BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) -- Negotiations are ongoing between the city-parish and St. George representatives about the transition of services and revenue after a Louisiana Supreme Court decision in the spring allowed the new city to incorporate. The East Baton Rouge Parish mayor-president's office said the city-parish is proposing to continue providing services until St. George is ready to deliver services. A transition plan was proposed to the new city's leaders in late August. "During the transition period, City-Parish has offered to distribute to St. George the difference between the tax revenue collected there and the cost of providing services in that area. As St. George takes on more and more services, the cost to the City-Parish will diminish so a larger portion of the tax revenue collected will be available for distribution to St. George," according to a news release from the mayor-president's office. St. George has been provided a calculation of costs for delivering services currently provided by the city-parish. St. George leaders want to meet common ground on Mayor Broome’s proposed transition plan East Baton Rouge leaders are still seeking an agreement with St. George about its incorporation date. "While St. George representatives have said publicly that the new city was effectively incorporated in November of 2019, this contradicts the plain language of the statutes governing the transition to the new city and, it is the City-Parish’s position, would pose important financial and legal challenges moving forward. The Transition District bill is quite clear: the Transition District ceases to exist and the authority for any tax levied expires 12 months after the incorporation of St. George," according to the city-parish. Read a statement from Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome below. “Just as I have committed that the City-Parish will in all ways comply with the law under my leadership, so must St. George representatives move forward during this transition complying with the laws governing the incorporation of a new city. We are committed to continuing negotiations in good faith, but we cannot agree to actions that simply are not in the best interest of all East Baton Rouge Parish residents, including those who live in St. George.” EBR Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome Leaders from both cities will continue meeting in the future. Latest News One person holds $1 million Mega Millions ticket in Louisiana What residents need to know about homelessness, mental health in the capital region Big Game Bound: Can the Steelers remain perfect, or will the Colts play spoiler? Man accused of impersonating police officer, hitting potential burglary suspect with gun arrested Senate sends bill to avert government shutdown to Biden's desk