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Dear Ms. Kattengell:

We have been requested to revisit and/or clarify Attorney General Opinion Nos. 02-0267 and 02-0267-A concerning several sections of the St. Bernard Parish Home Rule Charter (Charter) and their application to three propositions relating to tax revenues.

The St. Bernard Parish Government, acting through the St. Bernard Parish Council (Council), adopted several resolutions accepting from parish employees propositions calling for elections pursuant to the initiative and referendum provisions of Section 6-01 of the Charter. The three propositions may culminate in the holding of…