Dec 11, 2024
Metro Council member Aaron Moak would like the governing body to create a task force to review all city-parish revenues and make recommendations on how best to support the financial needs of the city-parish. The council approved its 2025 budget at a special meeting Tuesday night. The approved budget shows that East Baton Rouge Parish will lose close to $40 million in revenue in 2025 due to the creation of St. George. The task force proposal will be introduced at tonight’s Metro Council meeting for a public hearing next month. The proposed task force would comprise 11 members, led by the District 4 Council member Moak, who would serve as chair. Here are the other proposed appointments. Metro Council designee Mayor-President designee BRAC designee Baton Rouge Growth Coalition designee Federation of Greater Baton Rouge Civic Associations designee Parish attorney designee  Director of finance designee  Council administrator-treasurer designee  LSU department of economics chair designee Southern University department of economics chair designee  Designees from the parish attorney, council administrator and the two universities would not have a vote or count toward a quorum. Two other items will be introduced during the regular meeting and heard at a public hearing next month: Separate cooperative endeavor agreements between the city-parish and the LSU Board of Supervisors and Southern University Board of Supervisors each in the amount of $100,000 to fund an East Baton Rouge Parish entrepreneurial and economic development program. The execution of a one-year contract with Patton Productions, Inc. for consulting services related to the Baton Rouge Film Commission for $120,000. The option for one-year renewals would be contingent on the available budget.  The regular meeting is scheduled for 4 p.m. at City Hall. View the full agenda.  
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