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Board hears sales-tax gains and $35.9 million AP register; members note remittances to other jurisdictions
Summary
Administration reported July sales tax up 6.9% year-over-year and EFID sales up about 11%; the accounts-payable register for June showed $35,868,826.06 in disbursements, some of which are pass-through remittances to other local governments.
At the meeting, staff reported the district’s July sales-tax receipts were up 6.9% compared with the prior year, with a cautious expectation that the annual average may settle near 4.5%. The EFID sales-tax summary — a separate tax base that excludes some items from the general sales tax — was up about 11% in July, staff said. Administration presented the accounts-payable check register for June 1–30 totaling $35,868,826.06. Board members clarified that not all of that total represents district spending: some amounts are pass-through sales-tax remittances that the district collects on behalf of municipalities and parish government. A board member asked about repeated entries labeled "Acadian ambulance," which staff said likely represent GPS or camera equipment charges on buses and equipment. No action was taken on the financial updates.
