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Metropolitan Council Meeting - | 06-24-2026
Published: Jun 24, 2026
East Baton Rouge Sets Hospital Assessment Payments for FY 2026
The council adopted a resolution setting the amount of local hospital assessment payments for the East Baton Rouge Parish Local Health Care Provider Participation Program for fiscal year 2026, directing how the revenue will be spent, and setting due dates and collection fees. This item was approved without opposition.
East Baton Rouge Increases Contract Funding for Workforce Development
The council authorized the Mayor-President to execute an amendment to a contract with Workforce Group LLC for the Office of Community Development. This amendment increases the contract amount by $100,000, bringing the new total not to exceed $38,671,406.53.
East Baton Rouge Council Addresses Adjudicated Properties, Approves, Deletes, and Defers Items
The council addressed adjudicated properties, including motions to approve, delete, and defer various items. Specific actions included deleting items 113 and 121, deferring items 111, 125, and 128 to the July meeting, and approving the rest. High bidders and associated amounts were noted for several properties.
East Baton Rouge Council Reviews SEEPERS Financial Health, Considers Benefit Reforms
The council discussed the financial health and proposed changes for the East Baton Rouge Parish Employees' Retirement System (SEEPERS). Actuarial reports highlighted a declining funded ratio and increasing employer contribution rates. Recommendations included splitting employer contribution rates for public safety and non-public safety members, modifying the 'drop' program, and eliminating certain benefits like free military time trade-ins and non-vested death benefits. The discussion also involved comparing SEEPERS to other state systems and exploring the feasibility of defined contribution plans.
East Baton Rouge Approves Additional Funds for Highland Road Enhancement Project Engineering Services
The Mayor-President was authorized to execute supplemental agreement number two to a contract for professional engineering services with T. Baker Smith LLC for additional traffic data collection and survey services for the Highland Road at Peeku Lane Enhancement Project. The amount for these additional services will not exceed $28,040.51, bringing the total contract amount to not exceed $851,069.20.
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