?PUBLIC NOTICE
Written comments will be received until 10:00 AM on Friday, May 31, 2024, at the Cameron Parish West Annex Office located at 148 Smith Circle, Cameron, LA 70631 or mailed to the Cameron Parish Police Jury, PO Box 1280, Cameron, LA 70631, Attn: Mary Carroll. Oral comments will be received at 11:00 AM on Monday, June 3, 2024, in the Cameron Parish Police Jury Meeting Room during the regular Cameron Parish Police Jury Meeting. Comments are based on the proposed changes to Chapter 20 Special Districts, Article III – Gravity Drainage as listed below:
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 20 SPECIAL DISTRICTS, ARTICLE III – GRAVITY DRAINAGE
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DIVISION 8 – DISTRICT NO. 16
Sec. 20-115.7. – Created; boundaries.
Gravity Drainage District No. 16 of the Parish of Cameron, Louisiana, is hereby created under the provisions of R.S. 38:1751 et seq., all within the limits of the Parish of Cameron, and shall comprise and embrace all of the territory within the following described boundaries:
Beginning at the Northeast Corner of Section 1, Township 12 South, Range 3 West, being the Northeasternmost Corner of Cameron Parish, Louisiana, thence from said point of beginning, proceed in a Westerly direction along the Northern most boundary of Cameron Parish to the Northwest Corner of Section 6, Township 12 South, Range 4 West, thence in a Southerly direction along the West line of Township 12 South, Range 4 West to the South line of said Township 12 South, Range 4 West, thence proceed in an Easterly direction along the South line of said Township 12 South, Range 4 West and continue through partial Section 31, Township 12 South, Range 3 West to the intersection of the South Bank of the Intracoastal Waterway, thence following the meander of the South Bank of said Intracoastal Waterway to the Eastern most boundary line of Cameron Parish which is located in Section 13, Township 13 South, Range 3 West, thence in a Northerly direction along the Eastern most boundary line of Cameron Parish to the point of beginning.
(Ord. of 12-2-97)
Sec. 20-115.8. – Name and domicile
The gravity drainage district is hereby named and designated as “Gravity Drainage District No. 16 of the Parish of Cameron, Louisiana” and the domicile shall be Klondike, Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
(Ord. of 12-2-97)
Sec. 20-115.9. – Commissioners; organization, and qualifications
(a) Gravity Drainage District No. 16 shall be governed by a board composed of five (5) commissioners appointed by the governing authority and the initial term shall be as follows, three (3) of whom shall be appointed for four (4) years and two (2) for two (2) years and therefore each term shall be four (4) years.
(b) The commissioners of Gravity Drainage District No. 16 thus appointed shall meet at its domicile, and proceed to organize by electing officers as follows:
(1) They shall elect from among their number a president, and vice-president. It shall be the duty of the president to preside over the meetings of the board and perform such other duties as are usually required of presidents of corporate bodies. It shall be the duty of the vice-president to perform the duties of the president in case of his absence or disability.
(2) They shall also elect a secretary who shall perform all the duties required of him as such secretary by the board of commissioners.
(3) They shall also elect a treasurer, and all money received by the sheriff and tax collector for account of such district shall be paid over to such treasurer, who shall be answerable under his official bond for the faithful accounting of said money.
(c) The commissioners of the Gravity Drainage District No. 16, shall meet the qualifications as described in R.S. 38:1758 (as amended).
(Ord. No. 3-C, 4-6-31)
Sec. 20-115.10 – Powers and authority
Gravity Drainage District No. 16, through its commissioners, is hereby granted all of the powers and authority contemplated by the constitution of the state, and R.S. 38:1751 et seq. (as amended), to contract, sue and be sued; to levy taxes, call elections for determining whether or not special taxes shall be assesses, and do any and all things intended by law for the proper carrying on of the duties of such gravity drainage district.
(Ord. No. 3-C, 4-6-31)
RUN: Apr. 25, May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 (A 35)