La. R.S. § 33:3074 Central Transition District; Sales Tax

• Library: Louisiana Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: La. R.S. § 33:3074

A. In furtherance of the purposes of this Part, the Central Transition District is hereby created as a special taxing district whose boundaries are coterminous with the municipality, and it shall be a body politic and corporate and a political subdivision of the state with all of the powers of a political subdivision and with such further powers and functions as are set forth in this Section. It is hereby determined that the creation of the district and the carrying out of its public purpose is in all respects a public and governmental purpose for the improvement of the health, safety, welfare, comfort, and security of the people of the municipality, and that such purposes are public purposes, and that the district will be performing an essential governmental function and meeting a public obligation in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by this Section.

B.

(1) The district shall be administered and governed by a board of directors of five persons composed of:

(a) The mayor-president or his designee.

(b) One member appointed by the senator representing Senate District No. 13.

(c) One member appointed by the member of the House of Representatives representing House District No. 65.

(d) The chairpersons for the petition for incorporation of Central or their designees.

(2) The appointed members shall be selected on the basis of their experience in financial matters and their stature and ability to act effectively for the best interests of the municipality.

(3) The board shall elect one of its members as chairman and another as treasurer. The board shall appoint a secretary and such other officers as are deemed necessary who need not be directors of the district.

(4) A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum, and a majority vote of the directors constituting the quorum shall be necessary for any action taken by the district. No vacancy on the board shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all of the rights and perform all of the duties of the district.

(5) The board shall fix the place or places at which meetings shall be held. The domicile of the district shall be within the parish.

(6) The members of the board shall serve without salary or per diem allowance.

C. The district shall have all of the rights and powers necessary to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this Section. The district shall be subject to the laws pertaining to open meetings, public records, official journals, dual office holding and employment, and the Code of Governmental Ethics. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the district shall have the following rights and powers: