East Baton Rouge Parish

Shall the Central Community School Board ("Board") acting as the governing authority of the Central Community School System ("District") under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Louisiana Constitution, La. R.S. 33:2721.6 and other constitutional and statutory authority be authorized to levy and collect a tax of two percent (2%) ("Tax") beginning in 2007 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, all as presently defined in La. R.S. 47:301 through La. R.S. 47:317, inclusive within the geographic boundaries of the System beginning in 2007, with the avails or proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering the Tax), to be dedicated and used to acquire, construct, improve, maintain and operate public elementary and secondary schools, including school related buildings, equipment and facilities and for all other lawful purposes, including the payment of salaries and benefits of school personnel, with an estimated annual collection of $4.6 million dollars, said tax to be subject to funding into bonds in the manner provided by Sub-Part F, Part III, Chapter 4, Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes?

Shall the Central Community School Board ("Board") acting as the governing authority of the Central Community School System ("District") be authorized to levy and collect annually an ad valorem tax of 38.45 mills on the dollar of assessed valuation of all property subject to taxation within the geographic boundaries of the District for giving additional support to public schools, including paying salaries and benefits of school personnel and other costs of maintaining and operating the school system beginning in 2007 and ending in 2016, with an estimated annual collection of $2.9 million dollars, said tax to be subject to funding into bonds?

Shall the Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge ("BREC"), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 32 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, Section 4570.4(B) of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to continue to levy and collect, and adopt an ordinance providing for such levy and collection, of a 3.96 mills tax on all property subject to taxation in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana (an estimated $9,900,000 is reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, commencing with the year 2007, and annually thereafter to and including the year 2016, to provide funds for maintaining and operating the public parks and recreational properties and facilities of BREC, and making available funds for the operating budget of BREC?