Jefferson Parish

Shall Consolidated Drainage District No. 2 of the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, be authorized to continue the levy and collection of a tax not to exceed five (5) mills on all property subject to taxation in the District for a period of ten (10) years beginning with the Year 2011 for the purposes of (1) acquiring, constructing or improving drainage works for the District related to the Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project, including the acquisition of necessary lands, equipment and machinery therefore and all purposes incidental thereto and (2) to allow the use of any surplus tax proceeds for the purpose of acquiring, constructing or improving any additional drainage works projects for the District that are not eligible under the Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project, including the acquisition of necessary lands, equipment and machinery therefore and all purposes incidental thereto? The estimated amount reasonably expected to be collected from the levy of the tax for one year is $16,009,281.

Shall Fire Protection District No. 9 of the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana (the "District") be authorized to continue the levy and collection of a tax of twenty (20) mills on the dollar on all property subject to taxation in the District, for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2011, with the estimated amount reasonably expected to be collected from the levy of the tax for one year being $665,629, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, providing, maintaining or operating the District's fire protection facilities and equipment?

Shall the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, be authorized to continue the levy and collection of a tax not to exceed three and one-half (3.5) mills on all property subject to taxation in the Parish for a period of ten (10) years beginning with the Year 2011, the estimated amount reasonably expected to be collected from the levy tax for one year is $11,367,594, for the purposes of planning, developing, expanding, acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining or operating present and future detention facilities and all other related juvenile services department facilities and services?

Shall the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, be authorized to continue the levy and collection of a tax not to exceed two and 26/100 (2.26) mills on all property subject to taxation in the Parish for a period of ten (10) years beginning with the Year 2011, the estimated amount reasonably expected to be collected from the levy tax for one year is $7,340,346, for the purposes of operating, acquiring, constructing, improving, or maintaining public health units and other facilities and providing health and human services including public health, mental retardation and developmental disabilities, including mental health substance abuse, humane animal control and shelter and related services within the Parish?

Shall the Parish School Board of the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana (the "School Board"), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the 1974 Louisiana Constitution and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to continue to levy and collect a tax of one-half of one percent (1/2%) (the "Tax") (an estimated $36,768,000 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 from and after the termination of its current authorization on December 31, 2012, upon the sale at retail, the use, lease or rental, the consumption and storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property and upon the sale of services in the Parish of Jefferson (the "Parish"), as defined by law, inclusive, with the avails or proceeds of said Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) to be dedicated and used solely for the following purposes: To continue to provide a social worker/counselor at each elementary/middle school, to continue to provide an in-school suspension program in grades 7-12, to continue to provide up-to-date textbooks and current materials of instructions, to continue to pay increased salaries and benefits of teachers and other personnel, to pay debt service on sales tax bonds issued for school purposes, to provide for general maintenance and repair and renovation of school system facilities and equipment, with any remaining tax revenues to be used to help off-set any further reductions in the level of State funding to the public school system and increased costs to the public school system imposed by the State?