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Councilmember Dominguez moved to forward the appointment; Councilmember Watts seconded. The clerk announced the motion and, with no opposition voiced on the record, said the motion carried. Committee members discussed that consultant work is billed hourly, that travel and mileage are billed separately, and that overlapping questions to the consultant and parish attorneys can multiply hourly charges.

The committee review noted that the consultant’s contract had been billed through May and that the consultant charges in the record are $125 per hour plus mileage. A presenter said the contract had been extended through May and that the original allocation “was about $50,000” but that the total billed amount is now at or near that figure. Committee members asked staff to provide itemized invoices so they could review how time and travel were being billed.

Members said the liaison would provide a single local contact for constituents, council members and administration to direct questions to before the consultant is engaged; if Scooter cannot resolve a question, staff said Scooter would escalate it to the consultant. The committee characterized the step as a cost-management measure rather than a disciplinary action toward the consultant.

The committee also recorded a motion to adjourn the finance committee (moved by Councilmember Watts, seconded by Councilmember Mangus); that motion also carried.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Livingston Finance Meeting 6/4/25","oneSentenceSummary","The committee voted to forward a request that the full council appoint Scooter as the single point of contact for the parish master-plan consultant, a measure members said is intended to reduce duplicate billings from the consultant and outside attorneys.","taxTitle","Livingston Parish, Louisiana","taxId",12941,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6214428,"Livingston Parish finance committee reviews monthly revenues, budget plans and ARPA allocation to animal shelter",1395,125000,1520000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3668740-e10d66eae57230336f28bffc77c045d4&start=125&end=1520","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3668740-e10d66eae57230336f28bffc77c045d4/thumbnail_125000.jpg","/articles/6214428/Livingston-Parish/Louisiana/Livingston-Parish-finance-committee-reviews-monthly-revenues-budget-plans-and-ARPA-allocation-to-animal-shelter","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6214428-bc485741fb641689a4dd1acd9a28df52/orig.mp4?Expires=1771022223&Signature=gnTr~STjI7XBZQukA-Uj4Vupuu7QQD5uqX4~9EyLt7i4wgHtEWFJQJl~hUq3kADMiuaqJIqRdyGZ3GRwtT1tj9W41Pe3yXs3UDyTfXv37Ppg40LZ0xrW9JaVB9gsSiBUpfhwq3TPQdcI0V9ySI9Sqgy2mk-7ueEJGgSopxCUO5cFh0pMzPhvF49R9oWqph~jtKhpCXW7xursqQY7mr3qtd1xkGVauK1IHcgi6cVDG-xZF-mKST3-kNrbWGi-IknHltFB5xVy8RnEBKgzd2N12hOUIRfjm-qjf3Qxv1PsdraYdmy~K-bIEFoJKmVVGukR2rI7-2ALKW2Mmi-zf2qdhg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Livingston Parish finance staff told the parish Finance Committee that the most recent remittance totaled $2,242,739 and outlined how that revenue and other fund transfers support operations, a new animal shelter and the coroner's office.

The report said $677,011 of the remittance went to the parish jail and $2,031,030 to the road fund. Finance staff also reported an $80,000 private donation to Lowstep that was used to purchase two vehicles; those donor funds did not come from parish operating funds. The presentation described a modest recent uptick in sales-tax collections and noted that a large event earlier in the year could affect future monthly remittances.

The presenter said the animal-shelter project is budgeted in the animal-control fund at $4,049,500, including $3,400,000 for the new shelter. Of that $3.4 million, the presenter said $1.5 million is budgeted as a transfer from the general fund and $1.9 million was allocated from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. On ARPA the presenter said, “ARPA funds was funds that we received from the government for, coronavirus, and they had to be dedicated at 12/31/24.”

Committee members also reviewed the coroner's fund and PEG (public, educational and government access) fund. The coroner fund was shown with budgeted revenues and an additional transfer from the general fund to cover operations; the presentation listed the coroner's 2025 budgeted expenses at $1,094,043. The PEG fund was budgeted with $70,000 in cable franchise receipts plus a $100,000 transfer from the general fund and budgeted 2025 expenses of $189,921.

Finance staff described the budget worksheets and timeline the committee will use this summer. The auditor is working on the parish audit and staff said the audit should be finished by June 30; following that, the committee will use month-to-month actuals to build the 2026 budget. Staff characterized the budget as a live document that will be updated monthly so final numbers are as close to actuals as possible.

No formal motions about the financials were taken during the presentation. Committee members asked procedural questions about how transfers and one-time federal funding are shown in the budget and requested invoice detail for outside contractors to review charges.

The committee moved on after asking staff to provide supporting detail and to bring follow-up information on ARPA uses and the opioid-abatement fund at a later meeting.","At a finance committee meeting, parish finance staff reported $2,242,739 in recent collections, outlined budgets for multiple dedicated funds and reiterated that $1.9 million in ARPA funding is earmarked for a new animal shelter. Committee members discussed budget timing and audit work ahead of the annual budget process.","actionData","errors"]

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Finance committee asks full council to name planning staffer 'Scooter' liaison to master-plan consultant to limit duplicate consultant charges

Livingston Parish finance committee reviews monthly revenues, budget plans and ARPA allocation to animal shelter