Ascension Parish

Shall the Charter of Ascension Parish, Louisiana, adopted May 4, 1993, and approved by the electorate on July 17, 1993 (the "Charter") be amended, effective on and after June 1, 2010, for the purpose of (i) amending Article III, Section 3-02(A) of the Charter to provide that the salary of the Parish President (the "President") shall be no less than the salary of the Parish Sheriff and no more than fifteen (15) percent above the salary of the Parish Sheriff, and that the Ascension Parish Council (the "Council") shall review the President's salary at least once during a four year term, and that any ordinance to increase the President's salary above the base (Sheriff's salary) cannot be considered during the last year of a four year term, and that any change in the salary above the base shall only become effective at the beginning of the next four year term; (ii) amending Article III, Section 3-03(F) of the Charter for the purpose of providing that the governing authority of the Parish shall no longer have the power to reinstate any Department Head who has been removed by the Parish President; (iii) amending Article III, Section 3-07(B) of the Charter for the purpose of providing that a person appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of the President shall be ineligible to be a candidate in the election to fill the vacancy of the office of the President that he or she filled; (iv) amending Article III, Section 3-08(A) of the Charter for the purpose of providing that when the President expects to be absent from the Parish for more than seven (7) consecutive days, the President shall notify the Chairman of the Council in writing of the expected duration of the absence; and (v) amending Article III, Section 3-08(B) of the Charter for the purpose of providing that if a temporary absence of the President extends to more than ninety (90) consecutive days, the office of the President shall become vacant and shall be filled in accordance with Article III, Section 3-07 of the Charter?

Shall the Charter of Ascension Parish, Louisiana, adopted May 4, 1993, and approved by the electorate on July 17, 1993 (the "Ascension Parish Home Rule Charter") be amended, effective on and after June 1, 2010, for the purpose of (i) amending Article IV Section 4-02(B) of the Ascension Parish Home Rule Charter for the purpose of providing that each Ascension Parish Council member elected from a district shall reside and be a qualified elector in that district for at least six (6) months immediately preceding the date established by law for qualifying for office; (ii) adding Article IV, Section 4-02(C) of the Ascension Parish Home Rule Charter for the purpose of providing that following publication of the federal census and at least six (6) months prior to the next election for the Ascension Parish Council following publication of the census, the Ascension Parish Council shall if necessary alter, change or rearrange council district boundaries so as to provide for population equality among the districts as near as reasonably practicable and to provide that if an election for members of the Ascension Parish Council is scheduled for the year in which census data are published and Federal approval is required for the reapportionment plan, then the Ascension Parish Council by ordinance may postpone reapportionment for not more than one (1) year; (iii) amending Article IV, Section 4-05(B) of the Ascension Parish Home Rule Charter for the purpose of providing that notice of a special meeting is not required in the case of a public emergency; and (iv) adding Article IV, Section 4-09(A)-(D) of the Ascension Parish Home Rule Charter for the purpose of providing for the appointment by the Ascension Parish Council of a Secretary of the Ascension Parish Council and authorizing the Ascension Parish Council to hire employees and providing for salaries and benefits related thereto?

Shall the Charter of Ascension Parish, Louisiana, adopted May 4, 1993, and approved by the electorate on July 17, 1993 (the "Charter") be amended, effective on and after June 1, 2010, for the purpose of (i) amending Article IV, Section 4-12(E) of the Charter to provide that members of advisory boards or commissions shall report to either the Parish President (the "President") or the Ascension Parish Council (the "Council") per the authorizing ordinance and providing that if a board or commission member's term is expired by at least thirty (30) days, then the President shall have the right to reappoint the member or appoint a replacement to this position except as provided by law; (ii) amending Article IV, Section 4-12(G) of the Charter to provide that the Council may enter into inter-governmental agreements and other such contracts with other governmental entities; (iii) amending Article IV, Section 4-12(j) of the Charter to provide that the Council shall no longer have budgetary, fiscal and other controls over all special boards, commissions, agencies, districts or any device having governmental functions which it or its predecessor has created; (iv) amending Article IV, Section 4-12(k) of the Charter to provide that such section shall be referred to as Article IV, Section 4-12(j); (v) amending Article IV, Section 4-16 of the Charter to provide that the Council shall set bonds for the Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer; (vi) amending Article IV, Section 4-21(A) of the Charter to provide that a person appointed to fill a vacancy on the Council shall be ineligible to be a candidate in the election to fill the vacancy in the seat that he or she filled; and (vii) amending Article IV, Section 4-21(C) of the Charter to provide that any vacancy in any other local office filled by election wholly within the Parish shall be filled by appointment of the governing authority of the political subdivision which the vacancy occurs unless otherwise prohibited by law?

Shall the Charter of Ascension Parish, Louisiana, adopted May 4, 1993, and approved by the electorate on July 17, 1993 (the "Ascension Parish Home Rule Charter") be amended, effective on and after June 1, 2010, for the purpose of adding Article IX, Section 9-01(B) of the Ascension Parish Home Rule Charter for the purpose of providing that a mandatory review of the Ascension Parish Home Rule Charter will be conducted every ten (10) years?

Shall the Charter of Ascension Parish, Louisiana, adopted May 4, 1993, and approved by the electorate on July 17, 1993 (the "Ascension Parish Home Rule Charter") be amended, effective on and after June 1, 2010, for the purpose of (i) amending Article V, Section 5-01 of the Ascension Parish Home Rule Charter for the purpose of providing that all references to the secretary and the treasurer shall hereinafter refer to such officers as the Parish Secretary and the Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer; (ii) adding Article V, Section 5-01(B)(9) of the Ascension Parish Home Rule Charter for the purpose of providing that the treasurer/chief financial officer shall provide budgetary, fiscal and other controls over all special boards, commissions, agencies, districts, or any device having governmental functions which the Ascension Parish Council or its predecessor has created to ensure the maximum possible coordination of government at the local level in the Parish of Ascension; (iii) amending Article V, Section 5-01 (D) of the Ascension Parish Home Rule Charter for the purpose of providing that all references to the secretary and the treasurer shall hereinafter refer to such officers as the Parish Secretary and the Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer; and (iv) amending Article V, Section 5-03(B) of the Ascension Parish Home Rule Charter for the purpose of providing that the full-time Parish Attorney shall be a licensed attorney in the State of Louisiana who has practiced law for at least five (5) years immediately preceding his/her appointment with no residency restrictions?

Shall the Charter of Ascension Parish, Louisiana, adopted May 4, 1993, and approved by the electorate on July 17, 1993 (the "Ascension Parish Home Rule Charter") be amended, effective on and after June 1, 2010, for the purpose of (i) adding Article VI, Section 6-05(B) of the Ascension Parish Home Rule Charter for the purpose of providing that if a proposed ordinance is not signed or vetoed by the Parish President within ten (10) days after receipt, it shall be considered adopted and shall become effective as provided in Article VI, Section 6-02 of the Ascension Parish Home Rule Charter; (ii) amending Article VI, Section 6-07 of the Ascension Parish Home Rule Charter for the purpose of providing that a resolution of the Ascension Parish Council can no longer remove any person from office as provided for or authorized elsewhere in the Ascension Parish Home Rule Charter; (iii) amending Article VI, Section 6-02(C)(3) of the Ascension Parish Home Rule Charter for the purpose of providing that a summary of an ordinance shall be read into the record of the Ascension Parish Council and on and after June 1, 2010, the entire ordinance is not required to be read into the record of the Ascension Parish Council; and (iv) amending Article VI, Section 6-04 of the Ascension Parish Home Rule Charter for the purpose of providing that every emergency ordinance shall contain a specific statement of the emergency claimed?

Shall the Charter of Ascension Parish, Louisiana, adopted May 4, 1993, and approved by the electorate on July 17, 1993 (the "Ascension Parish Home Rule Charter") be amended, effective on and after June 1, 2010, for the purpose of amending Article VII, Section 7-04 of the Ascension Parish Home Rule Charter for the purpose of providing that any member of the Ascension Parish Council or employee of the Parish of Ascension designated by the Ascension Parish Council shall be bonded?

Shall the Charter of Ascension Parish, Louisiana, adopted May 4, 1993, and approved by the electorate on July 17, 1993 (the "Ascension Parish Home Rule Charter") be amended, effective on and after June 1, 2010, for the purpose of (i) amending Article VIII, Section 8-01 of the Ascension Parish Home Rule Charter for the purpose of providing that all references to the secretary thereunder shall hereinafter refer to said officer as the Parish Secretary; and (ii) amending Article VIII, Section 8-08 of the Ascension Parish Home Rule Charter to provide that there shall be an official journal of the Parish of Ascension for publication of proceedings as required by state law and deleting certain qualifications thereunder?

Shall the West Ascension Consolidated Gravity Drainage District of Ascension Parish, Louisiana (the "District"), under the provisions of Article VI, Sections 30 and 32 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, 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 special ad valorem tax of 4.67 mills on the dollar of assessed valuation on all property subject to taxation within the boundaries of the District (the "Tax") (an estimated $387,985 is reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for a period of five (5) years, beginning with the tax collection for the year 2011 and annually thereafter to and including the year 2015, and shall the proceeds of said Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) be used to provide funds to purchase necessary equipment, finance special projects and finance other capital expenditures of the District?

Shall the West Ascension Consolidated Gravity Drainage District of Ascension Parish, Louisiana (the "District"), under the provisions of Article VI, Sections 30 and 32 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, 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 special ad valorem tax of 5.33 mills on the dollar of assessed valuation on all property subject to taxation within the boundaries of the District (the "Tax") (an estimated $442,815 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, beginning with the tax collection for the year 2011 and annually thereafter to and including the year 2020, and shall the proceeds of said Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) be used to provide funds to maintain, construct and improve drainage works within the territorial limits of the District?