Livingston Parish approves resolutions to administer state Act 461 funds for drainage, recreation and fire projects

The Livingston Parish Council on Nov. 6 adopted a series of resolutions allowing the parish president to execute cooperative endeavor agreements with local special districts to administer State of Louisiana Department of the Treasury Act 461 line-item appropriations.

Council members approved an agreement with Livingston Parish Gravity Drainage District 2, a separate agreement with Livingston Parish Recreation District 6 and an agreement with Livingston Parish Fire Protection District 1. Motions were offered and seconded for each resolution; the items were recorded as passing (some votes recorded as unanimous with one member absent).

Council members did not detail project-by-project allocations during the meeting; each resolution authorizes the parish president to enter an agreement to administer the specified Act 461 funds for ‘‘select projects’’ as identified by the applicable local district.

The council did not present specific project lists or budgets on the floor during the Nov. 6 meeting; members indicated that the agreements are administrative steps to receive and distribute the designated state line-item funds to the named districts.