NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Article VII, Section 23 (B) and (C) of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974 and La. R.S. 47:1705(B) that a public hearing of the Orleans Parish School Board (the “School Board”), will be held at its regular meeting place at the Orleans Parish School Board Offices located at 2401 Westbend Pkwy., Room 1050, New Orleans, LA 70114 on September 26, 2019, at 5:00 p.m., to consider levying additional or increased millage rates without further voter approval or adopting the adjusted millage rate after reassessment and rolling forward to millage rates not to exceed the prior year’s maximum.
The estimated amount of tax revenues to be collected in the calendar year 2020 from the increased millage is $169,936,259.10 compared to the tax revenues of $166,808,150.84 to be collected for calendar year 2019. The increased tax revenues attributable to the millage increase are $3,128,108.26. The foregoing estimated revenues are composed of the Constitutional Millage and the following designated millages of the School Board: A, B, C, D, and Capital Repair Millage. The School Board intends to consider at the public hearing levying additional or increased millage rates without further voter approval. By: /s/ John A. Brown, Sr. President In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance, please contact the School Board Office at 504-304-5678 describing the assistance that is necessary. For the recitation of the current budget, click here.