St. John the Baptist Parish

Shall the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29(A) of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, be authorized to levy and collect and adopt an ordinance providing for such levy and collection, a tax of one-fourth of one percent (1/4%) (the "Tax") upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the Parish, all as presently defined in R.S. 47:301 through 47:317, with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) to be used to pay the salaries, benefits, training, insurance, administration and other costs associated with establishing a paid fire department (the "Department"), which Department shall be initially staffed with a limited number of personnel, with said funds to be dedicated for expenditure by the Parish Governing Authority pursuant to an agreement with the Garyville Volunteer Fire Department, the West Bank Volunteer Fire Department, the Reserve Volunteer Fire Department and the LaPlace Volunteer Fire Department (the "Volunteer Departments"), which (so long as they provide adequate fire protection from their respective areas of service) shall provide that said Volunteer Departments shall recommend an annual operating budget and make staffing recommendations to provide fire protection in conjunction with said Volunteer Departments to the Parish Governing Authority and which shall further provide that funds derived from the collection of the Tax shall be kept in a special account for expenditure in accordance with state law applicable to the Department?