§ 8-03. Fees, charges and tax levies.

A.

Constitutional limitations on the maximum property tax millages that can be levied without voter approval shall continue to be applicable to the parish.

B.

No special assessment for improvements shall be imposed on property owners until such proposal has been submitted to the electors of the area affected in an election called for that purpose. The results shall be determined by a majority vote of the electors voting on the proposal.

C.

All fees, charges and taxes levied by Tangipahoa Parish shall continue to be levied by the parish government until changed by the council by ordinance or by a vote of the people when a vote is required.

D.

Receipts from fees, charges, rentals and royalties, taxes, federal and state grants, and shared revenues and taxes applicable to special districts which are less than parishwide geographically shall be used only for services to be rendered in those geographic areas.

E.

The levy of property tax millages above the constitutional maximum previously approved by the voters of a special district shall continue to be levied by the parish government and used only for the approved purposes. Such levies may be renewed upon the favorable vote of the electors within the geographical area involved.