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Efforts to change COA board, and to reign in the COA FAIL.
Posted on 5/11/17 at 3:25 pm
Posted on 5/11/17 at 3:25 pm
By a party line vote of 8-7 a House committee stops efforts by local Republicans to reform the COA board and to let elected officials appoint the group.
Ironically Denise Marcelle presently on the COA board was the deciding vote.
They won the vote, and they don't care who tries to do anything to bring them under control despite several well documented scandals including an illegal get out the vote campaign.
It stinks
quote:.
Baton Rouge-area Reps. Franklin Foil, Steve Carter and Paula Davis, all Republicans, presented a bill that would have reduced the size of the COA’s board from 15 to nine members and changed who appointed the board members, among other things. The House Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs Committee rejected the bill, 8-7, on a party line vote
Ironically Denise Marcelle presently on the COA board was the deciding vote.
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But Reps. C. Denise Marcelle, a COA board member, and Pat Smith, both Baton Rouge Democrats, called the effort “divisive,” and opposed the bill along with roughly a dozen seniors who attended the committee. Two seniors who are clients of the COA testified, along with the agency’s chief operating officer, Shontell LeBeouf. Marcelle did not recuse herself from the vote.
They won the vote, and they don't care who tries to do anything to bring them under control despite several well documented scandals including an illegal get out the vote campaign.
It stinks
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Posted on 5/11/17 at 3:31 pm to doubleb
On the other hand, they assured their funding won't be renewed next time, and even if if it was the new St George isn't going to pay for it . Crime, schools, COA, Gravy, ain't N Baton Rouge a charm?
Posted on 5/11/17 at 3:31 pm to doubleb
rein in
Like you "rein in" a horse while horseback riding.
Like you "rein in" a horse while horseback riding.
Posted on 5/11/17 at 3:44 pm to Lsupimp
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On the other hand, they assured their funding won't be renewed next time
I disagree. The same people will vote for it. A few of the people who voted against it will have left.
This is there in perpetuity now.
Posted on 5/11/17 at 4:04 pm to doubleb
If the current clusterfrickery being exposed by the Nakamoto/Advocate gang-banging of the COA wasn't enough to get change pushed through, nothing will be.
I'm so glad I didn't vote for that COA bill.
I'm so glad I didn't vote for that COA bill.
Posted on 5/11/17 at 4:29 pm to Lsupimp
Pimp, it's here to stay. It's a parishwide tax and enough takers and enough do gooders on the South side will join forces and renew the tax.
Our only hope is the Parish Council stops the full levy, but I doubt it.
This signals the beginning of the end for EBR parish as I knew it because this is the tip of the iceberg.
Parish wide taxes paid for by property owners will continue to be passed for BREC, Libraries, EMS, COA,and etc. whether they are needed or not.
Higher taxes for the EBR Parish school system will certainly pass. Central got out just in time, but SG is too late. I predict despite people in SG wanting out, they will be blocked at every turn and won't get their own city unless it's a city including the Shenandoah Hardware, Woodlawn Baptist Church and Hi Nabor(Jones Creek) and that's it.
Good government is gone. BR local govt. is approaching NO levels and when that happens look out.
Our only hope is the Parish Council stops the full levy, but I doubt it.
This signals the beginning of the end for EBR parish as I knew it because this is the tip of the iceberg.
Parish wide taxes paid for by property owners will continue to be passed for BREC, Libraries, EMS, COA,and etc. whether they are needed or not.
Higher taxes for the EBR Parish school system will certainly pass. Central got out just in time, but SG is too late. I predict despite people in SG wanting out, they will be blocked at every turn and won't get their own city unless it's a city including the Shenandoah Hardware, Woodlawn Baptist Church and Hi Nabor(Jones Creek) and that's it.
Good government is gone. BR local govt. is approaching NO levels and when that happens look out.
Posted on 5/11/17 at 4:30 pm to Bard
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I'm so glad I didn't vote for that COA bill.
I doesn't matter Bard, I didn't vote for it either; however, we are going to pay for it and the sad thing is our parish leaders failed us and let this happen.
Posted on 5/11/17 at 4:35 pm to doubleb
quote:how is this legal?
Marcelle did not recuse herself from the vote.
Posted on 5/11/17 at 4:55 pm to doubleb
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Ironically Denise Marcelle presently on the COA board was the deciding vote.
Shouldn't she have to abstain herself? This is a clear conflict of interest!
This post was edited on 5/11/17 at 4:56 pm
Posted on 5/11/17 at 4:59 pm to kingbob
Let's see...
Party line vote of 8-7, Dems defeat the bill. This, Dems have majority on Committee.
Odd, since the Republicans have clear majorities in both chambers.
Party line vote of 8-7, Dems defeat the bill. This, Dems have majority on Committee.
Odd, since the Republicans have clear majorities in both chambers.
Posted on 5/11/17 at 5:27 pm to kingbob
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Shouldn't she have to abstain herself? This is a clear conflict of interest!
It's not a conflict of her PERSONAL interest. It is a political conflict of interest but those don't count under the law.
Posted on 5/11/17 at 5:28 pm to udtiger
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Let's see...
Party line vote of 8-7, Dems defeat the bill. This, Dems have majority on Committee.
Odd, since the Republicans have clear majorities in both chambers.
Yeah but that is where they stick all the democrats so the can dominate key committees like Appropriations and Ways and Means.
That said, I wonder if any Repubs "took a walk" on this one?
This post was edited on 5/11/17 at 5:30 pm
Posted on 5/11/17 at 5:46 pm to udtiger
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Odd, since the Republicans have clear majorities in both chambers.
The governor has a lot of power (whether granted or not) to decide who goes on what committee. Remember, no matter what the makeup of the legislature, the real power in this state is the governor. He says "jump", they say "how high?"
Posted on 5/11/17 at 5:50 pm to BigJim
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It's not a conflict of her PERSONAL interest
It couldn't be any less of a PERSONAL interest as she is a sitting EBR Council on Aging BOARD MEMBER!
Posted on 5/11/17 at 7:18 pm to kingbob
If it was legislation affecting a company she owned (ie could profit from) then the code kicks in.
Just sitting on a board where she does not personally profit doesn't mean anything as far as the code is concerned. It has to affect her wallet.
Please understand, I am NOT a fan of the tax or the current management. Just trying to explain.
Just sitting on a board where she does not personally profit doesn't mean anything as far as the code is concerned. It has to affect her wallet.
Please understand, I am NOT a fan of the tax or the current management. Just trying to explain.
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