Mayor reports budget variance; parish to split Evangeline Lift Station repair costs; summer programs set

Mayor Jason Willis reviewed the city financial report at the May 18 meeting, telling the council, as recorded in the minutes, "City is over budget on the revenues and under budget on the expenses." He attributed the report to CFO Katy Bujard, whose financial report was included in council packets. The minutes do not provide underlying line-item detail or dollar amounts for that summary.

Willis reported that St. Martin Parish President Delcambre agreed to pay half of the expenses to repair the Evangeline Lift Station after repeated clogging from bulk debris attributed to the SMP jail. The minutes record the parish commitment but do not specify the total cost, the schedule for repairs, or contractual terms for the cost-sharing arrangement.

In his mayor’s report the mayor announced community programs and upcoming events: a basketball camp June 6–July 25 (fee $20 per child), a cultural camp with registration open ($30 per week), Main Street Pop-Up on Saturday, May 23, a lifeguard certification course on May 23, the public pool opening June 1 with summer swimming lessons, and the splash pad opening on Memorial Day weekend. He also said Public Works worked to repair the sewer force main and that the city will install solar lights at the south entrance welcome sign and update lights on Church Square to match Main Street Enhancement Project fixtures.

The minutes present these items as announcements rather than actions requiring council votes; no budgets or funding approvals for the listed programs or lighting installations are recorded in the minutes.