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Committee weighs ad valorem millage, rollbacks as path to fund animal control
Summary
Committee members discussed funding models for expanded animal control services, including a stand-alone ad valorem millage and rolling back other millages; Parish Administrator Dr. Ken Ward estimated two mills would generate about $2.2 million.
Committee members discussed how to fund any expanded animal-control program and focused on ad valorem property tax as the only feasible local revenue source discussed at the meeting. Dr. Ken Ward told the committee that if placed before voters as a stand-alone measure, a new ad valorem millage would be treated as a new property tax, and he estimated that "two mills will generate approximately $2,200,000."
Members also discussed the possibility of rolling back existing millages to offset a new animal-control mill and the advisability of presenting a simple, stand‑alone ballot question for voters. Dr. Ward noted that the Health Unit and Highway Department ad valorem mill renewals are scheduled for December 2026, which may affect election timing and strategy.
