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Votes at a glance: Metropolitan Council actions on contracts, appropriations and settlements (June 25, 2025)
Summary
At its June 25 meeting the Metropolitan Council approved multiple contracts, authorizations and procedural items, including a special‑election resolution for Fire Protection District No. 6, contracts for HVAC and software maintenance, airport construction administrative agreements, and several adjudicated property sales and final acceptances. Item
The East Baton Rouge Parish Metropolitan Council voted on a broad set of items on June 25. Below are the key actions the council took during the meeting, with motion movers/seconders and the outcome recorded in the meeting transcript. Where the transcript did not record a roll‑call tally the text notes that the motion carried without an exact vote count.
Votes at a glance
- Item 76 — Ordinance adopting official parish flag design (designer presentation by Mark LeBlanc). Motion by Councilman Mote, second by Councilman Hudson. Outcome: approved; no opposition recorded in transcript.
- Item 77 — Resolution calling a special election for Fire Protection District No. 6 to renew a 5‑mill ad valorem property tax levy (election date cited as 11/15/2025; estimated annual proceeds cited in the resolution). Motion by Councilman Hudson, second by Councilman Hurst. Outcome: approved.
- Item 78 — Authorize mayor‑president to execute HVAC contract with Corporate Mechanical Contractors (labor and chiller materials) in an amount cited in the agenda (~$1,000,750). Motion by Councilman Mote, second by Councilwoman Amoroso. Outcome: approved.
- Item 79 — Authorize mayor‑president to contract with Tyler Technologies Inc. for Munis and Executon maintenance and support (not to exceed $475,000 for 07/14/2025–07/13/2026). Motion by Councilman Kennedy, second by Councilman Godet. Outcome: approved.
- Item 80 — Authorize BRPD to enter access agreement with Half Moon Pictures LLC for On Patrol Live (see separate article). Motion by Councilman Kennedy, second by Councilman Godet. Outcome: approved after recorded objections and a machine vote (transcript does not contain roll‑call tally).
- Item 81 — Supplemental agreement with Garber LLC for airport threshold repairs bidding and admin (amount cited). Motion by Councilman Dunn Jr., second by Councilwoman Amoroso. Outcome: approved.
- Item 82 — Contract with CleanForce LLC for floor care services at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (amount cited). Motion by Councilman Dunn Jr., second by Councilwoman Amarosa. Outcome: approved.
- Item 83 — Resolution setting local hospital assessment payments for the East Baton Rouge Parish local health provider participation program (fiscal 2025). Motion by Councilman Godet, second by Councilwoman Amorosa. Outcome: approved.
- Item 84 — Authorization to settle pre‑litigation claim of Irelle Wisham for $26,000. Motion by Councilman Hudson, second by Councilman Gaudet. Outcome: approved (one objection recorded during discussion but motion carried).
- Item 85 & 86 — Rescissions/cancellations of recorded notices in specific code‑enforcement matters (items introduced by Councilwoman Harris). Motions carried.
- Item 89 — Request to delete awarding of Old Hammond Highway contract (item removed at request). Motion carried.
- Items 90–111 — Adjudicated properties: council accepted high bidders and finalized sales for a series of adjudicated lots across multiple council districts; motions carried as a block.
- Items 112–116 — Change orders, final acceptance and low‑bid awards for pavement remarking, force mains, road clearing and pump station work; motions carried and contracts accepted where indicated.
Administrative and legislative matters
- Item 117 — Council received a legislative update report from Coorsen & Nicholl detailing the 2025 legislative session and local impacts (report only; no vote required). See separate article summarizing appropriations and next steps for airport enabling action.
- Item 118 — Report on City‑Parish health benefit status was deferred at the request of the introducer.
Notes about voting records and procedures
The meeting transcript records the motions, movers and seconders for the items above and shows whether the motion carried; in several instances the transcript records one or more objections during voice votes followed by machine votes, but it does not include a complete roll‑call tally in the text for each item. Where the transcript omitted precise tallies this summary records the motion outcome as “approved” or “carried” consistent with the meeting record.
