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Baker council fixes 2025 property tax rate at 5.27 mills
Summary
At a special meeting Oct. 21, the Baker City Council adopted Ordinance 2025-21 to set the 2025 property tax levy at 5.27 mills; four districts voted yes and one district was absent.
The City Council of Baker on Oct. 21 adopted Ordinance 2025-21 to set the 2025 property tax rate at 5.27 mills.
The action came at a special meeting called to correct a prior procedural error the presiding officer said had resulted from a missed Attorney General opinion. “This is a mistake that I made, and we have to go ahead and fix it,” the mayor (name not specified) said before the council moved to introduce and vote on the ordinance.
The ordinance, described in the meeting as “2025-21,” was introduced and then the council held a public meeting required under state law. The council cited Article 6, Section 26(b) of the 1974 Louisiana Constitution during the meeting as the constitutional authority governing the tax levy process. The vice president (name not specified) moved to levy the tax at 5.27 mills; Council member Young seconded the motion. “I’ll make a motion that we levy the taxes to 5.27 mills,” the vice president said during the roll call.
Council members representing Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4 voted yes. District 5 was absent. The presiding officer announced, “Motion carries.” The council did not specify an effective date beyond referring to the rate as the levy for the 2025 tax year.
Meeting minutes and the ordinance text on file with the city will show the formal language and any effective-date provisions. The council then moved to adjourn; Dr. Vincent made the motion to adjourn and the vice president seconded.
Votes at a glance
- Ordinance 2025-21: To fix the rate of taxation and levy a property tax for city operations for the year 2025 at 5.27 mills — Passed. Vote: District 1 yes; District 2 yes; District 3 yes; District 4 yes; District 5 absent. Motion: levy at 5.27 mills. Mover: Vice President (name not specified). Second: Council member Young.
The meeting opened with an invocation by Council member Dunn and the pledge led by Dr. Charles Benson before proceeding to the tax ordinance. No public speakers on the ordinance were recorded in the provided transcript excerpts.
