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Regular Session, 2014
SENATE BILL NO. 587
BY SENATOR PETERSON
SPECIAL DISTRICTS. Provides relative to the Mid-City Security District. (gov sig)
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 33:9091.14(D), (F)(1), (2) and (3)(c), relative to the Mid-City2
Security District; to provide for governance; to provide for a flat fee per parcel of3
land; to provide for election dates; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for4
related matters.5
Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 33:9091.14 (D), (F)(1), (2) and (3)(c) are hereby amended and8
reenacted to read as follows:9
ยง9091.14. Mid-City Security District10
D. Governance. (1) The district shall be governed by a five seven-member11
board of commissioners, referred to in this Section as the "board". The board shall12
be composed as follows:13
(a) The Mid-City Neighborhood Organization shall appoint two four14
members, one of whom shall be from the City Park Triangle.15
(b) The Parkview Neighborhood Association shall appoint one member.16
(c) The two members of the governing authority of the city of New Orleans17 SB NO. 587
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who are elected from Council District A and Council District B shall each appoint1
one member.2
(2) All members appointed pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall3
be qualified voters and residents of the district.4
(3) Board members appointed pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection5
shall serve three-year terms.6
(4)(a) Upon the expiration of the terms of members serving pursuant to7
Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, board members shall be appointed as provided in8
this Paragraph.9
(i) The Mid-City Neighborhood Organization shall appoint four members,10
one of whom shall be from the City Park Triangle.11
(ii) The Parkview Neighborhood Association shall appoint one member.12
(b) All members appointed pursuant to Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph13
shall be qualified voters and residents of the district.14
(c) Board members appointed pursuant to Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph15
shall serve three-year terms after serving initial terms as provided in this16
Subparagraph. One member shall serve an initial term of one year; two shall serve17
initial terms of two years; and two shall serve an initial term of three years, as18
determined by lot at the first meeting of the board held after the members are19
appointed as provided in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph.20
(5) Any vacancy which occurs prior to the expiration of the term for which21
a member of the board has been appointed shall be filled for the remainder of the22
unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. Board members23
shall be eligible for reappointment; however, board members shall serve for no24
more than two consecutive three-year terms. A board member shall be eligible25
for reappointment to the commission two years from the date of expiration of26
his or her second term.27
(6)(5) The board shall elect from its members a chairman, a vice chairman,28
a secretary-treasurer, and such other officers as it may deem necessary. The duties29 SB NO. 587
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of the officers shall be fixed by the bylaws adopted by the board.1
(7)(6) The minute books and archives of the district shall be maintained by2
the secretary-treasurer of the board. The monies, funds, and accounts of the district3
shall be in the official custody of the board.4
(8)(7) The board shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary5
or advisable for conducting its business affairs. Rules and regulations of the board6
relative to the notice and conduct of meetings shall conform to applicable law,7
including, if applicable, R.S. 42:11 et seq., relative to open meetings. The board shall8
hold regular meetings as shall be provided for in the bylaws and may hold special9
meetings at such times and places within the district as may be prescribed in the10
bylaws.11
(9)(8) A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for12
the transaction of business. The board shall keep minutes of all meetings and shall13
make them available through the secretary-treasurer of the board.14
(10)(9) The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall15
be reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses directly related to the16
governance of the district.17
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F. * * *19
(1) The amount of the fee shall be as requested by duly adopted resolution of20
the board. The For improved residential parcels the fee shall be a flat fee per21
improved parcel of land of not less than two hundred dollars and not to exceed two22
hundred fifty dollars per year for each improved residential parcel and not less than23
three hundred dollars and. For improved residential parcels subject to a special24
assessment level pursuant to La. Const. Article VII, Section 18(G), the fee shall25
be a flat fee per parcel of land not to exceed one hundred and fifty dollars per26
year. For unimproved residential or commercial parcels the fee shall be a flat27
fee per parcel of land not to exceed one hundred dollars. For commercial28
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seventy-five dollars for each municipal address assigned to an improved1
commercial parcel. Any improved parcel consisting of both commercial and2
residential uses shall be considered commercial for purposes of this Section.3
(2) The fee shall be imposed on each improved parcel located within the4
district.5
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(3)(a) * * *7
(c) If approved, the fee shall expire on December 31, 2014, but the fee may8
be renewed if approved by a majority of the registered voters of the district voting9
on the proposition at an election as provided in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph.10
Any election to authorize the renewal of the fee shall be held at the same time as a11
regularly scheduled mayoral election in the city of New Orleans municipal, state,12
or federal election. If the fee is renewed, the term of the imposition of the fee shall13
be as provided in the proposition authorizing such renewal, not to exceed eight years.14
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not16
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature17
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If18
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become19
effective on the day following such approval.20
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Michael Bell.
DIGEST
Peterson (SB 587)
Present law provides for the district to be governed by a five-member board of
commissioners.
Proposed law retains present law and provides for an increase on the board of commissioners
from five to seven members.
Present law provides for one member to serve an initial term of one year, two members shall
serve initial terms of two years; and two members shall serve an initial term of three years,
as determined by lot at the first meeting of the board held after the members are appointed.
Proposed law retains present law and provides for a flat fee not to exceed $150 per year for SB NO. 587
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improved residential parcels subject to a special assessment, and $100 for unimproved
residential or commercial parcels. Proposed law further provides for a flat fee per
commercial parcels to not exceed $375 for each municipal address assigned to an improved
commercial parcel.
Proposed law requires an election to be held at the same time as a regularly scheduled
municipal, state, or federal election when the parcel fee is to be renewed.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 33:9091.14(D), (F)(1), (2) and (3)(c))