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Washington council authorizes senior feeding-site letter, approves property purchase, sets millage and calls sales-tax election
Summary
At its April 21 meeting, the Washington Town Council unanimously approved several resolutions — including authorization for a mayoral approval letter for a senior feeding site, purchase of property near the town barn, setting the 2025 millage, surplus of a utility truck and calling an election on a sales tax — and introduced two budget ordinances. A public hearing on the tax call is set for May 19.
The Washington Town Council met April 21, 2025, at Washington Town Hall and approved a slate of resolutions that included authorization for a senior feeding-site approval letter, purchase of property near the town barn, the 2025 millage, surplus of a utility truck and a resolution to call a sales-tax election. All votes recorded were unanimous among the four members present; Councilmember Tanya Doucet was listed as absent.
The meeting opened at 6:00 p.m. with Mayor William Dwight Landreneau calling the regular session to order. After prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, the council heard no public comments during the allotted public-comment period.
Councilmember Beau Wilson moved to approve the minutes from the March 2025 meeting; the motion carried with Erick Fontenot, Beau Wilson, Rogers Malveaux and Mary Lavergne voting yes and Tanya Doucet absent. Councilmember Mary Lavergne moved to accept and approve the March 2025 financial statements, including a budget-to-actual comparison; that motion also carried with the same recorded votes.
The council received a progress update on resolving audit findings for fiscal year 2023–24; the report noted progress but the meeting record did not include specific corrective actions or dollar amounts.
Link Savoy, representing the St. Landry Parish Council on Aging, addressed the council about establishing a feeding site for seniors in Washington. After the presentation, Beau Wilson moved to authorize Mayor Landreneau to send an approval letter for the feeding site; the motion passed with the four members present voting yes and one member absent. The transcript does not specify next steps, funding sources or timelines for the feeding site.
Also approved was a resolution authorizing purchase of property near the Town Barn; the record indicates the council approved the authorization but does not list a purchase price, seller, parcel identification or closing timeline. The council then approved a resolution setting the town's millage for 2025; the millage rate was not specified in the meeting record.
Erick Fontenot moved and the council approved a resolution to surplus a utility truck; the meeting record did not include vehicle details or a surplus procedure. Beau Wilson moved to approve a resolution to call an election regarding a sales tax; the motion carried with the same recorded votes. The transcript did not include ballot language, the proposed tax rate, or an election date.
Municipal Clerk Halli Polotzola announced the council may hold a public hearing about the call of an election on certain taxes at the May 19, 2025 meeting at 5:50 p.m. at Washington Town Hall, 405 N Washington St. The council also introduced an ordinance to amend the FY 2024–25 budget and an ordinance to approve the FY 2025–26 budget; no line-item amounts or effective dates were provided in the record. A police department report was given; the transcript did not include details of that report.
Erick Fontenot moved to adjourn; the motion carried and the meeting ended. No time of adjournment or additional follow-up deadlines were recorded.
