St Bernard Update: Emergency Council Meeting for Saturday

Poll Results

The Council makes $7,200 a year, plus some benefits, how much of a raise do they deserve?
Not a penny,more.......47%
They should make $20,000 a year.....14%
They should make $33,000 a year.....29%
They should make $45,000 a year.....8%
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How is the Parish recovery going?
Better than expected ..........20%
About where it should be ...10%
Behind schedule..70%

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How long till a new hospital is built?
2 years-----20%
3 years-----40%
Never-------40%
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What should the Parish do about the apartment projects?
Just let them build them...........10%
Give them the permits, but keep appealing in court.....16%
Keep fighting, no matter the cost...........73%
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Should the Hospital Committee build on the Meraux Foundation land, or move the hospital elsewhere?
Build somewhere else..........89%

Build on the Meraux land......11%
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How much would you pay for the lot next door to you, if it was vacant and you could not rebuild on it?

$4,000.............22%
$6,000.............51%
$8,000.............21%
$10,000...........6%

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Are you in facor of a $20 / month fee for Fire and Sanitation services?

Yes, I'm in favor of it .........29%
No, I'm against it.................71%

Friday, September 18, 2009

Emergency Council Meeting for Saturday

There will be another "emergency meeting" this Saturday, Sept. 19, at 3:30...........this meeting, not to be confused with Thursday's emergency meeting, will deal with something that was dealt with at Tuesday's regular meeting. ( note: there was no emergency meeting Tuesday, just a regular meeting ).......This meeting will be about including a couple of items in a special election. Making sure Councilmen can't collect a salary for serving on any other boards, and about putting a $20.00 fee per month per household on the ballot to pay for Fire and Sanitation services... ($10.00 each) ..the agenda can be found on the Parish Govt web site ( see the link on the left )

1 comments:

SJKSep 21, 2009 06:19 AM
ummmm......would like much more information.

The ordinance was originally passed into law Tuesday, Sept 15, 2009 to hold an election to decide on a $10 a month fee for 6 years for Fire Protection. This is the ordinance that was introduced as $5 a month for 'revenue shortfalls' and then changed in EFC Committee for 'Fire Protection.'

After passage Tuesday, an emergency meeting was called for Saturday, Sept 19, 2009.

Is this a new way of passing ordinances? where is this written in the Home Rule Charter that the council can pass one ordinance on a Tuesday and then revisit after passage -- and not only change their vote, but substantially and fundamentally change the ordinance [without the required introduction, advertising and public hearing]?

are the fees dedicated to certain services?

if you own a business or apartments and are required to pay for your own dumpster, do you double pay for sanitation?
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