St. John the Baptist Parish

Shall the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana ( the "Parish"), incur debt and issue up to Eighteen Million Dollars ($18,000,000) of bonds, in one or more series, said bonds to run up to twenty (20) years from the date thereof, to bear interest at a rate or rates not to exceed seven percent (7%) per annum, and to be general obligations of the Parish payable from ad valorem taxes to be levied and collected in the manner provided by Article VI, Section 33 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974 and other constitutional and statutory authority, for the following purposes: $1,650,000 for acquiring, constructing and improving public buildings and acquiring the necessary equipment and furnishings therefor; $2,300,000 for acquiring, constructing and improving drains, drainage canals, pumps and pumping plants, dykes and levees; $5,000,000 for acquiring and constructing an auditorium to serve as a community center/civic center and acquiring the necessary equipment and furnishings therefor; $4,150,000 for repairs, renovations and improvements to parks, playgrounds and recreation facilities and acquiring buildings, equipment and furnishings therefor; $4,100,000 for constructing, acquiring and improving public roads, highways and bridges; and $800,000 for constructing, acquiring and improving public libraries, acquiring the necessary land and furnishings therefor; title to which shall be in the public?

Shall Article III, Section A, Paragraph 5, Sub-Paragraph c, of the St. John the Baptist Parish Home Rule Charter, relating to the Council Secretary, be amended and reenacted to read as follows: "c. The Council may employ a Secretary to the Council and any assistant secretary which the Council may deem necessary. The Secretary shall give written notice of the meetings of the Council, prepare the Council agenda, keep the record of its proceedings and perform such other duties as the Charter and Council shall prescribe. The salary of the Council Secretary and any assistant secretary shall be in accordance with the duties of the respective positions."

Shall the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), levy a one (1) mill tax on all property subject to taxation within the Parish for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2003 and ending with the year 2012, for the purpose of maintaining and operating public buildings used to house mentally retarded persons ( including payment of salaries and cost for conducting training programs for the mentally retarded and developmentally disabled citizens)?

Shall the first paragraph of Article III, Section C, Paragraph 5, relating to Civil Service of the St. John the Baptist Parish Home Rule Charter be amended and reenacted to read as follows: "5. Civil Service All Parish employees shall be under a Civil Service System under the authority of the Parish, except the Chief Administrative Assistant, the Financial Advisor, the Secretary and any assistant secretary to the Council and the directors of the Departments now in existence or those Departments created in the future by the Parish Council but not limited to (a) Chief Administrative Assistance, (b) Financial Advisor, (c) Director of Public Works, (d) Director of Utilities, (e) Director of Health and Human Resources, (f) Secretary and any assistant secretary to the Council, and (g) Director of Civil Defense."

Shall the St. John the Baptist Parish Sales Tax District (the "District"), having been previously authorized at an election held in the District on November 16, 1985, to levy and collect a one percent (1%) sales and use tax (the "Tax") dedicated to the purposes of constructing, acquiring, extending, improving and maintaining sewers and sewerage disposal facilities in the District and acquiring equipment therefor, be authorized to rededicate said Tax after providing for the principal, interest and reserve requirements of any and all sales and use tax bonds of the District previously sold and issued by said District, by adding to the dedicated purposes for which the Tax may be expended, the additional purpose of constructing, acquiring and improving public roads, highways and bridges in the District, and to continue the District's authority to fund the proceeds to the Tax into bonds for paying the cost of making capital improvements for all the purposes for which the Tax was originally authorized and/or for the additional purposes added by this rededication, in the manner permitted by law, including in particular, Sub-Part F, Part III, Chapter 4, Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950?