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Votes at a glance: St. Tammany Parish Council approves appointments delay, polling changes, moratorium adjustment and veto override
Summary
At its meeting the St. Tammany Parish Council (unanimous votes with two members absent) postponed an appointment to January, approved polling-place changes (C-7242), vacated part of a moratorium in Little Creek (C-7243), and overrode two line-item vetoes in the 2026 budget.
The St. Tammany Parish Council recorded a series of unanimous actions (with two members absent) at its meeting.
- Appointment: The council postponed the appointment of Mike Smith to the St. Tammany Parish Hospital Service District No. 2 nominating committee until the January meeting. The motion to postpone was made by Mister Loflood and seconded by Mister Coogel; the transcript records the motion as unanimous with two absent.
- Polling locations (Council Series No. C-7242): The council approved changes to polling locations for several precincts. Administration staff said the registrar of voters will mail notices and place signage; councilmembers indicated the changes affect multiple council districts. The motion was made by Mister Corbin and seconded by Mister Laughlin and passed unanimously with two absent.
- Moratorium adjustment (Council Series No. C-7243): The council voted to vacate in part a moratorium established by Ordinance Council Series No. 25-5-762 for property in the Little Creek area (described in the agenda by boundaries and Lot 21 on Maplewood Drive). Mister Phillips moved, Mister Rolling seconded; the motion passed unanimously with two absent.
- Override of president’s veto: The council voted to override the parish president’s veto of two 2026 budget line items (treated as a package on the agenda). The motion reinstates funding that would have cut maintenance at Safe Haven and rejected a proposed employee COLA. The transcript notes the vote was unanimous with two absent.
Where the transcript records “unanimous with two absent,” it does not list individual aye/nay votes in the meeting record. Clerk and staff follow-up items were requested for each action (notifications for polling changes, nomination processing in January, and grant and revenue details related to Safe Haven).
