Franklin Parish

Shall Fire Protection District No. 3 of the Parish of Franklin, State of Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a 15 mills tax (the "Tax") on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $117,300 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for a period of 10 years, beginning with the year 2028 and ending with the year 2037, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and operating fire protection facilities and equipment of and for the District, including purchasing fire trucks and other fire fighting equipment and paying the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes, provided that a portion of the Tax proceeds is required to be contributed to state and statewide retirement systems as provided in R.S. 11:82?

Shall Fire Protection District No. 5 of the Parish of Franklin, State of Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a 10 mills tax (the "Tax") on all property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $215,300 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of 10 years, beginning with the year 2027 and ending with the year 2036, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and operating fire protection facilities and equipment for the District and paying the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes, provided that a portion of the Tax proceeds is required to be contributed to state and statewide retirement systems as provided in R.S. 11:82?

Shall the Parish of Franklin, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), continue to levy an 11.17 mills tax on all property subject to taxation in the Parish (an estimated $1,390,600 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of 10 years, beginning with the year 2028 and ending with the year 2037, for the purpose of construction, maintenance and operation of, and the purchase of equipment for, the drainage system in the Parish?

Shall the Parish of Franklin, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), continue to levy a 4.07 mills tax on all property subject to taxation in the Parish (an estimated $506,700 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of 10 years, beginning with the year 2028 and ending with the year 2037, for the purpose of operation and maintenance of the Parish Courthouse?

Shall the Parish of Franklin, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), be authorized to continue to levy an 8.14 mills tax on all property subject to taxation in the Parish (an estimated $1,013,400 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of 10 years, beginning with the year 2028 and ending with the year 2037, for the purpose of maintaining, operating and purchasing Parish equipment?

Shall the Parish of Franklin, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), be authorized to continue to levy a 4.27 mills tax on all property subject to taxation in the Parish (an estimated $531,500 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of 10 years, beginning with the year 2029 and ending with the year 2038, for the purpose of the purchasing, operating and maintaining of road equipment and for the purpose of salary adjustments for employees of the Parish?

Shall the Parish of Franklin, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), be authorized to continue to levy and collect a sales and use tax of 1/2% (the "Tax") in accordance with Louisiana law (an estimated $1,700,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of 10 years from and after December 1, 2028, with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering the Tax), to be dedicated and used for the purpose of solid waste collection and disposal, with four percent (4%) of the annual proceeds of the Tax (and the proceeds of the 1/2% sales and use tax currently being levied) to be available to the Franklin Police Jury for its costs of administering the Tax, commencing the date this proposition is approved by the voters?

Shall Franklin Parish School District of the Parish of Franklin, State of Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a special tax of fifteen and fifty-one hundredths (15.51) mills on all property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $1,930,883.50 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 year 2027 and ending with the year 2036, for the purpose of renovating, improving, operating, repairing and/or supporting schools and school related facilities, equipment and programs, said millage to represent a thirteen hundredths of a mill (.13) decrease (due to reappraisal) over the 15.64 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2026 pursuant to an election held on April 9, 2016?

Shall the Chief of Police of the Village of Gilbert be appointed by the Mayor, with the approval of a majority of the members of the Board of Aldermen, rather than elected by the qualified voters of the Village?

"Do you support an amendment to allow the legislature to remove or add officers, positions, and employees to the unclassified state civil service?" (Amends Article X, Section 2(B))

Do you support an amendment to grant the St. George community school system in East Baton Rouge Parish the same authority granted parishes for purposes of Article VIII, Section 13 of the Constitution of Louisiana, including purposes related to the minimum foundation program, funding for certain school books and instructional materials, and the raising of certain local revenues for the support of elementary and secondary schools? (Amends Article VIII, Section 13(D)(1))

Do you support an amendment to fund a $2,250 teacher pay raise and $1,125 support staff pay raise by utilizing the remaining savings from paying down the debt of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana with monies from certain constitutional funds? (Effective January 1, 2027) (Amends Article VII, Section 10.8(A)(1), (2), and (4), (B), and (C)(1); Adds Article VII, Section 10.17; Repeals Article VII, Sections 10(F)(4)(d), 10.1, 10.8(A)(3) and (C)(3), and 10.16(A)(9))

Do you support an amendment to allow a parish to reduce or exempt property tax on property held as business inventory and to provide for the classification of Public Service Property? (Amends Article VII, Sections 10.15(F)(1) and 18(A) and (B); Adds Article VII, Sections 20.1, 20.2, and 21(P))

Do you support an amendment to change the mandatory retirement age for judges from seventy to seventy-five, provided that a judge may continue to serve to complete a term of office? (Amends Article V, Section 23(B))