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Board adopts 2025 millage rates, approves new federal liaison position and several budget items
Summary
At its May 8 meeting the Saint Mary Parish School Board adopted 2025 property tax millage rates (renewals, not new taxes), approved an additional federal programs liaison funded by federal grants, accepted a bid for parish land, increased per-diem meal allowances and recommended maintenance and capital projects for three maintenance districts.
The Saint Mary Parish School Board on May 8, 2025: adopted its annual property tax millage rates for 2025, approved an additional federal programs liaison funded through federal grants, accepted a bid for a parcel of parish property, increased per-diem meal allowances for board travel, and approved recommendations from district maintenance committees for the 2025–26 fiscal year.
The board adopted the 2025 millage rates read aloud from the district resolution and based on the maximum millage report from the Louisiana Legislative Auditor. Board staff said these are renewals and not new taxes; bond millage rates are reviewed annually to ensure fund balances remain appropriate for upcoming principal and interest obligations. The adoption carried unanimously.
The board approved adding a second federal programs liaison position, to be funded through federal program allocations and Title I-related work. The motion carried with one recorded no vote by Miss Griffin.
Other formal actions: the board accepted a single bid of $7,777.77 for a parcel…
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