, release, or erasure of record of all statutory impositions of all political subdivisions then due and owing, of all governmental liens, and of all interests, liens, mortgages, privileges, and other encumbrances recorded against the property sold and listed in the affidavit.
• (e) Upon filing of the affidavit, the recorder of mortgages or the recorder of conveyances shall treat as canceled, terminated, released, or erased, all those liens, privileges, mortgages or other encumbrances canceled, terminated, released or erased under subsections (c) or (d) of this Section, only insofar as they affect the property.
• (f) The owner filing the affidavit shall be liable to and indemnify the recorder of mortgages, the recorder of conveyances, and any other person relying on the cancellation, termination, release, or erasure by affidavit for any dames that they may suffer as a consequence of such reliance if the recorded affidavit contains materially false or incorrect statements that cause the recorder to incorrectly cancel, terminate, release, or erase any interest listed in the affidavit. The recorder of mortgages and the recorder of conveyances shall not be liable for any damages resulting to any person or entity as a consequence of the cancellation, termination, release or erasure of any interest in compliance with this Section.

THUS PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 13th day of December, 2021.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Jay Scott, the following ordinance was presented and on vote unanimously adopted: ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE RAPIDES PARISH POLICE JURY TO SELL FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF $1,666.67 CASH

WHEREAS, the City of Alexandria and/or the City of Pineville and/or Parish of Rapides owns property described as

A certain piece, parcel or tract of land together with all buildings and Improvements thereon situated and all rights, way and privileges thereon appertaining, being, lying and situated in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and being Lot Eight (8) of Block Nineteen (19) and Lot Nine (9) of Block Nineteen (19)

• S. A. L Co. Addition, the City of Alexandria, records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

said property having been adjudicated to either of aforementioned Cities and/or the Parish for unpaid property taxes; and

WHEREAS, a request has been received from Lee Hamilton, to purchase said property for the consideration of $1,666.67 (One Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Six and Sixty-Seven Cents) cash, at the time of sale, said consideration representing the total of the statutory impositions, governmental liens, and costs of sale or twothirds (2/3) of the appraised value of the property; and,

WHEREAS, this Jury is of the opinion that it would be in the public interest to convey the above-mentioned property to Lee Hamilton, P. O. Box 13432,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Rapides Parish Police Jury that:

Section 1. A certain piece, parcel or tract of land together with all buildings and Improvements thereon situated and all rights, way and privileges thereon appertaining, being, lying and situated in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and being Lot Eight (8) of Block Nineteen (19) and Lot Nine (9) of Block Nineteen (19),

• S. A. L. Co. Addition, the City of Alexandria, records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

Rapides Parish, Louisiana, should be re-entered into the stream of commerce thereby serving the public interest.

Section 2. The acquiring person shall certify, in writing, to the Purchasing Department that he/she or his/her agent has searched for all names and last known addresses of all owners, mortgages, and any other person(s) who may have a vested or contingent interest in the property, or who have filed a request for notice as indicated in those records and has so examined:

• • the mortgage and conveyance records of Rapides Parish,
• • the current telephone book,
• • any other examination resources, including Internet search engines, if any, the records of the Louisiana Secretary of State and the Secretary of States set forth by the names of identified entities

Section 3. The acquiring person shall submit the required notifications (R.S. 47:2206 A and B) to the Civil Sheriff for his/her signature, and then notify those persons identified via regular mail, certified mail*, publication and/or service of process. *Copies of the “green and white receipts” should be maintained by the purchaser as indicia of compliance with the notice requirements;

Section 4. The acquiring person shall send a written notice notifying any tax sale party whose interest the successful bidder or donee intends to be terminated that the party has until the later of the following to redeem the property or otherwise challenge in a court of competent jurisdiction the potential sale or donation:

• (a) Sixty days from the date of the notice provided in this Subsection, if five years have elapsed from the filing of the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”), or six months after the date of the notice provided for in this Subsection, if five years have not elapsed since the filing of the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”);
• (b) The filing of the sale or donation transferring the property.
• (c) The written notice required by this Section shall be that which is included in R.S. 47:2206 A. (2).

Section 5. The acquiring person shall cause to be published in the official journal of this parish (currently the Town Talk) a notice that any tax sale party whose interest the successful bidder or donee intends to be terminated has, to redeem the property, until the later of:

• (a) Sixty days, for property on which a tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”) was filed over five years previous of the first publication, or six month if the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”) was filed less than five years before the first publication of the notice provided for in this Subsection.
• (b) The filing of the sale or donation transferring the property.
• (c) The publication required by this Section shall be that which is included in R.S. 47:2206 B. (2).

Section 6. The acquiring person may file with the recorder of mortgages a copy of one of the notices that was sent to the tax debtor or the current owner. A transfer, mortgage, lien, privilege, or other encumbrance filed after the filing of the notice shall not affect the property. The recorder of mortgages or recorder of conveyances shall cancel, erase, terminate, or release the acts upon the request of the acquiring person.

Section 7. At any time after the expiration of the sixty-day or six-month periods, as applicable, set forth in R.S. 47:2206 (A) and (B), the acquiring person, or his/her successors and assigns, may send to this body a written notice requesting that the sale/donation to him/her be authenticated. The President of the Jury shall authenticate the sale or donation within ten days from the date of the request or as soon thereafter as practical. However, the President shall not execute the act of cash sale or act of donation until the District Attorney’s office has certified in writing to the President, that purchaser or donee has complied with the mandates of this Ordinance. The sale price shall be paid by cashier’s check or money order at the time of the sale.

NOTE: The initial application fee of $75.00 and any other costs incurred by the purchaser shall not be applied to the purchase price and shall not be refundable if the purchaser elects not to complete the process.

NOTE: The City of Alexandria and/or the City of Pineville and/or the Parish of Rapides shall reserve all oil, gas and other mineral rights in and to the property to be conveyed, but shall convey the surface rights of the said property.

Section 8. The acquiring person shall be responsible for filing the sale or donation and payment of all filing fees.

Section 9. The only warranty owed by the political subdivision or the municipalities shall be a warranty against eviction resulting from a prior alienation by the political subdivision or the municipality.

• (a) All sales and donations shall be without warranty, either expressed or implied, even as to return or reduction of the purchase price, including without limitation the warranty against redhibitory defects or vices and the warranty that the thing sole is reasonable fit for its ordinary purpose or the acquiring person’s intended or particular purpose.
• (b) These waivers or exclusions of warranties shall be self-operative regardless of whether the waivers or exclusions are contained in the act of sale or donation, and regardless of whether they are clear and unambiguous, and regardless of whether they are brought to the attention of the acquiring person. This provision supersedes the requirements of any other law.
• (c) The writing constituting the sale shall be in the form as provided in R.S. 47:2207 B. and the writing constituting the donation shall be that which is included in R.S. 47:2207 C.

Section 10. The provisions of R.S. 41:1338 shall not apply to the property being sold or donated in accordance with this Ordinance.

Section 11. A certified copy of the sale or donation shall be prima facie evidence of the regularity of all matters dealing with the sale or donation and the validity of the sale or donation.

Section 12. Contemporaneously with or subsequent to the filing of the sale or donation of adjudicated property, the acquiring person, his/her successors, or assigns, may file with the recorder of mortgages an affidavit indicating how the tax sale parties whose interest the acquiring person, his/her successors, or assigns, intends to be terminated were identified, how the address of each tax sale party was obtained, how the written notice was sent, the results of sending the written notice, and the dates of publication.

• (a) The affidavit may also contain a statement of the interest to which the purchaser or donee takes subject. The recorder of mortgages shall index the affidavit only under the names of the owner filing the affidavit and the tax debtor, as mortgagors.
• (b) The affidavit described herein shall be sufficient if it follows the form articulated in R.S. 47:2208.
• (c) With respect to a sale, the filing of the affidavit provided herein shall operate as a cancellation, termination, release, or erasure of record of all statutory impositions of all political subdivisions then due and owing, of all governmental liens, and of all interests, liens, mortgages, privileges, and other encumbrances recorded against the property sold and listed in the affidavit.
• (d) With respect to a donation, the filing of the affidavit provided herein shall operate as a cancellation, termination, release, or erasure of record of all statutory impositions of all political subdivisions then due and owing, of all governmental liens, and of all interests, liens, mortgages, privileges, and other encumbrances recorded against the property sold and listed in the affidavit.
• (e) Upon filing of the affidavit, the recorder of mortgages or the recorder of conveyances shall treat as canceled, terminated, released, or erased, all those liens, privileges, mortgages or other encumbrances canceled, terminated, released or erased under subsections (c) or (d) of this Section, only insofar as they affect the property.
• (f) The owner filing the affidavit shall be liable to and indemnify the recorder of mortgages, the recorder of conveyances, and any other person relying on the cancellation, termination, release, or erasure by affidavit for any dames that they may suffer as a consequence of such reliance if the recorded affidavit contains materially false or incorrect statements that cause the recorder to incorrectly cancel, terminate, release, or erase any interest listed in the affidavit. The recorder of mortgages and the recorder of conveyances shall not be liable for any damages resulting to any person or entity as a consequence of the cancellation, termination, release or erasure of any interest in compliance with this Section.

THUS PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 13th day of December, 2021.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. David Johnson, the following ordinance was presented and unanimously adopted:

ORDINANCE

AUTHORIZING THE RAPIDES PARISH POLICE JURYTO SELL

FOR THE

CONSIDERATION OF $666.67 CASH

WHEREAS, the City of Alexandria and/or the City of Pineville and/or Parish of Rapides owns property described as

A certain piece, parcel or tract of land together with all buildings and Improvements thereon situated and all rights, way and privileges the reon appertaining, being, lying and situated in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and being Part of Lot Nine (9), Square Twenty -Three (23), Ariail-Marye Addition, the City of Alexandria, records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

said property having been adjudicated to either of aforementioned Cities and/or the Parish for unpaid property taxes; and

WHEREAS, a request has been received from James and Carolyn Randle, to purchase said property for the consideration of $666.67 (Six Hundred Sixty-Six Dollars and Sixty-Seven Cents) cash, at the time of sale, said consideration representing the total of the statutory impositions, governmental liens, and costs of sale or two-thirds (2/3) of the appraised value of the property; and,

WHEREAS, this Jury is of the opinion that it would be in the public interest to convey the above-mentioned property to James and Carolyn Randle, 519 Bogan

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Rapides Parish Police Jury that:

Section 1. A certain piece, parcel or tract of land together with all buildings and Improvements thereon situated and all rights, way and privileges thereon appertaining, being, lying and situated in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and being Part of Lot Nine (9), Square Twenty -Three (23), Ariail-Marye Addition, the, the City of Alexandria, records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

Rapides Parish, Louisiana, should be re-entered into the stream of commerce thereby serving the public interest.

Section 2. The acquiring person shall certify, in writing, to the Purchasing Department that he/she or his/her agent has searched for all names and last known addresses of all owners, mortgages, and any other person(s) who may have a vested or contingent interest in the property, or who have filed a request for notice as indicated in those records and has so examined:

• • the mortgage and conveyance records of Rapides Parish,
• • the current telephone book,
• • any other examination resources, including Internet search engines, if any, the records of the Louisiana Secretary of State and the Secretary of States set forth by the names of identified entities

Section 3. The acquiring person shall submit the required notifications (R.S. 47:2206 A and B) to the Civil Sheriff for his/her signature, and then notify those persons identified via regular mail, certified mail*, publication and/or service of process. *Copies of the “green and white receipts” should be maintained by the purchaser as indicia of compliance with the notice requirements;

Section 4. The acquiring person shall send a written notice notifying any tax sale party whose interest the successful bidder or donee intends to be terminated that the party has until the later of the following to redeem the property or otherwise challenge in a court of competent jurisdiction the potential sale or donation:

• (a) Sixty days from the date of the notice provided in this Subsection, if five years have elapsed from the filing of the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”), or six months after the date of the notice provided for in this Subsection, if five years have not elapsed since the filing of the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”);
• (b) The filing of the sale or donation transferring the property.
• (c) The written notice required by this Section shall be that which is included in R.S. 47:2206 A. (2).

Section 5. The acquiring person shall cause to be published in the official journal of this parish (currently the Town Talk) a notice that any tax sale party whose interest the successful bidder or donee intends to be terminated has, to redeem the property, until the later of:

• (a) Sixty days, for property on which a tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”) was filed over five years previous of the first publication, or six month if the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”) was filed less than five years before the first publication of the notice provided for in this Subsection.
• (b) The filing of the sale or donation transferring the property.
• (c) The publication required by this Section shall be that which is included in R.S. 47:2206 B. (2).

Section 6. The acquiring person may file with the recorder of mortgages a copy of one of the notices that was sent to the tax debtor or the current owner. A transfer, mortgage, lien, privilege, or other encumbrance filed after the filing of the notice shall not affect the property. The recorder of mortgages or recorder of conveyances shall cancel, erase, terminate, or release the acts upon the request of the acquiring person.

Section 7. At any time after the expiration of the sixty-day or six-month periods, as applicable, set forth in R.S. 47:2206 (A) and (B), the acquiring person, or his/her successors and assigns, may send to this body a written notice requesting that the sale/donation to him/her be authenticated. The President of the Jury shall authenticate the sale or donation within ten days from the date of the request or as soon thereafter as practical. However, the President shall not execute the act of cash sale or act of donation until the District Attorney’s office has certified in writing to the President, that purchaser or donee has complied with the mandates of this Ordinance. The sale price shall be paid by cashier’s check or money order at the time of the sale.

NOTE: The initial application fee of $75.00 and any other costs incurred by the purchaser shall not be applied to the purchase price and shall not be refundable if the purchaser elects not to complete the process.

NOTE: The City of Alexandria and/or the City of Pineville and/or the Parish of Rapides shall reserve all oil, gas and other mineral rights in and to the property to be conveyed, but shall convey the surface rights of the said property.

Section 8. The acquiring person shall be responsible for filing the sale or donation and payment of all filing fees.

Section 9. The only warranty owed by the political subdivision or the municipalities shall be a warranty against eviction resulting from a prior alienation by the political subdivision or the municipality.

• (a) All sales and donations shall be without warranty, either expressed or implied, even as to return or reduction of the purchase price, including without limitation the warranty against redhibitory defects or vices and the warranty that the thing sole is reasonable fit for its ordinary purpose or the acquiring person’s intended or particular purpose.
• (b) These waivers or exclusions of warranties shall be self-operative regardless of whether the waivers or exclusions are contained in the act of sale or donation, and regardless of whether they are clear and unambiguous, and regardless of whether they are brought to the attention of the acquiring person. This provision supersedes the requirements of any other law.
• (c) The writing constituting the sale shall be in the form as provided in R.S. 47:2207 B. and the writing constituting the donation shall be that which is included in R.S. 47:2207 C.

Section 10. The provisions of R.S. 41:1338 shall not apply to the property being sold or donated in accordance with this Ordinance.

Section 11. A certified copy of the sale or donation shall be prima facie evidence of the regularity of all matters dealing with the sale or donation and the validity of the sale or donation.

Section 12. Contemporaneously with or subsequent to the filing of the sale or donation of adjudicated property, the acquiring person, his/her successors, or assigns, may file with the recorder of mortgages an affidavit indicating how the tax sale parties whose interest the acquiring person, his/her successors, or assigns, intends to be terminated were identified, how the address of each tax sale party was obtained, how the written notice was sent, the results of sending the written notice, and the dates of publication.

• (a) The affidavit may also contain a statement of the interest to which the purchaser or donee takes subject. The recorder of mortgages shall index the affidavit only under the names of the owner filing the affidavit and the tax debtor, as mortgagors.
• (b) The affidavit described herein shall be sufficient if it follows the form articulated in R.S. 47:2208.
• (c) With respect to a sale, the filing of the affidavit provided herein shall operate as a cancellation, termination, release, or erasure of record of all statutory impositions of all political subdivisions then due and owing, of all governmental liens, and of all interests, liens, mortgages, privileges, and other encumbrances recorded against the property sold and listed in the affidavit.
• (d) With respect to a donation, the filing of the affidavit provided herein shall operate as a cancellation, termination, release, or erasure of record of all statutory impositions of all political subdivisions then due and owing, of all governmental liens, and of all interests, liens, mortgages, privileges, and other encumbrances recorded against the property sold and listed in the affidavit.
• (e) Upon filing of the affidavit, the recorder of mortgages or the recorder of conveyances shall treat as canceled, terminated, released, or erased, all those liens, privileges, mortgages or other encumbrances canceled, terminated, released or erased under subsections (c) or (d) of this Section, only insofar as they affect the property.
• (f) The owner filing the affidavit shall be liable to and indemnify the recorder of mortgages, the recorder of conveyances, and any other person relying on the cancellation, termination, release, or erasure by affidavit for any dames that they may suffer as a consequence of such reliance if the recorded affidavit contains materially false or incorrect statements that cause the recorder to incorrectly cancel, terminate, release, or erase any interest listed in the affidavit. The recorder of mortgages and the recorder of conveyances shall not be liable for any damages resulting to any person or entity as a consequence of the cancellation, termination, release or erasure of any interest in compliance with this Section.

THUS PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 13th day of December, 2021.

On motion by Mr. Rusty Wilder, seconded by Mr. Jay Scott, the following ordinance was presented and on vote unanimously adopted:

ORDINANCE

AUTHORIZING THE RAPIDES PARISH POLICE JURY TO SELL

FOR THE

CONSIDERATION OF $4,000.00 CASH

WHEREAS, the City of Alexandria and/or the City of Pineville and/or Parish of Rapides owns property described as

A certain piece, parcel or tract of land together with all buildings and Improvements thereon situated and all rights, way and privileges the reon appertaining, being, lying and situated in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and being Lot 75’ on Monroe Street x 170.92’, the City of Alexandria, records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

said property having been adjudicated to either of aforementioned Cities and/or the Parish for unpaid property taxes; and

WHEREAS, a request has been received from Bryce Evans, to purchase said property for the consideration of $4,000.00 (Four Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents) cash, at the time of sale, said consideration representing the total of the statutory impositions, governmental liens, and costs of sale or two-thirds (2/3) of the appraised value of the property; and,

WHEREAS, this Jury is of the opinion that it would be in the public interest to convey the above-mentioned property to Bryce Evans, 17 Main Street, Fairhaven, MA 02719, for the offered consideration.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Rapides Parish Police Jury that:

Section 1. A certain piece, parcel or tract of land together with all buildings and Improvements thereon situated and all rights, way and privileges thereon appertaining, being, lying and situated in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and being Lot 75’ on Monroe S treet x 170.92’, the City of Alexandria, records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

Rapides Parish, Louisiana, should be re-entered into the stream of commerce thereby serving the public interest.

Section 2. The acquiring person shall certify, in writing, to the Purchasing Department that he/she or his/her agent has searched for all names and last known addresses of all owners, mortgages, and any other person(s) who may have a vested or contingent interest in the property, or who have filed a request for notice as indicated in those records and has so examined:

• • the mortgage and conveyance records of Rapides Parish,
• • the current telephone book,
• • any other examination resources, including Internet search engines, if any, the records of the Louisiana Secretary of State and the Secretary of States set forth by the names of identified entities

Section 3. The acquiring person shall submit the required notifications (R.S. 47:2206 A and B) to the Civil Sheriff for his/her signature, and then notify those persons identified via regular mail, certified mail*, publication and/or service of process. *Copies of the “green and white receipts” should be maintained by the purchaser as indicia of compliance with the notice requirements;

Section 4. The acquiring person shall send a written notice notifying any tax sale party whose interest the successful bidder or donee intends to be terminated that the party has until the later of the following to redeem the property or otherwise challenge in a court of competent jurisdiction the potential sale or donation:

• (a) Sixty days from the date of the notice provided in this Subsection, if five years have elapsed from the filing of the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”), or six months after the date of the notice provided for in this Subsection, if five years have not elapsed since the filing of the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”);
• (b) The filing of the sale or donation transferring the property.
• (c) The written notice required by this Section shall be that which is included in R.S. 47:2206 A. (2).

Section 5. The acquiring person shall cause to be published in the official journal of this parish (currently the Town Talk) a notice that any tax sale party whose interest the successful bidder or donee intends to be terminated has, to redeem the property, until the later of:

• (a) Sixty days, for property on which a tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”) was filed over five years previous of the first publication, or six month if the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”) was filed less than five years before the first publication of the notice provided for in this Subsection.
• (b) The filing of the sale or donation transferring the property.
• (c) The publication required by this Section shall be that which is included in R.S. 47:2206 B. (2).

Section 6. The acquiring person may file with the recorder of mortgages a copy of one of the notices that was sent to the tax debtor or the current owner. A transfer, mortgage, lien, privilege, or other encumbrance filed after the filing of the notice shall not affect the property. The recorder of mortgages or recorder of conveyances shall cancel, erase, terminate, or release the acts upon the request of the acquiring person.

Section 7. At any time after the expiration of the sixty-day or six-month periods, as applicable, set forth in R.S. 47:2206 (A) and (B), the acquiring person, or his/her successors and assigns, may send to this body a written notice requesting that the sale/donation to him/her be authenticated. The President of the Jury shall authenticate the sale or donation within ten days from the date of the request or as soon thereafter as practical. However, the President shall not execute the act of cash sale or act of donation until the District Attorney’s office has certified in writing to the President, that purchaser or donee has complied with the mandates of this Ordinance. The sale price shall be paid by cashier’s check or money order at the time of the sale.

NOTE: The initial application fee of $75.00 and any other costs incurred by the purchaser shall not be applied to the purchase price and shall not be refundable if the purchaser elects not to complete the process.

NOTE: The City of Alexandria and/or the City of Pineville and/or the Parish of Rapides shall reserve all oil, gas and other mineral rights in and to the property to be conveyed, but shall convey the surface rights of the said property.

Section 8. The acquiring person shall be responsible for filing the sale or donation and payment of all filing fees.

Section 9. The only warranty owed by the political subdivision or the municipalities shall be a warranty against eviction resulting from a prior alienation by the political subdivision or the municipality.

• (a) All sales and donations shall be without warranty, either expressed or implied, even as to return or reduction of the purchase price, including without limitation the warranty against redhibitory defects or vices and the warranty that the thing sole is reasonable fit for its ordinary purpose or the acquiring person’s intended or particular purpose.
• (b) These waivers or exclusions of warranties shall be self-operative regardless of whether the waivers or exclusions are contained in the act of sale or donation, and regardless of whether they are clear and unambiguous, and regardless of whether they are brought to the attention of the acquiring person. This provision supersedes the requirements of any other law.
• (c) The writing constituting the sale shall be in the form as provided in R.S. 47:2207 B. and the writing constituting the donation shall be that which is included in R.S. 47:2207 C.

Section 10. The provisions of R.S. 41:1338 shall not apply to the property being sold or donated in accordance with this Ordinance.

Section 11. A certified copy of the sale or donation shall be prima facie evidence of the regularity of all matters dealing with the sale or donation and the validity of the sale or donation.

Section 12. Contemporaneously with or subsequent to the filing of the sale or donation of adjudicated property, the acquiring person, his/her successors, or assigns, may file with the recorder of mortgages an affidavit indicating how the tax sale parties whose interest the acquiring person, his/her successors, or assigns, intends to be terminated were identified, how the address of each tax sale party was obtained, how the written notice was sent, the results of sending the written notice, and the dates of publication.

• (a) The affidavit may also contain a statement of the interest to which the purchaser or donee takes subject. The recorder of mortgages shall index the affidavit only under the names of the owner filing the affidavit and the tax debtor, as mortgagors.
• (b) The affidavit described herein shall be sufficient if it follows the form articulated in R.S. 47:2208.
• (c) With respect to a sale, the filing of the affidavit provided herein shall operate as a cancellation, termination, release, or erasure of record of all statutory impositions of all political subdivisions then due and owing, of all governmental liens, and of all interests, liens, mortgages, privileges, and other encumbrances recorded against the property sold and listed in the affidavit.
• (d) With respect to a donation, the filing of the affidavit provided herein shall operate as a cancellation, termination, release, or erasure of record of all statutory impositions of all political subdivisions then due and owing, of all governmental liens, and of all interests, liens, mortgages, privileges, and other encumbrances recorded against the property sold and listed in the affidavit.
• (e) Upon filing of the affidavit, the recorder of mortgages or the recorder of conveyances shall treat as canceled, terminated, released, or erased, all those liens, privileges, mortgages or other encumbrances canceled, terminated, released or erased under subsections (c) or (d) of this Section, only insofar as they affect the property.
• (f) The owner filing the affidavit shall be liable to and indemnify the recorder of mortgages, the recorder of conveyances, and any other person relying on the cancellation, termination, release, or erasure by affidavit for any dames that they may suffer as a consequence of such reliance if the recorded affidavit contains materially false or incorrect statements that cause the recorder to incorrectly cancel, terminate, release, or erase any interest listed in the affidavit. The recorder of mortgages and the recorder of conveyances shall not be liable for any damages resulting to any person or entity as a consequence of the cancellation, termination, release or erasure of any interest in compliance with this Section.

THUS PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 13th day of December, 2021.

On motion by Mr. Rusty Wilder, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, the following ordinance was presented and on vote unanimously adopted:

ORDINANCE

AUTHORIZING THE RAPIDES PARISH POLICE JURY TO SELL

FOR THE

CONSIDERATION OF $3,333.33 CASH

WHEREAS, the City of Alexandria and/or the City of Pineville and/or Parish of Rapides owns property described as

A certain piece, parcel or tract of land together with all buildings and Improvements thereon situated and all rights, way and privileges the reon appertaining, being, lying and situated in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and being Part of Lots 13, 14, & 15, Square T, Welch Addition, the City of Alexandria, records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

Municipal Address of the Property: 128 N. 16th Street, Alexandria, LA

said property having been adjudicated to either of aforementioned Cities and/or the Parish for unpaid property taxes; and

WHEREAS, a request has been received from Bryce Evans, to purchase said property for the consideration of $3,333.33 (Three Thousand Three Hundred Thirty-Three and Thirty-Three Cents) cash, at the time of sale, said consideration representing the total of the statutory impositions, governmental liens, and costs of sale or two-thirds (2/3) of the appraised value of the property; and,

WHEREAS, this Jury is of the opinion that it would be in the public interest to convey the above-mentioned property to Bryce Evans, 17 Main Street, Fairhaven, MA 02719, for the offered consideration.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Rapides Parish Police Jury that:

Section 1. A certain piece, parcel or tract of land together with all buildings and Improvements thereon situated and all rights, way and privileges thereon appertaining, being, lying and situated in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and being Part of Lots 13, 14, & 15, Square T, Welch Addition, the City of Alexandria, records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

Municipal Address of the Property: 128 N. 16th Street, Alexandria, LA

Rapides Parish, Louisiana, should be re-entered into the stream of commerce thereby serving the public interest.

Section 2. The acquiring person shall certify, in writing, to the Purchasing Department that he/she or his/her agent has searched for all names and last known addresses of all owners, mortgages, and any other person(s) who may have a vested or contingent interest in the property, or who have filed a request for notice as indicated in those records and has so examined:

• • the mortgage and conveyance records of Rapides Parish,
• • the current telephone book,
• • any other examination resources, including Internet search engines, if any, the records of the Louisiana Secretary of State and the Secretary of States set forth by the names of identified entities

Section 3. The acquiring person shall submit the required notifications (R.S. 47:2206 A and B) to the Civil Sheriff for his/her signature, and then notify those persons identified via regular mail, certified mail*, publication and/or service of process. *Copies of the “green and white receipts” should be maintained by the purchaser as indicia of compliance with the notice requirements;

Section 4. The acquiring person shall send a written notice notifying any tax sale party whose interest the successful bidder or donee intends to be terminated that the party has until the later of the following to redeem the property or otherwise challenge in a court of competent jurisdiction the potential sale or donation:

• (a) Sixty days from the date of the notice provided in this Subsection, if five years have elapsed from the filing of the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”), or six months after the date of the notice provided for in this Subsection, if five years have not elapsed since the filing of the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”);
• (b) The filing of the sale or donation transferring the property.
• (c) The written notice required by this Section shall be that which is included in R.S. 47:2206 A. (2).

Section 5. The acquiring person shall cause to be published in the official journal of this parish (currently the Town Talk) a notice that any tax sale party whose interest the successful bidder or donee intends to be terminated has, to redeem the property, until the later of:

• (a) Sixty days, for property on which a tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”) was filed over five years previous of the first publication, or six month if the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”) was filed less than five years before the first publication of the notice provided for in this Subsection.
• (b) The filing of the sale or donation transferring the property.
• (c) The publication required by this Section shall be that which is included in R.S. 47:2206 B. (2).

Section 6. The acquiring person may file with the recorder of mortgages a copy of one of the notices that was sent to the tax debtor or the current owner. A transfer, mortgage, lien, privilege, or other encumbrance filed after the filing of the notice shall not affect the property. The recorder of mortgages or recorder of conveyances shall cancel, erase, terminate, or release the acts upon the request of the acquiring person.

Section 7. At any time after the expiration of the sixty-day or six-month periods, as applicable, set forth in R.S. 47:2206 (A) and (B), the acquiring person, or his/her successors and assigns, may send to this body a written notice requesting that the sale/donation to him/her be authenticated. The President of the Jury shall authenticate the sale or donation within ten days from the date of the request or as soon thereafter as practical. However, the President shall not execute the act of cash sale or act of donation until the District Attorney’s office has certified in writing to the President, that purchaser or donee has complied with the mandates of this Ordinance. The sale price shall be paid by cashier’s check or money order at the time of the sale.

NOTE: The initial application fee of $75.00 and any other costs incurred by the purchaser shall not be applied to the purchase price and shall not be refundable if the purchaser elects not to complete the process.

NOTE: The City of Alexandria and/or the City of Pineville and/or the Parish of Rapides shall reserve all oil, gas and other mineral rights in and to the property to be conveyed, but shall convey the surface rights of the said property.

Section 8. The acquiring person shall be responsible for filing the sale or donation and payment of all filing fees.

Section 9. The only warranty owed by the political subdivision or the municipalities shall be a warranty against eviction resulting from a prior alienation by the political subdivision or the municipality.

• (a) All sales and donations shall be without warranty, either expressed or implied, even as to return or reduction of the purchase price, including without limitation the warranty against redhibitory defects or vices and the warranty that the thing sole is reasonable fit for its ordinary purpose or the acquiring person’s intended or particular purpose.
• (b) These waivers or exclusions of warranties shall be self-operative regardless of whether the waivers or exclusions are contained in the act of sale or donation, and regardless of whether they are clear and unambiguous, and regardless of whether they are brought to the attention of the acquiring person. This provision supersedes the requirements of any other law.
• (c) The writing constituting the sale shall be in the form as provided in R.S. 47:2207 B. and the writing constituting the donation shall be that which is included in R.S. 47:2207 C.

Section 10. The provisions of R.S. 41:1338 shall not apply to the property being sold or donated in accordance with this Ordinance.

Section 11. A certified copy of the sale or donation shall be prima facie evidence of the regularity of all matters dealing with the sale or donation and the validity of the sale or donation.

Section 12. Contemporaneously with or subsequent to the filing of the sale or donation of adjudicated property, the acquiring person, his/her successors, or assigns, may file with the recorder of mortgages an affidavit indicating how the tax sale parties whose interest the acquiring person, his/her successors, or assigns, intends to be terminated were identified, how the address of each tax sale party was obtained, how the written notice was sent, the results of sending the written notice, and the dates of publication.

• (a) The affidavit may also contain a statement of the interest to which the purchaser or donee takes subject. The recorder of mortgages shall index the affidavit only under the names of the owner filing the affidavit and the tax debtor, as mortgagors.
• (b) The affidavit described herein shall be sufficient if it follows the form articulated in R.S. 47:2208.
• (c) With respect to a sale, the filing of the affidavit provided herein shall operate as a cancellation, termination, release, or erasure of record of all statutory impositions of all political subdivisions then due and owing, of all governmental liens, and of all interests, liens, mortgages, privileges, and other encumbrances recorded against the property sold and listed in the affidavit.
• (d) With respect to a donation, the filing of the affidavit provided herein shall operate as a cancellation, termination, release, or erasure of record of all statutory impositions of all political subdivisions then due and owing, of all governmental liens, and of all interests, liens, mortgages, privileges, and other encumbrances recorded against the property sold and listed in the affidavit.
• (e) Upon filing of the affidavit, the recorder of mortgages or the recorder of conveyances shall treat as canceled, terminated, released, or erased, all those liens, privileges, mortgages or other encumbrances canceled, terminated, released or erased under subsections (c) or (d) of this Section, only insofar as they affect the property.
• (f) The owner filing the affidavit shall be liable to and indemnify the recorder of mortgages, the recorder of conveyances, and any other person relying on the cancellation, termination, release, or erasure by affidavit for any dames that they may suffer as a consequence of such reliance if the recorded affidavit contains materially false or incorrect statements that cause the recorder to incorrectly cancel, terminate, release, or erase any interest listed in the affidavit. The recorder of mortgages and the recorder of conveyances shall not be liable for any damages resulting to any person or entity as a consequence of the cancellation, termination, release or erasure of any interest in compliance with this Section.

THUS PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 13th day of December, 2021.

On motion by Mr. Joe Bishop, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, to grant the request of the Holiday Village Volunteer Fire Department to give a 3% salary increase to all full-time employees, effective January 1, 2022, as recommended by the Holiday Village Volunteer Fire Association Board of Directors, to be paid out of Fire Protection District No. 4 funds. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, of Intent to sell the following Abandoned/Adjudicated Properties: TAX DEBTOR DESCRIPTION Gray Walk Holding Inc. Lot Seventeen (17) & Adjacent ½ of Lot Sixteen (16), Square “A” Yarbrough Subdivision of J. N. Ball Addition. Bearing the Municipal address of:

Mary Lee H. Piper Lot Six (6), Square Six (6), Willow Glen Plantation Subdivision Bearing the Municipal address of: On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Joe Bishop, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, the following resolution was presented and unanimously adopted:

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Gilchrist Construction Company, LLC, the Contractor for the project entitled Street Improvements (Palmer Chapel Road Reconstruction) FY2019 LCDBG, has “Substantially Completed” the work under the Contract as recommended by the Engineer;

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Contract of Gilchrist Construction Company LLC, the Contractor for said work, is hereby accepted as “Substantially Complete” with the understanding that the final payment will be made upon satisfactory completion of any Punch List items and presentation of the Clear Lien Certificate as required by law; and,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the signing and filing with the Clerk of Court of this Resolution of Contract Acceptance by the Rapides Parish Police Jury is hereby authorized; and,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the President is authorized to sign a Final Recap Change Order adjusting the final contract quantities and time period as necessary.

Passed, approved and adopted by the President and Police Jury of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, on this 13th day of December, 2021.

On motion by Mr. Rusty Wilder, seconded by Mr. David Johnson, to delete from the Rapides Parish Fire District No. 8 the equipment listed below as it was traded in on the purchase of a new camera. ASSET DESCRIPTION DISPOSAL 11360 Thermal Imaging Camera Trade-In On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. David Johnson, to create and hire two (2) additional part-time firefighters, at $12.00 per hour, each not to exceed 34 hours a week, for Fire Protection District No. 18, as requested by the Board of Commissioners. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Joe Bishop, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, to authorize the renewal of the Rapides Parish Police Jury Worker’s Compensation Insurance for 2022 with PGRMA/CCMSI for $209,741 and authorize the President to sign the same. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Rusty Wilder, the following resolution was presented and unanimously adopted:

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Progressive Construction Company, LLC has the contract for the construction of the Ball Lane – Bayou Rapides Road Intersection Improvements project with the Rapides Parish Police Jury;

AND WHEREAS, the project has been inspected by the engineer and reviewed by the Public Works Department and found to be substantially complete;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Rapides Parish Police Jury, that the Ball Lane – Bayou Rapides Road Intersection Improvements project be considered Substantially Complete in accordance with the stipulations of the project contract,

AND, that the President is hereby authorized to sign the Certificate of Substantial Completion.

This Resolution being submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:

YEAS: Davron “Bubba” Moreau, Joe Bishop, Craig Smith, Rusty Wilder, Oliver “Ollie” Overton, Jr., David Johnson and Jay Scott NAYS: none ABSENT: Sean McGlothlin

And the Resolution is declared adopted on this the 13th day of December, 2021.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Joe Bishop, to approve Change Order No. 1 to the construction contract with Progressive Construction Co., LLC, for the Ball Lane – Bayou Rapides Road Intersection Improvements Project, for a decreased amount of $5,292.50 and adjust the contract time to address weather, site, Covid related material shipment and other delays to the contractor’s progress and authorize the President to execute the change order, as recommended by Meyer, Meyer, LaCroix & Hixson, Engineers. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Jay Scott, to enter into a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the Rapides Parish Police Jury and GOHSEP to utilize the administrative services of Hunt, Guillot and Associates for DR-4559 Hurricane Laura - Hazard Mitigation Funds for infrastructure project, Cloverdale Drainage, at no cost to the Parish and authorize the President to sign any necessary documents. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Rusty Wilder, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, the following resolution was presented and unanimously adopted:

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, the Rapides Parish Police Jury received the following Proposals until Friday, November 26, 2021, for LeBayou Subdivision Drainage Improvements.

CONTRACTOR LUMP SUM PRICE

1. Clark Land Development, LLC $48,870.00
2. Progressive Construction Company, LLC $54,170.00

WHEREAS, the Proposals have been checked and tabulated by Pan American Engineers, LLC, with a recommendation of award being made to the low Proposer; and,

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the contract for said service is hereby awarded to the low Proposer, Clark Land Development, LLC, in the amount of $48,870.00, for LeBayou Subdivision Drainage Improvements, contingent upon receipt of required insurance and other contract documents.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the President is hereby authorized to execute contracts and change orders between the Rapides Parish Police Jury and the successful Proposer.

Passed, approved and adopted by the President and Police Jury of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, on the 13th day of December 2021.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Bubba Moreau, to authorize the President to sign a renewal of the One-Stop Operator Contract between the Rapides Parish Police Jury and the Louisiana State University at Alexandria, for an additional term of one (1) year, from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022. The Contract will be funded through the WIOA grant funds. Treasurer to amend the budget accordingly. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Jay Scott, to authorize the President to sign the Rapides American Job Center (RAJC) Certification Approval. Per the OWD Policy 1117-02 & OWD Policy 4-18, the Workforce Development Board must review and update the certification criteria every two (2) years, as a part of the review and modification of the State and local planning process. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Bubba Moreau, to authorize the President to sign the Application for Subsequent Local Area Designation 2021-2023. The Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) requires the Governor to designate & certify Local Workforce Areas within the state every two (2) years. This process requires the Subsequent Designation Application be approved and signed by the Workforce Development Board Chair & the Rapides Parish Police Jury CEO. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Bubba Moreau, to authorize the President to sign nomination form for Cyndi Szczepanski, Human Resources Manager for UTLX to replace Timothy Adam, and sign a letter addressed to the Louisiana Workforce Commission concerning new members. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Joe Bishop, to authorize the President to sign nomination form for Leona Venson, President, Rapides Federation of Teachers to replace Landry Ducote, and sign a letter addressed to the Louisiana Workforce Commission concerning new members. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Joe Bishop, to ratify authorization of the grant application submission for ARPA funding by the FAA for Esler Field Airport in the amount of $32,000.00 and authorize the President to sign any necessary documents. (100% FAA funding) On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Joe Bishop, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, to authorize legal counsel to institute a civil lawsuit against the property owner at 6529 Magnolia Road, Pineville, Louisiana, to enforce Parish & State ordinances and regulations. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. David Johnson, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, the following resolution was presented and unanimously adopted:

RAPIDES PARISH

School Choice Week

WHEREAS all children in Rapides Parish should have access to the highestquality education possible; and,

WHEREAS Rapides Parish recognizes the important role that an effective education plays in preparing all students in Rapides Parish to be successful adults; and,

WHEREAS quality education is critically important to the economic vitality of Rapides Parish; and,

WHEREAS Rapides Parish is home to a multitude of high-quality public and nonpublic schools from which parents can choose for their children, in addition to families who educate their children in the home; and

WHEREAS, educational variety not only helps to diversify our economy, but also enhances the vibrancy of our community; and,

WHEREAS Rapides Parish has many high-quality teaching professionals in all types of school settings who are committed to educating our children; and,

WHEREAS, School Choice Week is celebrated across the country by millions of students, parents, educators, schools and organizations to raise awareness of the need for effective educational options;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Craig Smith do hereby recognize January 23 – January 29, 2022 as Rapides Parish School Choice Week, and I call this observance to the attention of all of our citizens.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. David Johnson, to authorize renewal of Annual Intergovernmental Agreements with the following municipalities and authorize the President to sign same: Woodworth Road District 2C Cheneyville Road District 3A Ball Road District 10A Forest Hill Road District 1A Glenmora Road District 1A Lecompte Road District 3A Boyce Road District 7A On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Joe Bishop, seconded by Mr. David Johnson, to declare the dates of Friday, December 23 and Monday December 26, as the dates to be taken for the holidays of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in 2022. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Joe Bishop, seconded by Mr. Rusty Wilder, to change the date of the Committee Police Jury meeting in July 2022 from Monday July 4 to Tuesday July 5, 2022. The Courthouse will be closed in observance of 4th of July holiday. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Jay Scott, seconded by Mr. Bubba Moreau, to change the date of the Committee Police Jury meeting in September 2022 from Monday September 5 to Tuesday September 6, 2022. The Courthouse will be closed in observance of Labor Day holiday. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. David Johnson, to waive the thirty day announcement rule and reappoint Kenneth McNeely to the Ward 10 Recreation Board for a five (5) year term. Term will expire January 14, 2027. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. David Johnson, seconded by Mr. Bubba Moreau, to waive the thirty (30) day announcement rule and appoint Chauncey Nichols to the Fire Protection District No. 17 Board for a two (2) year term to fill the expiring term of Oliver Chamberlain. Term will expire January 1, 2024. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. David Johnson, to waive the thirty (30) day announcement rule and reappoint Harold “Ronnie” Roberts to the Fire Protection District No. 18 Board for a two (2) year term. Term will expire January 1, 2024. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Jay Scott, to waive the thirty (30) day announcement rule and reappoint Cory VanMol to the Fire Protection District No. 18 Board for a two (2) year term. Term will expire January 1, 2024. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. David Johnson, to receive the required report from Acadian Ambulance under the Contract for October 2021: Response Number of Required Compliance Zone Responses % % Alexandria - 8 minute 485 80% 91.75% Pineville - 8 minute 129 80% 86.05% Rapides - 12 minute 200 80% 94.00% Rapides - 20 minute 214 80% 89.25% On vote the motion carried.

The following resolution was offered by Joe Bishop and seconded by Ollie Overton:

RESOLUTION

A resolution providing for canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the special election held in Road District No. 2B (Ward 11) Sales Tax District of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, on Saturday, December 11, 2021, to authorize the levy of a sales and use tax therein.

BE IT RESOLVED by the Police Jury of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana (the "Governing Authority"), acting as the governing authority of Road District No. 2B (Ward 11) Sales Tax District of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana (the "District"), 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 Road District No. 2B (Ward 11) Sales Tax District of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2021 (the “Election”), to authorize the levy of a sales and use tax therein pursuant to the following proposition (the “Proposition”):

PROPOSITION

(SALES TAX)

Shall Road District No. 2B (Ward 11) Sales Tax District of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana (the “District”), be authorized to levy and collect a tax of one percent (1%) (the “Tax”) upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the District, all as defined by law (an estimated $463,937 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), in perpetuity, commencing January 1, 2022, with the avails and proceeds of the Tax (after paying reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) to be dedicated and used for the purpose of constructing, improving, maintaining and keeping in repair the public roads, highways, bridges and related drainage facilities in the District?

This Governing Authority does further proceed to examine and canvass the returns of the Election thereof.

SECTION 2. Election Results. According to the official certified tabulation of votes cast at said Election, there was a total of 882 votes cast IN FAVOR OF the Proposition and a total of 612 votes cast AGAINST the Proposition, resulting in a majority of 270 votes cast IN FAVOR OF the Proposition. The Proposition was therefore duly CARRIED by a majority of the votes cast by the qualified electors voting at the Election.

SECTION 3. Promulgation of Election Result. The results of said election shall be promulgated by publication in the manner provided by law, after receipt from the Secretary of State’s office of the actual costs of the election, as required by Act 205 of the Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana for the year 2019.

SECTION 4. Declaration. The foregoing results of the Election are hereby declared by this Governing Authority and shall be published as required by law.

SECTION 5. Procès Verbal. A Procès Verbal of the canvass of the returns of the 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 Rapides, 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.

This resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:

YEAS: Davron “Bubba” Moreau, Joe Bishop, Craig Smith, Rusty Wilder, Oliver “Ollie” Overton, Jr., David Johnson and Jay Scott NAYS: none ABSENT: Sean McGlothlin

And the resolution was declared adopted on this, the 13th day of December, 2021.

/s/ Laurel Smith /s/ Craig Smith Secretary President

PROCÈS VERBAL OF THE CANVASS OF THE VOTES CAST AT THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN ROAD DISTRICT NO. 2B (WARD 11) SALES TAX DISTRICT OF THE PARISH OF RAPIDES, STATE OF LOUISIANA, ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2021.

BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED that on Monday, December 13, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., at its regular meeting place, the Police Jury Room of the Rapides Parish Courthouse, 2nd Floor, 701 Murray Street, Alexandria, Louisiana, the Police Jury of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana (the "Governing Authority"), acting as the governing authority of Road District No. 2B (Ward 11) Sales Tax District of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana (the "District"), and being the authority ordering the special election held therein on Saturday, December 11, 2021, with the following members present:

Davron “Bubba” Moreau, Joe Bishop, Craig Smith, Rusty Wilder, Oliver “Ollie” Overton, Jr., David Johnson and Jay Scott

There being absent: Sean McGlothlin;

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 proposition, to wit:

PROPOSITION

(SALES TAX)

Shall Road District No. 2B (Ward 11) Sales Tax District of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana (the “District”), be authorized to levy and collect a tax of one percent (1%) (the “Tax”) upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the District, all as defined by law (an estimated $463,937 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), in perpetuity, commencing January 1, 2022, with the avails and proceeds of the Tax (after paying reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) to be dedicated and used for the purpose of constructing, improving, maintaining and keeping in repair the public roads, highways, bridges and related drainage facilities in the District?

There was found by said count and canvass that there was a total of 882 votes cast IN FAVOR OF the Proposition and a total of 612 votes cast AGAINST the Proposition, as hereinabove set forth, and it was further found and determined that there was a majority of 270 votes cast IN FAVOR OF the 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 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 District on Saturday, December 11, 2021.

Results by precinct are available from the Secretary of this Governing Authority during regular business hours or via the Louisiana Secretary of State’s website

Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part of this Procès Verbal is a copy of the Notice of Special Election and proof of publication thereof.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Alexandria, Louisiana, on this, the 13th day of December, 2021.

ATTEST: /s/ Craig Smith President

/s/ Laurel Smith Secretary

EXHIBIT "A"

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

PROPOSITION

(SALES TAX)

Shall Road District No. 2B (Ward 11) Sales Tax District of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana (the “District”), be authorized to levy and collect a tax of one percent (1%) (the “Tax”) upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the District, all as defined by law (an estimated $463,937 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), in perpetuity, commencing January 1, 2022, with the avails and proceeds of the Tax (after paying reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) to be dedicated and used for the purpose of constructing, improving, maintaining and keeping in repair the public roads, highways, bridges and related drainage facilities in the District?

The said special election will be held at the polling places for the following precincts, which polls will open at seven o'clock (7:00) a.m. and close at eight o'clock (8:00) p.m., in accordance with the provisions of La. R.S. 18:541, to-wit:

PRECINCTS

N10AK(PART)

N10LZ(PART)

N12(PART)

N17(PART)

N22(PART)

N23

N24AK

N24LZ

N25

N26AK(PART)

N26LZ(PART)

N27(PART)

N28(PART)

N29(PART)

The polling places for the precincts set forth above are hereby designated as the polling places at which to hold the said election, and the Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners, respectively, shall be those persons designated according to law.

The estimated cost of this election as determined by the Secretary of State based upon the provisions of Chapter 8-A of Title 18 and actual costs of similar elections is $23,400.

The said special election will be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 5 and Chapter 6-A of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, and the officers appointed to hold the said election, as provided in this Notice of Special Election, or such substitutes therefor as may be selected and designated in accordance with La. R.S. 18:1287, will make due returns thereof to said Governing Authority, and NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Governing Authority will meet at its regular meeting place, the Police Jury Room of the Rapides Parish Courthouse, 2nd Floor, 701 Murray Street, Alexandria, Louisiana on MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2021, at THREE O'CLOCK (3:00) P.M., and shall then and there in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the said special election. All registered voters of the District are entitled to vote at said special election and voting machines will be used.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Alexandria, Louisiana, on this, the 9th day of August, 2021.

ATTEST: /s/ Craig Smith President

/s/ Laurel Smith Secretary

PROCLAMATION

I, the undersigned President of the Policy Jury of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, acting as the governing authority of Road District No. 2B (Ward 11) Sales Tax District of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana (the "District"), do hereby declare, proclaim and announce that the proposition submitted at the special election held in the District on Saturday, December 11, 2021, 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 Alexandria, Louisiana, on this, the 13th day of December, 2021.

/s/ Craig Smith President

The following ordinance was offered for adoption by Joe Bishop and seconded by Ollie Overton:

ORDINANCE

An ordinance providing for the levy within Road District No. 2B (Ward 11) Sales Tax District of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, effective April 1, 2022, of a one percent (1%) sales and use tax upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and upon the sale of services in said District, providing for the assessment, collection, payment thereof and the dedication of the proceeds of said tax and the purpose for which the proceeds of the tax may be expended, such tax having been authorized at a special election held in the District on December 11, 2021.

WHEREAS, under the provisions of Article VI, Section 30 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, and other constitutional and statutory authority, and an election held on December 11, 2021, Road District No. 2B (Ward 11) Sales Tax District of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana (the "District"), acting through the Police Jury of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, as its governing authority (the "Governing Authority"), is authorized to levy and collect within the District from and after January 1, 2022, a one percent (1%) sales and use tax (the “Tax”) upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and upon the sale of services as defined in applicable statutory authority, pursuant to the following proposition which was approved at said election held on December 11, 2021:

PROPOSITION

(SALES TAX)

Shall Road District No. 2B (Ward 11) Sales Tax District of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana (the “District”), be authorized to levy and collect a tax of one percent (1%) (the “Tax”) upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the District, all as defined by law (an estimated $463,937 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), in perpetuity, commencing January 1, 2022, with the avails and proceeds of the Tax (after paying reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) to be dedicated and used for the purpose of constructing, improving, maintaining and keeping in repair the public roads, highways, bridges and related drainage facilities in the District?

WHEREAS, in compliance with the aforesaid constitutional and statutory authority and said special election of December 11, 2021, it is the desire of this Governing Authority to provide for the levy and collection of the Tax and to provide for distribution of the proceeds thereof and other matters in connection therewith as hereinafter provided in this ordinance;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Police Jury of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana (the “Governing Authority”), acting as the governing authority of Road District No. 2B (Ward 11) Sales Tax District of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, that:

SECTION 1. Imposition. Pursuant to the authority of a special election held in the District on December 11, 2021, the Tax is hereby levied upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property, and upon the lease or rental of tangible personal property and on the sales of services in the District, as defined by law. The Uniform Local Sales Tax Code, as enacted by Act 73 of the 2003 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature and as it may be amended, shall apply in the assessment, collection, administration and enforcement of the Tax, the provisions of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

SECTION 2. Rate of Tax. The Tax is levied at the rate of one percent (1%) of the sales price of each item or article of tangible personal property when sold at retail in the District, the Tax to be computed on gross sales for the purpose of remitting the amount of tax due to the District, and to include each and every retail sale. The Tax is levied at the rate of one percent (1%) of the cost price of each item or article of tangible personal property when the same is not sold but is used, consumed, distributed, or stored for use or consumption in the District, provided there shall be no duplication of the Tax. The Tax is levied at the rate of one percent (1%) of the gross proceeds derived from the lease or rental of tangible personal property, as defined by law, where the lease or rental of such property is an established business, or part of an established business, or the same is incidental or germane to the said business, or of the monthly lease or rental price paid by lessee or rentee, or contracted or agreed to be paid by lessee or rentee to the owner of the tangible personal property. The Tax is levied at the rate of one percent (1%) of the amount paid or charged for taxable services, as defined by law, performed in the District.

SECTION 3. Effective Date. The Tax shall be effective on April 1, 2022.

SECTION 4. Term. The Tax shall remain in effect without limit as to term or duration.

SECTION 5. Purposes. The proceeds of the Tax shall be used for the purposes set forth in the proposition approved by the voters in the special election held in the District on December 11, 2021, authorizing the Tax, which proposition is set forth in the preamble hereto.

SECTION 6. Vendor’s Compensation. For the purpose of compensating the dealer in accounting for and remitting the Tax levied by this ordinance, each dealer shall be allowed one percent (1%) of the amount of Tax due and accounted for and remitted to the District’s collector in the form of a deduction in submitting its report and paying the amount due by the dealer, provided the amount due was not delinquent at the time of payment, and provided the amount of any credit claimed for taxes already paid to a wholesaler shall not be deducted in computing the commission allowed the dealer hereunder.

SECTION 7. Exclusions and Exemptions. The Governing Authority adopts none of the optional exclusions or exemptions allowed by State sales and use tax law, nor does this Governing Authority adopt any exclusions or exemptions authorized by legislation enacted under Article VI, Section 29 (D)(1) of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974. Included within the base of the Tax is every transaction, whether sales, use, lease or rental, consumption, storage or service, with no exclusions or exemptions except for those mandated upon political subdivisions by the Constitution or statutes of the State of Louisiana, including the Act.

SECTION 8. Interest on Unpaid Amount of Tax Due. As authorized by La. R.S. 47:337.69, the interest on unpaid amounts of the Tax which are due shall be at the rate of one and one-fourth percent (1-¼%) per month.

SECTION 9. Delinquency Penalty. The delinquency penalty, as provided by La. R.S. 47:337.70, shall be five percent (5%) per month on the unpaid amount of the Tax due for each thirty-day period, not to exceed five thirty-day periods.

SECTION 10. Penalty for False, Fraudulent or Grossly Incorrect Return. The penalty as authorized by La. R.S. 47:337.72 shall be fifty percent (50%) of the amount of the Tax found to be due.

SECTION 11. Negligence Penalty. The penalty as authorized by La. R.S. 47:337.73 shall be five percent (5%) of the unpaid amount of the Tax found to be due, or ten dollars ($10.00), whichever is greater.

SECTION 12. Penalty for Insufficient Funds Check. The penalty as authorized by La. R.S. 47:337.74 shall be an amount equal to the greater of one percent (1%) of the check or twenty dollars ($20.00).

SECTION 13. Attorney Fees. The collector is authorized to employ private counsel to assist in the collection of any taxes, penalties or interest due under this ordinance, or to represent him in any proceeding under this ordinance. If any taxes, penalties or interest due under this ordinance are referred to an attorney at law for collection, an additional charge of attorney fees, in the amount of ten per centum (10%) of the taxes, penalties and interest due, shall be paid by the tax debtor.

SECTION 14. Penalty for Costs Incurred. As provided by R.S. 47:337.75, and under the circumstances set forth therein, a penalty shall be added to the amount of Tax due in an amount as itemized by the Collector to compensate for all costs incurred in making an examination of books, records or documents, or an audit thereof, or in the holding of hearings or the subpoenaing and compensating of witnesses.

SECTION 15. Distraint Penalty. The penalty as provided by R.S. 47:337.76 in cases where the distraint procedure is used in the collection of the Tax shall be ten dollars ($10.00).

SECTION 16. Limits on Interest, Penalty and Attorney Fees. Should the interest, penalties or attorney fees herein, or the combined interest, penalties and attorney fees be declared to be in excess of limits provided by other law, including relevant jurisprudence, then the maximum interest, penalties and attorney fees allowed by such other law shall apply.

SECTION 17. Collector. The Tax levied by this ordinance is authorized to be collected by a "Collector" which term shall mean the Rapides Parish Sales and Use Tax Collector.

SECTION 18. Powers of Collector. The Collector is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to carry into effect the provisions of this ordinance, to appoint deputies, assistants or agents to assist it in the performance of its duties, and in pursuance thereof to make and enforce such rules as it may deem necessary.

SECTION 19. Agreement to Collect Tax on Vehicles. With regard to the collection of the Tax on any motor vehicle, automobile, truck, truck-trailer, trailer, semi-trailer, motor bus, home trailer, or any other vehicle subject to the vehicle registration license Tax, this Governing Authority, acting on behalf of the District, is authorized to enter into an agreement or agreements with the Vehicle Commissioner, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, for the collection of the Tax on such vehicles, as provided by R.S.47:303(B).

SECTION 20. Revenues of Tax. All taxes, revenues, funds, assessments, moneys, penalties, fees or other income which may be collected or come into the possession of the Collector under any provision or provisions of this ordinance relating to the Tax shall be promptly deposited by the Collector for the account of the District in the special funds heretofore established and maintained for the deposit of such proceeds, which fund shall be a separate bank account established and maintained with the regularly designated fiscal agent of the District , provided, however, any amount which is paid under protest or which is subject to litigation may be transferred to a separate account established by the Collector with said fiscal agent pending the final determination of the protest or litigation.

In compliance with the said special election of December 11, 2021, authorizing the Tax, after all reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administration of the Tax have been paid as provided for above, the remaining balance in said special fund shall be available for appropriation and expenditures by the Governing Authority solely for the purposes designated in the applicable proposition authorizing the levy of the Tax.

SECTION 21. Severability. If any or more of the provisions of this ordinance shall for any reason be held to be illegal or invalid, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect any other provision of this ordinance, but this ordinance shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provisions had not been contained herein. Any constitutional or statutory provision enacted after the date of this ordinance which validates or makes legal any provision of this ordinance which would not otherwise be valid or legal, shall be deemed to apply to this ordinance.

SECTION 22. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its adoption, being an ordinance affecting the public peace, health and safety.

SECTION 23. Publication and Recordation. This ordinance shall be published in one issue of the official journal of this Governing Authority as soon as is reasonably possible. A certified copy of this ordinance shall be recorded in the mortgage records of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana.

The final adoption of the foregoing ordinance having been duly moved and seconded, the roll was called and the following vote was taken and recorded:

YEAS: Davron “Bubba” Moreau, Joe Bishop, Craig Smith, Rusty Wilder, Oliver “Ollie” Overton, Jr., David Johnson and Jay Scott NAYS: none ABSENT: Sean McGlothlin

And the ordinance was declared adopted on this, the 13th day of December, 2021.

/s/ Laurel Smith /s/ Craig Smith Secretary President

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, that the following item(s) were posted to the Committee meeting after the agenda was posted and added to the Jury agenda in compliance with the Public Meetings Law and are now confirmed as having been added to the agenda by unanimous vote:

YEAS: Davron “Bubba” Moreau, Joe Bishop, Craig Smith, Rusty Wilder, Oliver “Ollie” Overton, Jr., David Johnson and Jay Scott NAYS: none ABSENT: Sean McGlothlin, On roll call vote the motion carried 7-0.

The next item on the agenda was to receive a presentation and to hold a public hearing on the Reapportionment Plan of Rapides Parish Police Jury Districts in accordance with the U.S Census of 2020.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. David Johnson, the public hearing was called to order at 3:31 p.m. On vote the motion carried. PUBLIC HEARING Mr. Greg Jones stated Mr. Matt Johns was on vacation, but last month there was a review of the preliminary districts and this is to adopt the final version.

Mr. Jamie Wallace displayed the proposed districts on the projector. He stated they took C11A and put into District I.

Mr. Craig Smith stated it was the same as what was gone over and made the changes in District C, which made some changes in District B, Joe Bishop’s district, which changed some in District D, Theodore Fountaine’s district. Now they have changed some in District H, Jay Scott’s district as well as a piece of District F, Ollie Overton’s district. The rest of the districts didn’t need to have any changes.

Mr. Greg Jones stated according to Mr. Matt Johns, Director of RAPC, all the populations are within the parameters and allows for deviation.

Mr. Smith stated that Mr. Johns believes that we are in line with the population counts that we are ok with the percentages that these numbers show us today. If there are no objections, we are going to move forward with the submission.

Discussion ensued.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Joe Bishop, the public hearing was declared closed at 3:36 p.m. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Rusty Wilder, to approve and adopt the Reapportionment Plan for Rapides Parish Police Jury Districts in accordance with the U.S. Census of 2020. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Joe Bishop, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, the following ordinance was presented and on vote unanimously adopted:

ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE OPERATING BUDGET AND REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES FOR CERTAIN FUNDS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2022, AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2022, IN ACCORDANCE WITH LA R.S. 39:1309-1310.

BE IT ORDAINED by the Police Jury of Rapides Parish, in regular session convened that:

SECTION 1. The following estimate of revenues for certain funds for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2022, and ending December 31, 2022, be and the same is hereby adopted to serve as an operating budget of Revenues for these funds for the Police Jury of Rapides Parish, during the same period.

SECTION 2. The attached estimates of expenditures for certain funds are hereby adopted to serve as a budget of expenditures for these funds for the Police Jury of Rapides Parish during the same period.

SECTION 3. The adoption of this operating budget of expenditures be and the same is hereby declared to operate as an appropriation of the amount therein set forth within the terms of the budget classification.

SECTION 4. Amounts are available for expenditure only to the extent included within the 2022 budget.

SECTION 5. The Treasurer shall have the authority to make any changes and amendments to any agencies, departments, functions, characters and funds within the adopted budget as she deems necessary provided that the provisions of LA R.S. 39:1310 (A) are followed.

PASSED AND ADOPTED at Alexandria, Louisiana, on this the 13th day of December, 2021.

RAPIDES PARISH POLICE JURY BUDGET 2022

Below is a summarized copy of the adopted 2022 budget. A detailed copy of the 2022 budget is attached and may be reviewed at the Finance Department of the Rapides Parish Police Jury Office, 701 Murray Street, Suite 201, Alexandria, LA 71301.

SUMMARY OF ADOPTED 2022 BUDGET FUND BEG. BALANCE & REVENUE EXPENDITURES CONTINGENCIES General Fund 10,829,731.13 10,418,774.74 410,956.39 Admin Fund 1,102,693.85 1,102,693.85

Road & Bridge Fund 7,262,752.38 5,662,752.38 1,600,000.00 Road District 1-A Fund 922,363.26 922,363.26

Road District 1-B Fund 1,201,623.93 1,201,623.93

Road District 2-B Fund - Sub Dist 2 539,082.01 539,082.01

Road District 2-C Fund 5,291,848.10 5,291,848.10

Road District 3-A Fund 4,206,454.14 4,206,454.14

Road District 5-A Fund 20,000.00 20,000.00

Road District 6-A Fund 1,136,876.33 1,136,876.33

Road District 7-A Fund 1,091,671.13 1,091,671.13

Road District 9-B Fund 1,055,541.84 1,055,541.84

Road District 10-A Fund 2,595,804.80 2,595,804.80

Road District 36-A Fund 4,738,442.29 4,738,442.29

Fire District #2 Fund 9,059,037.59 6,177,451.22 2,881,586.37 Fire District #3 Fund 2,924,426.15 2,438,120.75 486,305.40 Fire District #4 Fund 1,436,478.59 1,376,526.77 59,951.82 Fire District #5 Fund 976,957.45 735,672.00 241,285.45 Fire District #6 Fund 987,257.34 715,255.06 272,002.28 Fire District #7 Fund 909,584.60 909,584.60 0.00 Fire District #8 Fund 1,094,338.45 592,714.79 501,623.66 Fire District #9 Fund 258,297.85 159,933.69 98,364.16 Fire District #10 Fund 698,018.85 305,297.35 392,721.50 Fire District #11 Fund 476,277.24 472,224.43 4,052.81 Fire District #14 Fund 376,226.65 232,085.05 144,141.60 Fire District #15 Fund 505,472.89 313,483.60 191,989.29 Fire District #16 Fund 286,292.70 97,350.50 188,942.20 Fire District #17 Fund 728,186.00 76,383.00 651,803.00 Fire District #18 Fund 742,588.52 477,917.13 264,671.39 Fire District #19 Fund 154,087.37 145,423.00 8,664.37 Criminal Court Fund 2,262,028.01 2,262,028.01

Civil Service Fund 133,965.42 133,965.42

Watershed Fund 614,918.33 614,918.33

Litter Court 2,583.60 2,583.60

Capital Improvement Fund 392,800.00 392,800.00

RSCC Transportation Grant 75,000.00 75,000.00

State Adult Drug Court 348,000.00 348,000.00

Ward 9 Recreation Fund 1,346,243.39 459,626.52 886,616.87 Title IV Juvenile Grant Fund 255,000.00 27,006.21 227,993.79 RAPC Building 52,133.75 52,133.75

Behavioral Health Court 865,000.00 393,346.67 471,653.33 Renaissance Home Fund 2,076,754.49 2,076,754.49

9th Judicial District Court Non-Support Fund 234,176.61 234,176.61

Courthouse Parking Fund 37,628.00 37,628.00

American Rescue Plan 12,591,302.00 0.00 12,591,302.00 Juvenile Bonds & Fines 9,000.00 9,000.00

9th JDC Juvenile Expense Fund 8,000.00 8,000.00

Coliseum Office Complex Fund 900,840.64 900,840.64

Drug Court Bonds & Fines Fund 30,000.00 30,000.00

Court Reporter Fund 108,000.00 26,172.00 81,828.00 911 Communication District Fund 5,899,345.00 4,117,967.76 1,781,377.24 Buckeye Recreation District Fund 260,279.70 125,127.00 135,152.70 Senior Citizen Fund 1,069,566.14 1,069,566.14

Esler Field Grant 260,520.00 260,520.00

Mosquito Grant Fund 7,200.00 7,200.00

Civil Defense Fund 360,151.30 120,953.00 239,198.30 Louisiana Recovery Grant Fund 100,000.00 100,000.00

Health Unit Fund 3,013,866.14 1,287,269.49 1,726,596.65 Motor Vehicle Fund 215,000.00 146,465.00 68,535.00 Public Safety Fund 5,500.00 5,500.00

SAMSA Adult Drug Court Fund 400,000.00 400,000.00

Ward 9 Construction Fund 5,500,000.00 5,480,000.00 20,000.00 Sales Tax & Bond Fund 3,065,936.90 3,065,936.90

Sales Tax Reserve Fund 30,000.00 0.00 30,000.00 Ward 9 Recreation Bond Fund 705,812.53 433,900.00 271,912.53 Sales Tax Fund 178,249,428.35 178,249,428.35

Hotel-Motel Tax Fund 2,346,182.53 2,346,182.53

Unemployment Trust Fund 700,000.00 700,000.00

Coliseum Sinking Fund 1,639,250.00 1,639,250.00 0.00 OEWD-WIOA Program 1,380,648.00 1,380,648.00

OEWD-DWG 771,870.00 771,870.00

TOTAL 291,932,344.26 265,001,116.16 26,931,228.10

On motion by Mr. Joe Bishop, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, to authorize the Treasurer to amend the budget as necessary. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Jay Scott, to terminate the Proclamation for the State of Emergency due to impending threat from Tropical Depression 9 declared on September 13, 2021, as there is no longer a need to continue the emergency order and it is required by law to cancel the Proclamation, as of December 13, 2021.

TERMINATION OF STATE OF EMERGENCY

RAPIDES PARISH

WHEREAS, on August 27, 2021 the Parish of Rapides issued State of Emergency due to impending threat from Tropical Depression 9, which developed into Hurricane IDA (FEMA Dr 4611),

WHEREAS, the State of Louisiana also issued a disaster declaration pursuant to the Stafford Act due to the widespread damages caused by these storms,

WHEREAS, the Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act, La. R.S. 29:727, et seq., confers upon the Parish President emergency powers to deal with emergencies and disasters, including those caused by fire, flood, earthquake, or other natural or man-made causes, in order to ensure that preparations of the Parish will be adequate to deal with such emergencies or disasters and to preserve the lives and property of the people of Rapides Parish;

WHEREAS, when the President determines that a disaster or emergency has occurred, or the threat thereof is imminent, La. R.S. 29; 727(D) empowers the President to declare a state of emergency by executive order or proclamation, or both;

WHEREAS, when the President determines that the threat of danger has been dealt with to the extent that emergency conditions no longer exists, the state of emergency may be terminated by executive order or proclamation;

WHEREAS, there is no longer a need to continue certain specific emergency orders;

NOW THEREFORE, I, Craig Smith, President of the Rapides Parish Police Jury by authority vested in me by the Parish Charter and the Louisiana Disaster Act of 1993, do hereby terminate the Emergency Declaration made August 27, 2021.

Issued on this 13th day of December 2021 and effective at time of issuance.

Craig Smith, President

On motion by Mr. Joe Bishop, seconded by Mr. David Johnson, to approve the amended budget for calendar year 2021 and proposed budget for calendar year 2022 for the North Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory Commission, as requested by the North Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory Commission. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Rusty Wilder, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, to accept Task Order B-1-2021 – Concrete Panel Repairs on Bouef Trace as “Substantially Complete” and authorize the Parish President to sign and record the “Substantial Completion” certificate and authorize the Parish President to sign a Final Recap Task Order Change Order adjusting the final contract quantities and time as necessary, as recommended by the Parish Engineer, Pan American Engineers, LLC. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Joe Bishop, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, the following Proclamation was presented and unanimously adopted:

PROCLAMATION

PURSUANT TO LSA-R.S. 18:602 ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL THE VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF POLICE JURY, DISTRICT D, OF RAPIDES PARISH

WHEREAS, on December 5, 2021, the Honorable THEODORE FOUNTAINE, JR., duly elected Police Juror for Rapides Parish, District D, whose term of office began on January 12, 2020 for a term of four years, passed away in Alexandria, Louisiana, creating a vacancy in the office of the Police Juror for District D of Rapides Parish, and the Louisiana Secretary of State notified the Police Jury that said vacancy must be filled by appointment on or before December 28, 2021, and a special election shall be set to fill the unexpired term;

WHEREAS, the Rapides Parish Police Jury at a duly noticed and posted Regular Meeting held on December 13, 2021, with a legal quorum present, have appointed THEODORE FOUNTAINE, III, the son of Theodore Fountaine, Jr., to fill the vacancy pending the special election to fill the unexpired term, pursuant to LSAR.S. 18:602; and

WHEREAS, the death of Police Juror Theodore Fountaine, Jr., has caused a vacancy in his elected office as Police Juror for District D of Rapides Parish, and pursuant to LSA-R.S. 18:602, an election must be ordered and called to fill the unexpired term of office which exceeds 18 months; and

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED that the Rapides Parish Police Jury does hereby order and call a Special Election to fill the unexpired term of Police Juror for District D, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, as follows:

• (1) the Qualifying Dates: July 20, 21, & 22, 2022
• (1) the Primary Election Date: November 8, 2022
• (2) the General Election Date: December 10, 2022

and that certified copies of the Proclamation shall be sent to the Louisiana Secretary of State.

This Proclamation introduced at a properly posted and held Regular Meeting, after a proper motion, and second, and received majority vote of approval on the 13th day of December, 2021.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. David Johnson, the following Resolution was presented and unanimously adopted:

RESOLUTION

APPOINTMENT TO FILL THE VACANCY IN THE

OFFICE OF POLICE JUROR, DISTRICT D

PARISH OF RAPIDES

WHEREAS, on December 5, 2021, the Honorable THEODORE FOUNTAINE, JR., duly elected Police Juror for Rapides Parish, District D, whose term of office began on January 12, 2020 for a term of four years, passed away in Alexandria, Louisiana, creating a vacancy in the office of the Police Juror for District D of Rapides Parish, and the Louisiana Secretary of State notified the Police Jury that said vacancy must be filled by appointment on or before December 28, 2021, and a special election shall be set to fill the unexpired term;

WHEREAS, the Rapides Parish Police Jury at a duly noticed and posted Regular Meeting held on December 13, 2021, with a legal quorum present, have appointed THEODORE FOUNTAINE, III, the son of Theodore Fountaine, Jr., to fill the vacancy pending the special election to fill the unexpired term, pursuant to LSAR.S. 18:602; and

WHEREAS, the death of Police Juror Theodore Fountaine, Jr., has caused a vacancy in his elected office as Police Juror for District D of Rapides Parish, and pursuant to LSA-R.S. 18:602, an election must be ordered and called to fill the unexpired term of office which exceeds 18 months; and

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED that the Rapides Parish Police Jury does hereby appoint Theodore Fountaine, III, the son of the Honorable Theodore Fountaine, Jr., to fill the vacancy and serve as the interim Police Juror for District D of Rapides Parish, State of Louisiana, until a special election is had as required by LSA-R.S. 18:02.

FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution shall be sent to the Louisiana Secretary of State.

The Resolution introduced at a properly posted and held Regular Meeting, after a proper motion, and second, and received majority vote of approval on the 13th day of December, 2021.

On motion by Mr. Joe Bishop, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, to authorize the President to sign a letter of support for AT&T, Suddenlink and Star Communications for their application to the Louisiana GUMBO grant for Broadband Expansion in Rapides Parish. On vote the motion carried.

There being no further business, motion by Mr. Joe Bishop, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, the meeting was adjourned at 3:45 p.m.