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2024 Ad Valorem Tax Millage

Notice is hereby given pursuant to Article 7, Section 23(C) of the Louisiana Constitution and R.S. 47:1705(B) that a public hearing of St. Mary Parish Water & Sewer Commission No. 4 will be held at its regular meeting place located at 900 Main St, Baldwin, LA on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. to consider levying additional or increased millage rates without voter approval or adopting the adjusted millage rates after reassessment and rolling forward to the rates not to exceed the prior year’s maximum. The estimated amount of tax revenues to be collected in the next year from the increased millage is $553,026.07, and the amount of increase in taxes attributable to the millage increase is $8,286.38.

                                   ST. MARY PARISH WATER & SEWER COMMISSION #4   Pg 1
                                     SUMMARIZED OPERATING BUDGET - FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024  
W/ 5% INCREASE      
       
ANTICIPATED FUND BALANCES @ 09/30/2023   50,821.00  
ANTICIPATED OPERATING REVENUES      
       
WATER REVENUES   1,284,185.00  
SEWER REVENUES   288,370.00  
NON OPERATING REVENUE   105,805.00  
AD VALOREM TAX REVENUE   544,639.00  
2023 REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTE   650,000.00  
TOTAL REVENUES   2,923,820.00  
       
2023 REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTE      
       
ANTICIPATED EXPENDITURES      
       
WATER      
SALARIES AND RELATED BENEFITS   800,138.00  
OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE   897,550.00  
OTHER  EXPENDITURES   203,781.00  
       
TOTAL WATER EXPENSES   1,901,469.00  
       
SEWER      
       
SALARIES AND RELATED BENEFITS   295,939.00  
OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE   231,922.00  
OTHER  EXPENDITURES   228,159.00  
       
TOTAL SEWER EXPENSES   756,020.00  
       
TOTAL ANTICIPATED EXPENDITURES   2,657,489.00  
       
EXCESS OF REVENUES OVER EXPENDITURES   266,331.00