Mid City Security District - Mid City Security District, New Orleans, LA

A resolution to adopt a budget for 2009 as summarized below: 

Revenues

Expenditures:

Special Taxation District

Resolution

No. 2009-6

New Orleans, LA

December 17, 2009

By: Commissioner Angela Brenneke

Seconded By: Commissioner Romney Richard

WHEREAS, pursuant to Act 925 of the Regular Session of the 2008 Louisiana Legislature, the Mid-City Security District, (hereinafter referred to as the “District”), a political subdivision of the state, was created; and

WHEREAS, the aforesaid Act authorized the New Orleans City Council to levy and collect a parcel fee on all parcels within the District after the imposition of such fee had been submitted to, and approved by the majority of the voters of the District voting on the question at the same time as the Presidential Election held in the city; and

WHEREAS, an election was held on November 4, 2008 at which a majority of the voters of the District voted on the issue, voted to impose the parcel fee in the amount of $200.00 not to exceed $250.00 for residential parcels and $300.00 not to exceed $375 for commercial parcels for seven years on each parcel located in the District; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the Mid-City Security District (the Board), desires that the City Council of New Orleans levy and collect such a parcel fee of $200.00 for residential parcels and $300 for commercial parcels on each parcel within the District, and add such fee to the property tax bills to be issued by the City of New Orleans to the owners of the property within the District and subject to the fee for the tax year commencing 2010; and

WHEREAS, in connection with the City Council’s levy and collection of the aforesaid $200.00 or $300.00 parcel fee, it being necessary and proper that the Board first adopt a plan and a budget of revenue and expenditures for 20010 which indicate how the proceeds for the aforesaid $200.00 or $300.00 parcel fees will be expended for the purpose of providing for an increase in the presence of law enforcement personnel in the District;

NOW THEREFORE,

Be it resolved by the Board of Commissioners of the Mid-City Security District, that the following plan and budget of revenue and expenditures for 20010 which indicate how the proceeds for the aforesaid $200.00 or $300.00 parcel fee will be expended for the purpose of providing for an increase in the presence of law enforcement personnel in the District, be and the same is adopted.

1. Plan

The District plans to provide security patrols within the District. The estimated annual cost of providing such services is $891,200 to be spent as follows:

Security: $688,808

Police cars: $45,000

Cell phones: $3000

Legal Fees: $6,000

Insurance: $19,000

Accounting Fees: $7,000

Communications: $10,000

Total $778,808

The District anticipates receipts on parcels of taxable property for the tax year 2010 at $891,200; therefore, the 20010 budget is as follows.

PLAN

The District plans to provide security patrols within the District. The estimated annual cost of providing such services is $891,200 to be spent as follows.

1. 20010 Budget

   1. Revenues

Gross revenues residential ($200 per unit @ 3832 units) $766,400

Gross revenues commercial ($300 per unit @ 416 units) $124,800

Less: 2009 uncollectible ($104,200)

Subtotal $104,200

City collection fee (1% of gross revenue) ( $8,912)

Net revenues $778,808

1. Expenditures

Security: $688,808

Police cars: $45,000

Cell phones: $3000

Legal Fees: $6,000

Insurance: $19,000

Accounting Fees: $7,000

Communications: $10,000

Total $778,808

Total expenditures $778,808

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the city council of the City of New Orleans is hereby requested to collect and levy the $200.00 parcel fee for residential parcels and $300 parcel fee for commercial parcels approved by the voters of the Mid-City Security District (the District) on November 4^th, 2008, and to include said fee in the property tax bills to be issued by the City of New Orleans to owners of the parcels within the District and subject to the aforesaid parcel fee for the tax year commencing 20010.

Yeas: Commissioners Colleen Gannon, Susan Guidry, Corey Tisdale, Romney Richard, Angela Brenneke

Nays: none

Absent: none

And the resolution was adopted.

Certificate

I certify that the above and foregoing is true and correct copy of the resolution adopted by the Board of Commissioners on December 17, 2009

Chairman Corey Tisdale – Mid-City Security District