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New Orleans, Louisiana, Millage Proposition (November 2019)
| New Orleans Millage Proposition |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 16, 2019 |
| Status: |
 Defeated
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| Topic: |
| Local property tax |
| Related articles |
| Local property tax on the ballot November 16, 2019 ballot measures in Louisiana Orleans Parish, Louisiana ballot measures City tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| New Orleans, Louisiana |
A special tax was on the ballot for New Orleans voters in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, on November 16, 2019. It was defeated.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing a special tax of $3.00 per $1,000.00 of assessed value of all taxable property for twenty years, beginning January 1, 2020, to help fund infrastructure repairs and purchase equipment, software, and technology for the city. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing a special tax of $3.00 per $1,000.00 of assessed value of all taxable property for twenty years, beginning January 1, 2020, to help fund infrastructure repairs and purchase equipment, software, and technology for the city. |
City officials estimated the following costs for a range of home values and exemption qualification statuses:[1]
City officials estimated the tax would generate about $10.5 million in revenue each year. It would be allocated as follows:[1]
- $5.125 million (50%) to roads, streets, and bridges; drainage systems; and stormwater management
- $3.625 million (35%) to public buildings and public safety facilities
- $1.5 million ( 15%) to vehicles and equipment
Election results
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New Orleans, Louisiana, Millage Proposition (November 2019) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 54,694 | 46.21% | ||
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63,678 | 53.79% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[2]
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Shall the City of New Orleans, Louisiana (the "City") be authorized to levy a special tax of 3.00 mills on all property subject to taxation in the City ("Tax") for a period of twenty years, beginning January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2039 ($10,250,000 currently estimated to be collected from the Tax for an entire year), with the proceeds of the Tax to be dedicated solely for the purposes of (i) repairing and rehabilitating roads, streets, bridges and surface and subsurface drainage systems and stormwater management facilities in the City and (ii) purchasing and acquiring equipment, software and other technology, vehicles, furnishings and other public improvements for the City, title to which shall remain in the public, provided that a portion of the monies collected shall be remitted to certain state and statewide retirement systems in the manner required by law?[3] |
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Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Support
The following individuals testified in support of the measure:[4]
- Chief Administrative Officer for the City of New Orleans Gilbert Montano
- New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) Superintendent Shaun Ferguson
- New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) Superintendent Tim McConnell
- New Orleans Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Chief William Salmeron
Opposition
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Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the New Orleans City Council on August 8, 2019.[4]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New Orleans City Government, "3 Mill Maintenance Proposition," accessed October 28
- ↑ New Orleans City Council, "Resolution No. R-19-286," accessed September 9, 2019
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 New Orleans City Council, "August 08, 2019 10:00 AM Meeting," accessed November 12, 2019
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