St. George Ok’s City Budget for $28 Million, New Appointments

The St. George City Council met at City Hall on Tuesday, Aug. 13 and took the following action:

•Named Hancock Bank as fiscal agent

•Adopted ordinances for occupational licenses, insurance license tax, cable franchise fees,  and building permits, all mirroring East Baton Rouge Parish

•Intergovernmental agreement on animal control

•Enacted a budget of $28 million for calendar year 2024

•Made three appointments to the five-member Board of Adjustments:

Christina Peck

Sheila D. Lewis

Braden Jones

•Made five appointments to the Planning and Zoning Commission:

Bobby McKey

Laurie Nelson Marien

Billy J. Aguillard

Travis Thornton

Jason McAllister

Response to Broome Letter. The St. George Transition District met on Wednesday, Aug. 14. Members of the district board responded to Mayor-President Sharon Broome’s letter of Aug. 13.

Transition District chairman Andrew Murrell said just because someone sues to stop the incorporation and then loses their suit does not give them the right to determine the date of incorporation.  

Murrell said the date of incorporation has always been October 12, 2019, not July 1, 2024, as proposed by Mayor Broome.