Council approves multiple ordinances and budget amendments, schedules public hearings for Feb. 25

The Terrebonne Parish Council approved a package of ordinances and budget amendments during the meeting, adopting cooperative-agreement actions tied to FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant program properties, a 2025 sales-tax bond allocation, capital outlay amendments and discrete equipment purchases.

Key votes recorded during the meeting included adoption of: an ordinance authorizing the parish president to accept a servitude/right-of-way agreement with Hoss Cat LLC (adopted 9–0); an amendment to the 2026 operating budget and the five-year capital outlay budget for series 2025 sales tax bonds ($25,964,089) (adopted; final recorded vote 9–0 for adoption); a budget amendment for utility administration staffing/positions (adopted 9–0); an amendment covering the Whitney Building expense (reported as $422,375 — motion adopted 9–0); and an amendment to fund a chiller/air handler for the jail ($441,810 — adopted 9–0). Several cooperative endeavor agreements tied to FEMA hazard mitigation (addresses and owners listed in the packet) were also adopted following public hearing closure.

Other routine items included acceptance and ratification of committee minutes, multiple board and commission appointments, certification of monthly engineering reports, and approval for staff attendance at a March conference. Council set multiple public hearings for Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 6:30 p.m., including several cooperative agreements, surplus-property declarations, and an amendment to the parish code authorizing fee waivers for certain cultural facilities.

Votes reported in the meeting record were largely unanimous; where roll-call tallies varied between procedural close motions and final adoption votes, the final adoption outcomes in the record were recorded as passed (8–0 or 9–0 as shown on the council floor).