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St. Martin Parish Council adopts multiple resolutions, reintroduces ordinances and schedules special meeting
Summary
At the May 3 meeting the council unanimously adopted several resolutions including reappointments to boards, a WIC contract renewal authorization, and a $10,529.80 change order for the Bayou Benoit project; it deferred six published ordinances due to a publication error and scheduled a May 25 special meeting to address millage adoption.
The St. Martin Parish Council on May 3 adopted multiple resolutions and took procedural steps to correct ordinance publication errors while scheduling a special meeting to comply with Home Rule Charter millage deadlines.
Resolutions and votes (all recorded unanimous unless otherwise noted): the council reappointed Pamela Lemoins to the 16th Judicial District Children and Youth Planning Board (Resolution No. 22-034) and reappointed Henry Derouselle to the St. Martin Economic Development Authority Board (Resolution No. 22-035). Resolution No. 22-036 authorized the Parish President to negotiate and execute a renewal of the contract for the Louisiana WIC Program effective July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025, contingent on available funds. Resolution No. 22-038 authorized Change Order No. 1 for the Bayou Benoit – General Site Upgrades Project with Landry's Construction Services, LLC, increasing the contract by $10,529.80 (original low bid $187,237.90). The council also adopted Resolution No. 22-037 recommending that the Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry take no remedial action regarding alleged non-compliance by the Louisiana Sugar Cane Cooperative, Inc. with certain Industrial Tax Exemption contracts.
Procedural actions: because of an error in ordinance publication required by Section 2-12 of the St. Martin Parish Home Rule Charter, the council deferred indefinitely action on six ordinance items under Item 8, then extended the agenda to reintroduce those ordinances and recommended a Special Meeting for May 25, 2022 to satisfy charter and millage adoption requirements. The clerk read summaries of ordinances introduced for publication (Summary Nos. 1352–1357 and later 1358–1363), including zoning amendments, millage-rate language, fee schedule revisions, and authorizations to sell adjudicated property; details for many ordinances were limited to the published summaries.
The meeting record shows thank-you comments from Parish President Chester Cedars after the council reported that a Sales Tax District No. 1 renewal and Recreation District No. 1 renewal had passed. The council adjourned following a unanimous motion.
