The Baton Rouge Metro Council is holding a special meeting Wednesday to fill LaMont Cole’s vacant District 7 seat and appoint a mayor pro tempore.
Cole vacated his seat more than two weeks ago to become superintendent of East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools.
The appointment is to finish Cole’s term, which ends Dec. 31.
Wednesday’s special meeting is scheduled for 2:30 p.m., before the regular meeting.
A pair of resolutions will be introduced during the regular meeting and heard at a public hearing later this month. They are:
- A resolution ratifying a resolution the Metro Council approved in March to put proposed amendments to the parish’s plan of government on the November ballot. The council voted 7-2-2 in March to move forward with a set of changes to its plan of government, which included giving Mayor Sharon Weston Broome her own attorney and creating a city-parish manager position.
- A resolution to approve the issuance, sale and delivery of the not-to-exceed $10 million revenue anticipation notes of the St. George Fire Protection District No. 2 for operation costs pending the receipt of property tax revenues. The debt would be secured by and payable from a pledge and dedication of revenues of the district to be collected on or before Sept. 30, 2025. The St. George Fire Protection District 2 would be solely responsible for the debt.
The Metro Council will also introduce an ordinance establishing a board of commissioners to serve as the governing authority for the Harveston Economic Development District. Harveston is a traditional neighborhood development at Nicholson Drive and Bluebonnet Boulevard.
The development contains The Preserve at Harveston, which contains 350 lots, and The Lakes at Harveston. According to the ordinance, the Harveston board would comprise four members: the East Baton Rouge mayor-president or designee, the EBR mayor pro tempore or designee, the Metro Council member who represents the district or designee, and the St. George mayor or designee.
The regular meeting is scheduled for 4 p.m. at City Hall. View the full agenda.
