Proposed ordinances face Ascension Council
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GONZALES — The Ascension Parish Council faces a decision on a proposed ordinance that, if enacted, would curtail the amount of revenue municipalities receive from annexed property.
The council’s Strategic Planning Commission Monday approved and sent to the full council a measure setting a standard for revenue-sharing on annexed property.
The ordinance calls for the parish to receive 75 percent of sales tax revenue collected from property annexed by any one of the three municipalities in the parish, Sorrento, Donaldsonville and Gonzales.
Previously, municipalities received 50 percent of revenue from annexed property.
Committee Chairman Kent Schexnaydre said a new ordinance is necessary to set a standard sales tax rate on annexed property.
The committee also approved a proposed ordinance to establish a Bureau of Administrative Adjudication. Legal adviser Lindsey Manda said such a law would serve as “a tool to enforce ordinances.”
This would not burden the courts with civil violations of ordinances, she said.
The committee also agreed to send to the full council three other proposed ordinances:
- One would limit speakers during council meetings to three minutes and total time allotted to all speakers to 15 minutes. The ordinance would prohibit speakers from making defamatory comments against anyone by name.
- A second would allow the parish government’s Geographic Information System office to collect fees on requests for data, maps and other related items. Parish President Tommy Martinez said the purpose of the ordinance would be to offset costs related to providing the information.
- The committee accepted a third ordinance establishing a 5 percent franchise fee for telecommunication services provided in the parish. Chief Administrative Officer Cedric Grant said the ordinance tracks state law.
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