?LEGAL NOTICE
Cameron, Louisiana
May 13, 2022
The Cameron Parish Police Jury, serving as governing authority of Consolidated Fire Protections of South Cameron, Parish of Cameron, Louisiana (the “Police Jury”), met in regular public session at the Cameron Parish West Annex Board Room, 148 Smith Circle, Cameron, Louisiana, at 2:00 o’clock p.m. on Friday, May 13, 2022, pursuant to written notice given to each and every member thereof and duly posted in the manner required by law.
The President called the meeting to order and on roll call, the following members were present:
Mr. Joe Dupont, Mr. Lawrence Faulk, Mr. Curtis Fountain, Mr. McKinley Guidry, Mr. Thomas McDaniel, Mr. Magnus McGee, Mr. Scott Trahan
ABSENT: Mr. Kirk Quinn
The President of the Board stated that one of the purposes of the meeting was for canvassing and tabulating the returns of an election held in Consolidated Fire Protections of South Cameron, Parish of Cameron, Louisiana (the “District”), on April 30, 2022, on the question of authority to levy and collect a tax on all taxable property within the District in lieu of existing taxes currently being levied, and thereupon presented the following proces verbal, which was adopted by the following vote:
YEAS: Mr. Dupont, Mr. Faulk, Mr. Fountain, Mr. Guidry, Mr. McDaniel, Mr. McGee, Mr. Trahan
NAYS: None
PROCES VERBAL
BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED that on this 13th day of May, 2022, at 2:00 o’clock p.m., in accordance with a resolution of the Police Jury, serving as governing authority of the District, adopted on December 9, 2021, and recorded in the records of said Police Jury, notice of which meeting was issued and published according to law, the undersigned members of the Police Jury, being a quorum thereof, met at the regular meeting place of the Police Jury, and according to law examined the tabulation blanks, certificates and statements which were received from the Commissioners and Commissioners-in-Charge of the election held in the District on April 30, 2022, in accordance with said resolution, together with the transcription of the totals made by the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Parish Custodian of Voting Machines in and for Cameron Parish to determine the following proposition:
MILLAGE PROPOSITION
(In Lieu Of)
Shall Consolidated Fire Protections of South Cameron, Parish of Cameron, Louisiana (“District”), be authorized to levy and collect a tax of eight (8.00) mills on the dollar of assessed valuation on all property subject to taxation in the District (“Tax”) in lieu of 8.00, 5.00, 3.97 and 2.54 mills previously levied in the former fire protection districts now consolidated into the District, (with $528,370.22 estimated and reasonably expected to be collected from the levy of the Tax per annum) for a period of ten (10) years, commencing in 2022, for the purpose of operating and maintaining the District’s fire protection facilities and equipment and paying the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes, including charges for fire hydrant rentals and service in said District?
The results of said election proved to be as follows:
PRECINCT; NUMBER OF VOTES IN FAVOR OF PROPOSITION; NUMBER OF VOTES AGAINST PROPOSITION
02 (All); 4; 0;
5S (Part); 0; 0
12 (Part); 21; 3
13 (Part); 24; 8
15 (All); 14; 0
16B (Part); 0; 0
16C (Part); 0; 0
17 (Part); 12; 12
Absentees; 31; 4
TOTALS; 106; 27
We therefore ascertained that the majority of qualified electors of the District qualified to vote under the Constitution and laws of the State of Louisiana voting in said election in the District voted in favor of the Proposition.
At the same time and place, we did examine and canvass the returns as evidenced by said tabulation blanks, certificates, and statements received from the election Commissioners and Commissioners-in-Charge, the correctness of which were sworn to by the election Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners according to law, and our finding was that the returns indicated a majority voted in favor of the Proposition.
Therefore, we declare that the result of said election is in favor of the Proposition as stated above.
In accordance with law, a resolution promulgating the aforesaid results was adopted, and the Secretary of the Police Jury was ordered to have a copy of said resolution signed by the President and published in one issue of the Cameron Pilot, a newspaper published in DeQuincy, Louisiana, and of general circulation in said District.
In accordance with the provisions of R.S. 18:1293, a copy of the Notice of Election is attached hereto as Exhibit A. An affidavit showing proof of publication of said notice is attached hereto as Exhibit B. We did, likewise, order that one copy of this proces verbal be sent to the Secretary of State to be recorded in the archives of the State of Louisiana, and that one copy be sent to the Clerk of the District Court of Cameron Parish to be recorded in the mortgage records of said Parish and that one copy be filed in the archives of this Board.
THUS DONE AND SIGNED in the presence of Mary Carroll and Kayla Johnson, competent witnesses on this 13th day of May, 2022, at a meeting of the Police Jury, governing authority of Consolidated Fire Protections of South Cameron, Parish of Cameron, Louisiana, by the undersigned members of said present and participating in the canvass of said election.
/s/ Curtis Fountain, President
/s/ Joe Dupont, V. President
/s/ Thomas McDaniel, Member
/s/ Magnus McGee, Member
/s/ Scott Trahan, Member
/s/ Lawrence Faulk, Member
/s/ McKinley Guidry, Member
WITNESSES:
/s/ Mary Carroll
/s/ Kayla Johnson
The following resolution was thereupon introduced, and pursuant to a motion made by Scott Trahan and seconded by Joe Dupont, was adopted by the following vote:
YEAS: Mr. Joe Dupont, Mr. Lawrence Faulk, Mr. Curtis Fountain, Mr. McKinley Guidry, Mr. Thomas McDaniel, Mr. Magnus McGee, Mr. Scott Trahan
NAYS: None
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION PROMULGATING THE RESULTS OF A SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN CONSOLIDATED FIRE PROTECTIONS OF SOUTH CAMERON, PARISH OF CAMERON, LOUISIANA ON APRIL 30, 2022
WHEREAS, on April 30, 2022, an election was held in Consolidated Fire Protections of South Cameron, Parish of Cameron, Louisiana (the “District”), to determine the proposition hereinafter set out;
WHEREAS, the returns of said election were canvassed by the Cameron Parish Police Jury, governing authority of the District (the “Governing Authority” or “Police Jury”), according to law and notice duly given as provided by law, and the result of said election was declared to be in favor of the Proposition;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Governing Authority of the District:
SECTION 1. The statements of fact expressly contained within the preamble to this Resolution have been specifically reviewed by the Governing Authority and are found to be factually true and correct, and are made resolutions of the District.
SECTION 2. An election was held in the District on April 30, 2022, to determine the proposition hereinafter set out; that said election was duly and properly called by the District by a resolution adopted on December 9, 2021, and recorded in the records of said District, that notice of said election embracing all matters required by law to be contained therein was given by publication in the Cameron Pilot, a newspaper published in DeQuincy, Louisiana, and of general circulation in the District, on February 10, February 17, February 24 and March 3, 2022, the first of said publications being not less than 45 days nor more than 90 days prior to the date set for said election; that this did in said resolution designate the polling places for said election and did provide for the use of voting machines in the conduct of said election; that election officials were duly selected; that each election official received the certificate of instruction of the use of the voting machines and his duties in connection therewith as required by law; that the State Custodian of Voting Machines and the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Parish Custodian of Voting Machines of Cameron Parish made available on the day of the election at the polling places designated for the conduct of said election the necessary voting machines and all necessary equipment and paraphernalia required by law in connection with the use of voting machines at elections; that the Registrar of Voters and the Clerk of Court of Cameron Parish furnished to the election Commissioners and Commissioners-in-Charge copies of the precinct registers for each precinct or ward entitled to vote at such polling places; that the Louisiana Secretary of State prepared and certified the ballot used in the voting machines as required by law; that the proposition voted on in said election and as it appeared in said voting machine was in due form provided by law and the resolution adopted by this Police Jury on December 9, 2021, calling said special election; that the results of said election were written on a large sheet of paper at said polling places, which sheet of paper was signed by each of the election officials designated to conduct such election at said polling places and which sheet was thereupon posted in public view at the polling places in accordance with law; that only qualified electors under the Constitution and laws of the State of Louisiana voted at said election; that the officials who served at said election were duly and properly appointed; that the places of all absent election officials were properly filled in accordance with law; that before opening the polls all election officials were properly sworn in accordance with law; that the polls at the voting places were opened at 7:00 a.m. and remained open and until not later than 8:00 p.m.; that after the closing of the polls the votes for and against the proposition were properly counted and tallied and the necessary tabulation blanks, certificates and statements were made by the election officials in accordance with law and the voting machines delivered to the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Custodian of Voting Machines in and for Cameron Parish, Louisiana, and a copy of the results of said election delivered to the Clerk of the District Court of Cameron Parish as required by Louisiana Revised Statutes 18:1190 E; that on May 3, 2022, that being the third day after said election the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Custodian of Voting Machines, after breaking the seals and opening the voting machines used in said election did transcript the totals for the proposition voted upon at said election; and that all things whatsoever required by law to be done in connection with the holding of said election were properly and duly performed in manner and form as required by Chapter 4 of Subtitle II of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and the general election laws of the State of Louisiana.
SECTION 3. In said election the following proposition was approved by a majority of the electors qualified to vote and voting in said election in Consolidated Fire Protections of South Cameron, Parish of Cameron, Louisiana:
MILLAGE PROPOSITION
(In Lieu Of)
Shall Consolidated Fire Protections of South Cameron, Parish of Cameron, Louisiana (“District”), be authorized to levy and collect a tax of eight (8.00) mills on the dollar of assessed valuation on all property subject to taxation in the District (“Tax”) in lieu of 8.00, 5.00, 3.97 and 2.54 mills previously levied in the former fire protection districts now consolidated into the District, (with $528,370.22 estimated and reasonably expected to be collected from the levy of the Tax per annum) for a period of ten (10) years, commencing in 2022, for the purpose of operating and maintaining the District’s fire protection facilities and equipment and paying the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes, including charges for fire hydrant rentals and service in said District?
SECTION 4. The results of said election shall be promulgated by publication of this resolution of promulgation one time in the Cameron Pilot, a newspaper published in DeQuincy, Louisiana, the official journal of the District and of general circulation in the District.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 13th day of May, 2022.
/s/ Curtis Fountain
CURTIS FOUNTAIN, President
/s/ Mary B. Carroll
MARY B. CARROLL
Parish Secretary
(Other business not pertinent to the present excerpt may be found of record in the official minute book.)
Upon motion duly made and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned.
/s/ Curtis Fountain
CURTIS FOUNTAIN, President
/s/ Mary B. Carroll
MARY B. CARROLL
Parish Secretary
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF CAMERON
I, MARY B. CARROLL, certify that I am the duly qualified and acting Parish Secretary of the Cameron Parish Police Jury, governing authority of Consolidated Fire Protections of South Cameron, Parish of Cameron, Louisiana.
I further certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an excerpt from the minutes of a public meeting of the Cameron Parish Police Jury held on May 13, 2022, and of a resolution adopted at said meeting, as said minutes and resolution appear officially of record in my possession.
IN FAITH WHEREOF, witness my official signature and the impress of the official seal of the Cameron Parish Police Jury, State of Louisiana, governing authority of Consolidated Fire Protections of South Cameron, Parish of Cameron, Louisiana, on this, the 13th day of May, 2022.
/s/ Mary B. Carroll
MARY B. CARROLL
Parish Secretary
[S E A L]
The actual cost to conduct and canvass the returns of the election provided for herein is $1,139.52, as determined by the Louisiana Secretary of State.
Exhibits to this resolution are available for inspection during regular business hours at the main office of the Cameron Parish Police Jury, 148 Smith Circle, Cameron, Louisiana.
RUN: Sept. 1 (S 8)