Rapides Parish Police Jury

Posted July 7, 2022

REGULAR SESSION

JULY 11, 2022 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, Rapides Parish Coliseum.

1. Motion to adopt the minutes of the Rapides Parish Police Jury hel d in Regular Session on June 13, 2022, as published in the Official Jo urnal.
2. Motion that approved bills be paid.

APPOINTMENTS TO BE ANNOUNCED ***Housing Authority for a five (5) year term to fill the expiring term of Harold E. Elliott. Term will expire July 14, 2022. LAID OVER FROM JUNE JURY ***Fire District No. 12 Board for a two (2) year term to fill the expiring term of Steven Halbert. Term will expire August 14, 2022. ***Zachary Taylor Parkway Board for a two (2) year term to fill the expiring term of Jack Daughtry. Term will expire August 31, 2022.

3. Motion to adopt an ordinance authorizing the sale of abandoned/adjud icated property located on Lot Eleven (11), Square Eighteen (18) SAL Co. Addition, Assessment No. 5010054300, Parcel ID No. 240070863 0025101 bearing the municipal address of 2022 Wise Street, Alexandria, to Jonathan Shorter for the consideration of $1,333.33 cash. (Finance 7/5)

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4. Motion to adopt an ordinance authorizing the sale of abandoned/adjud icated property located on Lot One-Hundred Eight (108), Dixie Place Subdi vision, fronting 50’ on Aaron Street x 122.61’, Assessment No. 5011228850, Parcel ID No. 2400202530008901, bearing the municipal address of 3911 Aaron Street, Alexandria, to Dora Bernard for the consideration of $666.67 cash. (Finance 7/5)
5. Motion to adopt an ordinance authorizing the sale of abandoned/adjud icated property located on Lot Forty-Three (43), Southern Heights , Assessment No. 4011368806 , Parcel ID No. 2304508660003901, bearing the municipal consideration of $666.67 cash. (Finance 7/5)
6. Motion to adopt an ordinance authorizing the sale of abandoned/adjud icated property located on Lot One-Hundred One (101), Dixie Place Subdivisio n, Assessment No. 5010020700 , Parcel ID No. 2400202530008401, bearing the municipal address of 3813 Aaron Street, Alexandria, to Kimberly Pric e for the consideration of $1,000.00 cash. (Finance 7/5)
7. Motion to adopt an ordinance authorizing the sale of abandoned/adjud icated property located on Lots 85-89, 91-95, 101-113, 119-131 Bayo u Grosse Park , Assessment No. 3160002151, Parcel ID No. 2901300760003701, bearing no municipal address, to Phillip Jordan for the consideration of $47,000.00 cash. (Finance 7/5)
8. Motion to adopt an ordinance authorizing the sale of abandoned/adjud icated property located on Lots 28-34, 83-84 Bayou Grosse Park , Assessment No. 316002300 , Parcel ID No. 2901300760001001, bearing no municipal address, to Phillip Jordan for the consideration of $5,000.00 cash. (Finance 7/5)
9. Motion to adopt an ordinance authorizing the sale of abandoned/adjud icated property located on Lot Twenty-Two (22), Square Five (5), Shop Additi on Extension , Assessment No. 5010030330, Parcel ID No. Alexandria, to Dennis L. Pursley for the consideration of $2,000.00 cash. (Finance 7/5)

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10. Motion of Intent to sell for the following Abandoned/Adjudicat ed Properties: TAX DEBTOR DESCRIPTION Elizabeth A. Adams, et al Lot Two (2), Square One (1), Homewood Place Parcel ID No. 2403504340000201 Assessment No. 501004300 Bearing the municipal address of:

Isiah Orange Lot Eighteen (18), and Part of Lot Seventeen (17), Square Seven (7), Fairgrounds and Machine Shop Addition Parcel ID No. 2400303030008001 Assessment No. 5011042650 Bearing the municipal address of:

Almania Rebecca Hoskins Lot Eleven (11), Square Two (2), Scipio C/O Phyllis Richardson Garner Creighton Heights Subdivision Parcel ID No. 2400608350002401 Assessment No. 5010661400 Bearing the municipal address of:

Wytona L. Herndon Lot Two (2) and Adjacent Six (6)’ of Lot One (1), Square Eight (8), I.

• W. Ball Addition Parcel ID No. 2403800540006801 Assessment No. 5010213050 Bearing the municipal address of:

Laura J. Ridley et al Lot Three (3), Square Eight (8), I. W. Ball Addition Parcel ID No. 2403800540006901 Assessment No. 501048520 Bearing the municipal address of:

Raymond P. Allen et al Lot Four (4), Square Eight (8) I W Ball Addition Parcel ID No. 2403800540007001 Assessment No. 5010010390 Bearing the municipal address of:

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Parcel ID No. 2402060090002701 Assessment No. 5010553875 Bearing the municipal address of: (Finance 7/5)

11. Motion to grant 2% annual longevity pay increase mandated by th e State for eligible Rapides Parish Fire Protection District No. 3 employees effective July 31, 2022, as recommended by Fire Chief David Corley, to be paid out of Fire Protection District No. 3 Funds. (Finance 7/5)
12. Motion to grant a $0.25 per hour pay increase to all part-time Rapi des Parish Fire Protection District No. 3 employees effective July 31, 2022, as recommended by Alpine Volunteer Fire Department Board of Directors, to be paid out of Fire Protection District No. 3 Funds. (Finance 7/5)
13. Motion to grant 5% annual longevity pay increase for all full-ti me Rapides Parish Fire Protection District No. 3 employees, in addition to any mandated raises, effective July 31, 2022, as recommended by Alpine Volunteer Fire Department Board of Directors, to be paid out of Fire Protection District No. 3 Funds. (Finance 7/5)
14. Motion to authorize the purchase of two (2) mowers listed on State Contract No. 4400018611, for the Town of Glenmora, for a combined total not to exceed $29,000.00, to be paid from Road District 1- A, Town’s Portion, as requested by the Mayor of Glenmora. (Finance 7/5)
15. Motion to accept the donation from James and Faye Reynolds of .097 acres previously leased to Rapides Parish Fire District No. 9 and authori ze the President to sign any necessary documents. (Finance 7/5)

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16. Motion to grant two (2) EMT positions increases: EMT-I (Intermedia te), a $100 (one hundred dollar) bi-weekly increase and EMT-P (Paramedic), a $150 (one hundred fifty dollar) bi-weekly increase, both effective June 1, 2022, as requested by the Holiday Village Volunteer Fire Association and authorize the President to sign necessary documents. (Finance 7/5)
17. Motion to authorize the donation of an E-45 Ford 1988 F-800, V IN #FDXK84AOJVA48138 to the Franklin Parish Fire District No. 4, as requested by the Holiday Village Volunteer Fire Association and authorize the President to sign necessary documents. (Finance 7/5)
18. Motion to grant 2% annual longevity pay increase mandated by the State for eligible Rapides Parish Fire Protection District No. 2 employees, effective July 31, 2022, to be paid out of Fire Protection District No. 2 funds. (Finance 7/5)
19. Motion to accept lowest bidder for Fire Protection District No. 3 , Station No. 4, Site Improvement project, Byrnes Outdoor Landscape Developments, L.L.C., for $119,000, as recommended by Alpine Volunteer Board of Directors, to be paid out of Fire Protection District No. 3 funds. (Finance 7/5)
20. Motion to grant 2% annual longevity pay increase mandated by th e State for eligible Rapides Parish Fire Protection District No. 4 employees effective July 31, 2022, as recommended by Holiday Village Volunt eer Fire Association, to be paid out of Fire Protection District No. 4 Funds. (Finance 7/5)
21. Receive update from Cory Ashmore, Public Works Director, about Highwa y Department equipment and information on demonstration of a remotecontrol slope mower. (Public Works 7/5)

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22. Motion to authorize to advertise for bids for a remote-control slope mower, to be paid from Rapides Parish Public Works fund, as requested by the Public Works Director. (Public Works 7/5)
23. Motion to authorize acceptance of the completion of Castor Plunge Road Bridge (Structure No. 080013), H. Strange Road Bridge (Structure No. 080014), and Palmer Chapel Road Bridge (Structure No. 080015) under State Project No. H.011526 and to authorize the President to execute any required documentation of such completion. (Public Works 7/5)
24. Motion to grant a design exception to Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, on State Project No. H.013120, Bethel Road Bridge over Slash Bayou, to authorize the granting of Design Exceptions related to the existing structurally deficient timber bridge located on Bethel Road in Rapides Parish. Namely, that the existing 22’ wide x 36’ long timber bridge crossing Slash Bayou Tributary will be replaced with a 28’ wide x 60’ long cast-in-place concrete slab span bridge. Due to the present conditions of the existing road and bridge, all the applicable minimum design guidelines (3/6/2017) cannot be met for the new road and bridge. Accordingly, a design exception will be required for the shoulder width and bridge width. (Public Works 7/5)
25. Motion to approve to hire T & L Hunt Contracting, LLC, (lowest quote received) for Pine Beetle infested trees, to be cut and stacked on stumps on the premises of Cotile Lake Recreation Park for the sum of $21,800.00, as requested by the Public Works Director and Park Director. (Public Works 7/5)
26. Motion to approve to hire T & L Hunt Contracting, LLC, for debris and underbrush removal and disposal from drainage ditch between Woodlawn Street and LaSalle Street, for the sum of $9,000.00. (Public works 7/5)
27. Motion to authorize the President to sign the Application for Subse quent Local Area Designation 2021-2023. The Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) requires the Governor to designate & certify REGULAR MEETING JULY 11, 2022

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Local Workforce Areas within the state every two (2) years. This process requires the Subsequent Designation Application be approved and s igned by the Workforce Development Board Chair & the Rapides Parish Police Jury CEO. The Workforce Development Board 61 board chair signed the Subsequent Designation Application, and it will be submitted for ratifica tion at the next board meeting on August 19, 2022. (Workforce 7/5)

28. Motion to approve the creation of a second permanent Rapides Civil Service, Accountant II position in the OEWD office. Funding for the position will be paid out of WIOA or other grant funds. Authorize Treasurer to amend budget as necessary. (Workforce 7/5)
29. Motion to waive the insurance requirements for the Sewer effluent dischar ge permit at 225 Louise Rd., Pineville, LA, for Dennis Speights, as requested by the Rapides Area Planning Commission and approved by the Public Works Director and the Rapides Parish Health Unit Chief Sanitarian. (Personnel 7/5)
30. Motion to receive the required report from Acadian Ambulance under the Contract for May 2022:

Response Number of Required Compliance Zone Responses % % Alexandria - 8 minute 464 80% 89.00% Pineville - 8 minute 142 80% 83.80% Rapides - 12 minute 183 80% 87.43% Rapides - 20 minute 198 80% 86.36% (Insurance 7/5)

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

31. Motion to waive the thirty (30) day announcement rule and reap point Mr. Rick Reno to the Alexandria/Pineville Area Convention & Visi tor’s Bureau for a one (1) year term. Term will expire July 31, 2022. (Mr. McGlothlin)

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32. Motion to grant 2% annual longevity pay increase mandated by th e State for eligible Rapides Parish Fire Protection District No. 7 employees effective July 31, 2022, as recommended by Ruby-Kolin Fire Department Board of Directors, to be paid out of Fire Protection District No. 7 Funds. (Mr. Smith)
33. Motion to appoint one of the nominees of LSU of Alexandria to the Fire District No. 2 Civil Service Board for a three (3) year term, to fill the expiring term of Melissa Whitley. Term will expire July 29, 2022.

NAMES SUBMITTED BY LSU OF ALEXANDRIA

Dr. Beth Palmer LSUA Assistant Vice Chancellor P.O. Box 64

Beth Wittington LSUA Criminal Justice Department Head

Dr. Robert Wright LSUA Professor of Psychology

Jamey Gilliland Director of Baptist College Ministries at LSUA 149 Spring Creek Dri ve (Mr. McGlothlin)

34. Motion to accept Task Order A-8-2022 – Asphalt Roadway Improvements in the Bellino Gardens Subdivision 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 period as necessary, as recommended by the Parish Engineer, Pan American Engineers, LLC. (Mr. McGlothlin)

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35. Motion to authorize the Parish President to execute and sign all necessary documents related to Task Order A-7-2022 –Asphalt Roadway Improvements (District A) under t he Contract “A” Asphaltic Concrete Reconstruction and Overlay Improvements 2021/2022 (Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract) between the Rapides Parish Poli ce Jury and Gilchrist Construction Company, LLC, with an estimated cost of $1,147,000, as recommended by Parish Engineer, Pan American Engineers, LLC. (Mr. Moreau)
36. Motion to give all Rapides Parish Police Jury Department Heads a 10% cost of living raise, effective August 1, 2022. (Mr. McGlothlin)

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 Monday, July 11, 2022, 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, Theodore Fountaine, III, Rusty Wilder, Joe Bishop, Sean McGlothlin, David Johnson and Jay Scott.

Also present were Theresa Pacholik, Treasurer; Shane Trapp, Courthouse Building Superintendent; Donna Andries, Sales & Use Tax Director; Elaine Morace, WIA Operations Director; Cory Ashmore, Public Works 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. Sean McGlothlin.

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.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, to adopt the minutes of Rapides Parish Police Jury held in Regular Session on June 13, 2022, as published in the Official Journal. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Jay Scott, seconded by Mr. Joe Bishop, that approved bills be paid. On vote the motion carried.

The following appointments were announced to be made at the August meeting: *** Housing Authority for a five (5) year term to fill the expiring term of Harold E. Elliott. Term will expire July 14, 2022. ***Fire District No. 12 Board for a two (2) year term to fill the expiring term of Steven Halbert. Term will expire August 14, 2022. *** Zachary Taylor Parkway Board for a two (2) year term to fill the expiring term of Jack Daughtry. Term will expire August 31, 2022.

On motion by Mr. Jay Scott, seconded by Mr. Bubba Moreau, the following ordinance was presented and unanimously adopted: ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE RAPIDES PARISH POLICE JURY TO SELL FOR THE REGULAR MEETING JULY 11, 2022

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 all rights, way and privileges thereon appertaining, being, lying and situated in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and being Lot Eleven (11) Square Eighteen (18) SAL Co. Addition - Assessment No. 5010054300 – Parcel ID No. 2400708630025101, 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 Jonathan Shorter, to purchase said property for the consideration of $1,333.33 (One Thousand Three Hundred and Thirty-Three Dollars 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 Jonathan Shorter, 2041 Wise Street,

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

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 Eleven (11) Square Eighteen (18) SAL Co. Addition - Assessment No. 5010054300 – Parcel ID No. 2400708630025101, 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 REGULAR MEETING JULY 11, 2022

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 a ny 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 fiv e 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 in cluded in R.S. 47:2206 A. (2).

Section 5. The acquiring person shall cause to be published in the o fficial 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 months 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 i ncluded 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 p eriods, 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 REGULAR MEETING JULY 11, 2022

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 exhibitory 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 regar dless 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 prop erty being sold or donated in accordance with this Ordinance.

Section 11. A certified copy of the sale or donation shall be prima facie eviden ce 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 th e 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.

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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 th e 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 o f 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 11th of July, 2022.

On motion by Mr. Jay Scott, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, the following ordinance was presented and 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 thereon appertaining, being, lying and situated in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and being Lot REGULAR MEETING JULY 11, 2022

One Hundred and Eight (108), Dixie Place Subdivision, Fronting Fifty (50) feet on Aaron Street x 122.61’ – Assessment No. 5011228850, Parcel ID No. 2400202530008901, 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 Dora Bernard, 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 Dora Bernard, 3912 Aaron Street,

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

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 One Hundred and Eight (108), Dixie Place Subdivision, Fronting Fifty (50) feet on Aaron Street x 122.61’ – Assessment No. 5011228850, Parcel ID No. 2400202530008901, 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;

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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 fiv e 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 in cluded in R.S. 47:2206 A. (2).

Section 5. The acquiring person shall cause to be published in the offi cial 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 months 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 i ncluded 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 p eriods, 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.

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NOTE: The City of Alexandria and/or the City of Pineville and/or the Paris h 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 o r 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 exhibitory 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 regar dless 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 prop erty being sold or donated in accordance with this Ordinance.

Section 11. A certified copy of the sale or donation shall be prima facie eviden ce 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 th e 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 for m articulated in R.S. 47:2208.
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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 sh all 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 11th of July, 2022.

On motion by Mr. Jay Scott, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, the following ordinance was presented and 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 thereon appertaining, being, lying and situated in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and being Lot Forty-Three (43) Southern Heights Assessment No. 4011368806 – Parcel ID No. 2304508660003901, 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

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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 Patricia Hall, 3931 Carlton Street,

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

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 Forty-Three (43) Southern Heights Assessment No. 4011368806 – Parcel ID No. 2304508660003901, 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 a ny 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”);
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• (c) The written notice required by this Section shall be that which is in cluded in R.S. 47:2206 A. (2).

Section 5. The acquiring person shall cause to be published in the offi cial 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 i ncluded 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 p eriods, 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 o r the municipalities shall be a warranty against eviction resulting from a prior alienation by the political subdivision or the municipality.

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• (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 exhibitory 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 regar dless 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 prop erty being sold or donated in accordance with this Ordinance.

Section 11. A certified copy of the sale or donation shall be prima facie eviden ce 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 th e 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 for m 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 sh all 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.
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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 11th of July, 2022.

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

ORDINANCE

AUTHORIZING THE RAPIDES PARISH POLICE JURY TO SELL

FOR THE

CONSIDERATION OF $1,000.00 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 thereon appertaining, being, lying and situated in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and being Lot One-Hundred One (101), Dixie Place Subdivision - Assessment No. 5010020700 – Parcel ID No. 2400202530008401, 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 Kimberly Price, to purchase said property for the consideration of $1,000.00 (One 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 Kimberly Price, 3813 Silverleaf,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Rapides Parish Police Jury that: REGULAR MEETING JULY 11, 2022

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 One-Hundred One (101), Dixie Place Subdivision - Assessment No. 5010020700 – Parcel ID No. 2400202530008401, 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 a ny 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 in cluded in R.S. 47:2206 A. (2).

Section 5. The acquiring person shall cause to be published in the offi cial 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:

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• (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 i ncluded 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 p eriods, 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 incu rred 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 o r 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 exhibitory 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 regar dless 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 REGULAR MEETING JULY 11, 2022

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 prop erty being sold or donated in accordance with this Ordinance.

Section 11. A certified copy of the sale or donation shall be prima facie eviden ce 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 o f 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 for m 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 sh all 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 o f 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 REGULAR MEETING JULY 11, 2022

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 11th of July, 2022.

On motion by Mr. Joe Bishop, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, the followin g ordinance was presented and unanimously adopted:

ORDINANCE

AUTHORIZING THE RAPIDES PARISH POLICE JURY TO SELL

FOR THE

CONSIDERATION OF $47,000.00 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 thereon appertaining, being, lying and situated in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and being Lots 85-89, 91-95, 101-113, 119-131 Bayou Grosse Park – Assessment No. 316002151, Parcel ID No. 29010300760003701, the City of Alexandria, records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

Bearing No Municipal Address, 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 Phillip Jordan, to purchase said property for the consideration of $47,000.00 (Forty-Seven 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 Phillip Jordan, 235 Rapides Station Road,

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

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 Lots 85-89, 91-95, 101-113, 119-131 Bayou Grosse Park – Assessment No. 316002151, Parcel ID No. 29010300760003701, the City of Alexandria, records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

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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 a ny 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 in cluded in R.S. 47:2206 A. (2).

Section 5. The acquiring person shall cause to be published in the offi cial 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.
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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 p eriods, 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 incurre d 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 o r 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 exhibitory 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 regar dless 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.

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Section 11. A certified copy of the sale or donation shall be prima facie eviden ce 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 th e 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 for m 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 sh all 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 o f 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 11th of July, 2022.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. David Johnson, the REGULAR MEETING JULY 11, 2022

following ordinance was presented and unanimously adopted:

ORDINANCE

AUTHORIZING THE RAPIDES PARISH POLICE JURY TO SELL

FOR THE

CONSIDERATION OF $5,000.00 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 thereon appertaining, being, lying and situated in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and being Lots 28-34, 83-84, Bayou Grosse Park – Assessment No. 316002300, Parcel ID No. 2901300760001001, the City of Alexandria, records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

Bearing No Municipal Address, 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 Phillip Jordan, to purchase said property for the consideration of $5,000.00 (Five 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 Phillip Jordan, 235 Rapides Station Road,

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

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 Lots 28-34, 83-84, Bayou Grosse Park – Assessment No. 316002300, Parcel ID No. 2901300760001001, the City of Alexandria, records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

Bearing No Municipal Address, 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 Purchasin g 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: REGULAR MEETING JULY 11, 2022

• • 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 a ny 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 offi cial 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 i ncluded 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 p eriods, REGULAR MEETING JULY 11, 2022

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 o r 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 exhibitory 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 regar dless 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 eviden ce 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 th e 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, REGULAR MEETING JULY 11, 2022

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 for m 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 o f 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 11th of July, 2022.

On motion by Mr. David Johnson, seconded by Mr. Jay Scott, the followin g ordinance was presented and unanimously adopted:

ORDINANCE

AUTHORIZING THE RAPIDES PARISH POLICE JURY TO SELL

FOR THE

CONSIDERATION OF $2000.00 CASH

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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 Twenty-Two (22), Square Five (5) Shop Addition Extension - Assessment No. 5010030330 – Parcel ID No. 2405608430007501 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 Dennis L. Pursley, to purchase said property for the consideration of $2,000.00 (Two 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 Dennis L. Pursley, P. O. Box 5551,

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

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 Twenty-Two (22), Square Five (5) Shop Addition Extension - Assessment No. 5010030330 – Parcel ID No. 2405608430007501 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. REGULAR MEETING JULY 11, 2022

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 a ny 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 in cluded in R.S. 47:2206 A. (2).

Section 5. The acquiring person shall cause to be published in the offi cial 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 i ncluded 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 p eriods, 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 REGULAR MEETING JULY 11, 2022

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 Paris h 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 o r 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 exhibitory 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 regar dless 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 prop erty being sold or donated in accordance with this Ordinance.

Section 11. A certified copy of the sale or donation shall be prima facie eviden ce 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 th e 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. REGULAR MEETING JULY 11, 2022
• (b) The affidavit described herein shall be sufficient if it follows the for m 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 s hall 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 o f 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 11th of July, 2022.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. David Johnson, of In tent to sell for the following Abandoned/Adjudicated Properties: TAX DEBTOR DESCRIPTION Elizabeth A. Adams, et al Lot Two (2), Square One (1), Homewood Place Parcel ID No. 2403504340000201 Assessment No. 501004300 Bearing the municipal address of:

Isiah Orange Lot Eighteen (18), and Part of Lot Seventeen (17), Square Seven (7), Fairgrounds and Machine Shop Addition Parcel ID No. 2400303030008001 Assessment No. 5011042650 Bearing the municipal address of:

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Almania Rebecca Hoskins Lot Eleven (11), Square Two (2), Scipio C/O Phyllis Richardson Garner Creighton Heights Subdivision Parcel ID No. 2400608350002401 Assessment No. 5010661400 Bearing the municipal address of:

Wytona L. Herndon Lot Two (2) and Adjacent Six (6)’ of Lot One (1), Square Eight (8), I.

• W. Ball Addition Parcel ID No. 2403800540006801 Assessment No. 5010213050 Bearing the municipal address of:

Laura J. Ridley et al Lot Three (3), Square Eight (8), I. W. Ball Addition Parcel ID No. 2403800540006901 Assessment No. 501048520 Bearing the m unicipal address of:

Raymond P. Allen et al Lot Four (4), Square Eight (8) I W Ball Addition Parcel ID No. 2403800540007001 Assessment No. 5010010390 Bearing the municipal address of:

Phillip Green Sr. Lot Nineteen (19), Square L, Roy O Martin Subdivision #2 Parcel ID No. 2402060090002701 Assessment No. 5010553875 Bearing the municipal address of: On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. David Johnson, to grant the 2% annual longevity pay increase mandated by the State for eligible Rapides Parish Fire Protection District No. 3 employees effective July 31, 2022, as recommended by Fire Chief David Corley, to be paid out of Fire Protection District No. 3 Funds. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. David Johnson, to grant a $0.25 per hour pay increase to all part-time Rapides Parish Fire Protection District No. 3 employees effective July 31, 2022, as recommended by Alpine Volunteer Fire Department Board of Directors, to be paid out of Fire Protection District No. 3 Funds. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Joe Bishop, to grant 5% annual longevity pay increase for all full-time Rapides Parish Fire Protection District No. 3 employees, in addition to any mandated raises, effective July 31, REGULAR MEETING JULY 11, 2022

2022, as recommended by Alpine Volunteer Fire Department Board of Directors, to be paid out of Fire Protection District No. 3 Funds. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. David Johnson, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, to authorize the purchase of two (2) mowers listed on State Contract No. 4400018611, for the Town of Glenmora, for a combined total not to exceed $29,000.00, to be paid from Road District 1-A, Town’s Portion, as requested by the Mayor of Glenmora. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Jay Scott, to accept th e donation from James and Faye Reynolds of .097 acres previously leased to Rapides Parish Fire District No. 9 and authorize the President to sign any necessary documents. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Joe Bishop, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, to grant t wo

• (2) EMT positions increases: EMT-I (Intermediate), a $100 (one hundred dollar) bi-weekly increase and EMT-P (Paramedic), a $150 (one hundred fifty dollar) biweekly increase, both effective June 1, 2022, as requested by the Holiday Village Volunteer Fire Association and authorize the President to sign necessary documents. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. David Johnson, seconded by Mr. Bubba Moreau, to authorize the donation of an E-45 Ford 1988 F-800, VIN #FDXK84AOJVA48138 to the Franklin Parish Fire District No. 4, as requested by the Holiday Village Volunteer Fire Association and authorize the President to sign necessary documents. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Sean McGlothlin, seconded by Mr Jay Scott, to grant the 2% annual longevity pay increase mandated by the State for eligible Rapides Parish Fire Protection District No. 2 employees, effective July 31, 2022, to be paid out of Fire Protection District No. 2 funds. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Jay Scott, to accept lowest bidder for Fire Protection District No. 3, Station No. 4, Site Improvement project, Byrnes Outdoor Landscape Developments, L.L.C., for $119,000, as recommended by Alpine Volunteer Board of Directors, to be paid out of Fire Protection District No. 3 funds. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Joe Bishop, seconded by Mr. Bubba Moreau, to grant the 2% annual longevity pay increase mandated by the State for eligible Rapides Parish Fire Protection District No. 4 employees effective July 31, 2022, as recommended by Holiday Village Volunteer Fire Association, to be paid out of Fire Protection District No. 4 Funds. On vote the motion carried.

The next item was to receive an update from Mr. Cory Ashmore, Public Works Director, about Highway Department equipment and information on demonstration of a remote-control slope mower.

Mr. Cory Ashmore, Public Works Director, passed out a list of the equipment and what area it is located. Mr. Ashmore gave a brief description of each side cutter, limb tractor, bush hog, and other equipment in Area 1, 2 and 3 and whether they were running, in the shop to be repaired or couldn’t be repaired and using for parts. REGULAR MEETING JULY 11, 2022

Discussion ensued.

Mr. Ashmore further stated, as far as the demo of the slope mower, he had spoken to the person that owned the equipment earlier in the week and he hasn’t set a date. The man that does the demo is the designer.

Discussion ensued.

Mr. Johnson asked Mr. Ashmore if he was going to put the contract back out for the grass cutting, to which Mr. Greg Jones, Legal Counsel, stated it would be best to pass a motion to readvertise. Mr. Craig Smith stated they would add a motion under unanimous.

Discussion ensued.

On motion by Mr. Jay Scott, seconded by Mr. David Johnson, to author ize to advertise for bids for a remote-control slope mower, to be paid from Rapides Parish Public Works fund, as requested by the Public Works Director. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Rusty Wilder, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, to authorize acceptance of the completion of Castor Plunge Road Bridge (Structure No. 080013), H. Strange Road Bridge (Structure No. 080014), and Palmer Chapel Road Bridge (Structure No. 080015) under State Project No. H.011526 and to authorize the President to execute any required documentation of such completion. 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, the Rapides Parish Police Jury has an Intergovernmental Agreement with DOTD for the replacement of the existing structurally deficient timber bridge located on Bethel Road in Rapides Parish. The existing 22’ wide x 36’ long timber bridge crossing Slash Bayou Tributary will be replaced with a 28’ wide x 60’ long cast-in-place concrete slab span bridge.

WHEREAS, due to the present conditions of the existing road and bri dge, all the applicable minimum design guidelines (3/6/2017) cannot be met for the new riad and bridge. Accordingly, a design exception will be required for the shoulder width and the bridge width.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Rapides Parish Police Jury recommends and approves the design exceptions for shoulder width and bridge width for the construction of SP H.013130, Bethel Road Bridge over Slash Bayou Tributary.

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

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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the President is authorized to sign this resolution to approve the design exceptions for shoulder width and bridge width for the new Bethel Road Bridge.

Passed, approved and adopted by the President and Police Jury of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, on this 11th day of July, 2022.

On motion by Mr. Rusty Wilder, seconded by Mr. Jay Scott, to approv e to hire T & L Hunt Contracting, LLC, (lowest quote received) for Pine Beetle infested trees, to be cut and stacked on stumps on the premises of Cotile Lake Recreation Park for the sum of $21,800.00, as requested by the Public Works Director and Park Director. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Jay Scott, seconded by Mr. Joe Bishop, to approve to h ire T & L Hunt Contracting, LLC, for debris and underbrush removal and disposal from drainage ditch between Woodlawn Drive and LaSalle Drive, for the sum of $9,000.00. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Jay Scott, to authori ze the President to sign the Application for Subsequent Local Area Designation 20212023. 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. The Workforce Development Board 61 board chair signed the Subsequent Designation Application, and it will be submitted for ratification at the next board meeting on August 19, 2022. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Jay Scott, seconded by Mr. Joe Bishop, to approve the creation of a second permanent Rapides Civil Service, Accountant II position in the OEWD office. Funding for the position will be paid out of WIOA or other grant funds. Authorize Treasurer to amend budget as necessary. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Joe Bishop, seconded by Mr. Rusty Wilder, to waive the insurance requirements for the Sewer effluent discharge permit at 225 Louise Rd., Pineville, LA, for Dennis Speights, as requested by the Rapides Area Planning Commission and approved by the Public Works Director and the Rapides Parish Health Unit Chief Sanitarian. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. David Johnson, seconded by Mr. Bubba Moreau, to receive the required report from Acadian Ambulance under the Contract for May 2022: Response Number of Required Compliance Zone Responses % % Alexandria - 8 minute 464 80% 89.00% Pineville - 8 minute 142 80% 83.80% Rapides - 12 minute 183 80% 87.43% Rapides - 20 minute 198 80% 86.36% On vote the motion carried.

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The following item(s) were not considered by the Committee of the Jury but were posted on the agenda after the Committee Meeting 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 two-thirds vote:

YEAS: Rusty Wilder, David Johnson, Sean McGlothlin, Theodore Fo untaine, III, Jay Scott, Joe Bishop, Davron “Bubba” Moreau, Oliver “Ollie” Overton, Jr. and Craig Smith NAYS: none ABSTAINED: none ABSENT: none On roll call vote the motion carried 9-0.

On motion by Mr. Sean McGlothlin, seconded by Mr. Joe Bishop, to waive the thirty (30) day announcement rule and reappoint Mr. Rick Reno to the Alexandria/Pineville Area Convention & Visitor’s Bureau for a one (1) year term. Term will expire July 31, 2022. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Joe Bishop, seconded by Mr. Bubba Moreau, to grant the 2% annual longevity pay increase mandated by the State, for eligible Rapides Parish Fire Protection District No. 7 employees effective July 31, 2022, as recommended by Ruby-Kolin Fire Department Board of Directors, to be paid out of Fire Protection District No. 7 Funds. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Sean McGlothlin, seconded by Mr. Joe Bishop, to appoint the nominee of LSU of Alexandria, Dr. Robert Wright to the Fire District No. 2 Civil Service Board for a three (3) year term, to fill the expiring term of Melissa Whitley. Term will expire July 29, 2022. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Sean McGlothlin, seconded by Mr. Joe Bishop, to accept Task Order A-8-2022 – Asphalt Roadway Improvements in the Bellino Gardens Subdivision 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 period as necessary, as recommended by the Parish Engineer, Pan American Engineers, LLC. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Joe Bishop, to authorize the Parish President to execute and sign all necessary documents related to Task Order A-7-2022 –Asphalt Roadway Improvements (District A) under the Contract “A” Asphaltic Concrete Reconstruction and Overlay Improvements 2021/2022 (Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract) between the Rapides Parish Police Jury and Gilchrist Construction Company, LLC, with an estimated cost of $1,147,000, as recommended by Parish Engineer, Pan American Engineers, LLC. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Sean McGlothlin, seconded by Mr. Rusty Wilder, to giv e all Rapides Parish Police Jury Department Heads a 10% cost of living raise, effective August 1, 2022.

Mr. Ollie Overton stated this was something that had been talked about before, but would like to get some numbers from the Treasurer as to what it is going to cost us. REGULAR MEETING JULY 11, 2022

Motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Joe Bishop, to postpone this motion till after the fiscal year.

Mr. Sean McGlothlin stated this had been going on for two years on the evaluations for Department Heads. We have told the Department Heads we would evaluate them on three separate occasions prior to this meeting and appointing a committee to evaluate the department heads. To date, we have not even formed the committee. Mr. McGlothlin stated to lay it over for a month to get the figures, he was ok with that, but we don’t need to lay it over till the fiscal year.

Mr. Smith stated the motion on the floor was to give the Rapides Parish Police Jury Department Heads a 10% cost of living raise, effective August 1, 2022 and Mr. Overton has an amendment to postpone it to the fiscal year, but we did not get a second, to which Mr. Bishop seconded.

Mr. Craig stated we now have a seconded to the amended motion. The amended motion will be to give all Rapides Parish Police Jury Department Heads a 10% cost of living raise, after the review of the 2023 fiscal budget.

Mr. McGlothlin requested a roll call vote, which would need to be unanimous.

Roll call was as follows: YEAS: NAYS: Rusty Wilder, David Johnson, Sean McGlothlin, Theodore Fou ntaine, III, Jay Scott Roll call ended; motion failed with 5 votes nay.

Substitute motion by Mr. Sean McGlothlin, seconded by Mr. Rusty Wilder, to lay over the motion for thirty days and have Ms. Theresa Pacholik, Treasurer bring back figures at the next month’s meeting.

Roll call vote was as follows: YEAS: Rusty Wilder, David Johnson, Sean McGlothlin, Theodore Fo untaine, III, Jay Scott, Joe Bishop, Davron “Bubba” Moreau, Oliver “Ollie” Overton, Jr. and Craig Smith On roll call vote the motion carried unanimously 9-0.

On motion by Mr. David Johnson, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, that the following items were placed on the Committee meeting after the agenda was posted and are now being added in compliance with the Public Meetings Law and are confirmed as having been added to the agenda by unanimous vote:

YEAS: Rusty Wilder, David Johnson, Sean McGlothlin, Theodore Fo untaine, III, Jay Scott, Joe Bishop, Davron “Bubba” Moreau, Oliver “Ollie” Overton, Jr. and Craig Smith On roll call vote the motion carried unanimously 9-0.

On motion by Mr. Sean McGlothlin, seconded by Mr. Rusty Wilder, to approve and adopt a Parish Ordinance consolidating the separate positions of the Parish Secretary and the Parish Treasurer into one Department Head position of Parish Secretary-Treasurer, with attached job description, with the overall REGULAR MEETING JULY 11, 2022

responsibility for Parish Administration and Finance offices and employees, and appoint the current Parish Treasurer, Theresa Pacholik, to serve as the Parish Secretary-Treasurer, effective September 1, 2022. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Sean McGlothlin, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, to approve and adopt a resolution to consolidate the Parish Administration Department and Parish Treasurer/Finance Department into one department of the Parish Secretary-Treasurer, responsible for the Parish administration and finance and approve and adopt the attached new personnel/employee positions organizational chart for the new Department of the Parish Secretary, effective September 1, 2022, subject to Civil Service approval. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Sean McGlothlin, seconded by Mr. Rusty Wilder, to advertise for re-bids for all Police Jury Districts, wherein a grass cutting proposal was not received. On vote the motion carried.

There being no further business, motion by Mr. David Johnson, s econded by Mr. Ollie Overton, the meeting was adjourned at 3:52 p.m.