Council introduces 2025 budget amendments, lists $4.5 million CDBG item for museum in packet

The Terrebonne Parish Council on July 16 introduced ordinances to amend the 2025 adopted operating budget to adjust the beginning fund balance and net position to actual figures per the 2024 audited financial statements and set a public hearing for Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.

Councilmember Pleasure moved the introduction and called out specific items included in the packet. Among the items listed for introduction was a CDBG line item described in the meeting record as "Doctor finding our roots museum" for $4,500,000; the council recorded introduction and scheduled a public hearing for that proposed amendment. The transcript does not contain additional explanatory material or a staff breakdown of the $4.5 million figure at the July 16 meeting; the ordinance was introduced and the public hearing scheduled for July 30.

The council also introduced an ordinance to partially rescind Ordinance No. 9075 concerning errors on two millages levied on the February 2025 tax roll and an ordinance to adopt the millage rates for tax year 2025 (no roll forward), each with public hearings scheduled for July 30, 2025. These introductions were moved by members of the budget and finance committee and carried to the July 30 hearing calendar.

At the July 30 public hearing the council will receive staff reports and public comment on the proposed budget adjustments and specific CDBG allocation. The packet language should be consulted for the exact ordinance text and any staff- or auditor-provided explanations regarding fund-balance reconciliation and the listed CDBG amount.