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SENATE BILL NO. 587
BY SENATOR PETERSON
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 33:9091.14(D), (F)(1) 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) and (3)(c) are hereby amended and reenacted8
to read as follows:9
ยง9091.14. Mid-City Security District10
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D. Governance. (1) The district shall be governed by a five-member board12
of commissioners, referred to in this Section as the "board". The board shall be13
composed as follows:14
(a) The Mid-City Neighborhood Organization shall appoint two four15
members, one of whom shall be from the City Park Triangle.16
(b) The Parkview Neighborhood Association shall appoint one member.17
(c) The two members of the governing authority of the city of New Orleans18
who are elected from Council District A and Council District B shall each appoint19
one member.20
(2) All members appointed pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall21
be qualified voters and residents of the district.22
(3) Board members appointed pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection23
shall serve three-year terms.24
(4)(a) Upon the expiration of the terms of members serving pursuant to25
Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, board members shall be appointed as provided in26
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(i) The Mid-City Neighborhood Organization shall appoint four members,1
one of whom shall be from the City Park Triangle.2
(ii) The Parkview Neighborhood Association shall appoint one member.3
(b) All members appointed pursuant to Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph4
shall be qualified voters and residents of the district.5
(c) Board members appointed pursuant to Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph6
shall serve three-year terms after serving initial terms as provided in this7
Subparagraph. One member shall serve an initial term of one year; two shall serve8
initial terms of two years; and two shall serve an initial term of three years, as9
determined by lot at the first meeting of the board held after the members are10
appointed as provided in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph.11
(5) Any vacancy which occurs prior to the expiration of the term for which12
a member of the board has been appointed shall be filled for the remainder of the13
unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. Board members14
shall be eligible for reappointment; however, board members shall serve for no15
more than two consecutive three-year terms. A board member shall be eligible16
for reappointment to the commission two years from the date of expiration of17
his second term.18
(6)(5) The board shall elect from its members a chairman, a vice chairman,19
a secretary-treasurer, and such other officers as it may deem necessary. The duties20
of the officers shall be fixed by the bylaws adopted by the board.21
(7)(6) The minute books and archives of the district shall be maintained by22
the secretary-treasurer of the board. The monies, funds, and accounts of the district23
shall be in the official custody of the board.24
(8)(7) The board shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary25
or advisable for conducting its business affairs. Rules and regulations of the board26
relative to the notice and conduct of meetings shall conform to applicable law,27
including, if applicable, R.S. 42:11 et seq., relative to open meetings. The board shall28
hold regular meetings as shall be provided for in the bylaws and may hold special29
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bylaws.1
(9)(8) A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for2
the transaction of business. The board shall keep minutes of all meetings and shall3
make them available through the secretary-treasurer of the board.4
(10)(9) The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall5
be reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses directly related to the6
governance of the district.7
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(1) The amount of the fee shall be as requested by duly adopted resolution of10
the board. The For improved residential parcels, the fee shall be a flat fee per11
improved parcel of land of not less than two hundred dollars and not to exceed two12
hundred fifty dollars per year for each improved residential parcel and not less than13
three hundred dollars and. For improved residential parcels subject to a special14
assessment level pursuant to La. Const. Article VII, Section 18(G), the fee shall15
be a flat fee per parcel of land not to exceed one hundred and fifty dollars per16
year. For commercial parcels, the fee shall be a flat fee per parcel of land not17
to exceed three hundred seventy-five dollars for each improved commercial parcel.18
Any improved parcel consisting of both commercial and residential uses shall be19
considered commercial for purposes of this Section.20
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(c) If approved, the fee shall expire on December 31, 2014, but the fee may23
be renewed if approved by a majority of the registered voters of the district voting24
on the proposition at an election as provided in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph.25
Any election to authorize the renewal of the fee shall be held at the same time as a26
regularly scheduled mayoral election in the city of New Orleans municipal, state,27
or federal election. If the fee is renewed, the term of the imposition of the fee shall28
be as provided in the proposition authorizing such renewal, not to exceed eight years.29
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not1
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature2
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If3
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become4
effective on the day following such approval.5
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: