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Budget committee approves $5M district contribution to cover state-mandated stipends
Summary
The Livingston Parish Budget Goals Committee approved a plan to allocate $5,000,000 from districts (braided with parish general funds) to fund one-time stipends directed by Governor Landry's executive order; staff set an Oct. 7 target payout and will follow prior stipend guidelines.
The Livingston Parish Budget Goals Committee voted to allocate $5,000,000 from district funds toward one-time employee stipends required under Governor Landry’s executive order 26-047.
Committee discussion centered on how the state-directed stipend program reduces the parish’s MFP funding and how to cover the shortfall without jeopardizing reserves. The committee adopted a split that relies on district contributions combined with parish general-fund resources so the stipend can be paid this fall. "The board will, allocate 5,000,000 for this," the chair announced after the vote, and the committee noted staff’s plan to follow the parish’s existing stipend guidelines and target an October 7 payout.
Business staff had warned the action will reduce undesignated reserves; members weighed a $5 million district share versus a $6 million district share and chose the lower district contribution while leaving open a spring review of whether additional funds could be provided. The motion to adopt the $5,000,000 allocation was made in committee and carried without recorded opposition.
