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How the council voted

Every recorded council vote in this guide where two or more of the people we profile voted, side by side. Each line was checked against the meeting minutes it links to. Only candidates and members with a page in this guide are listed; open the minutes for the full roll call.

Opelousas voter guide

Automated traffic enforcement

May 9, 2023

Ordinance No. 05 of 2023 adding automated traffic enforcement to the city code

Result as recorded: recorded 6-0 in the ordinance, May 2023

  • YesCharles W. CummingsVoted yes on Ordinance No. 05 of 2023 adding automated traffic enforcement to the city code (recorded 6-0 in the ordinance, May 2023).
  • YesChasity DavisVoted yes on Ordinance No. 05 of 2023 adding automated traffic enforcement to the city code (recorded 6-0 in the ordinance, May 2023).
  • YesDelita Rubin BroussardVoted yes on Ordinance No. 05 of 2023 adding automated traffic enforcement to the city code (recorded 6-0 in the ordinance, May 2023).
  • YesMarvin Tyrone RichardVoted yes on Ordinance No. 05 of 2023 adding automated traffic enforcement to the city code (recorded 6-0 in the ordinance, May 2023).
  • YesSherell RobertsVoted yes on Ordinance No. 05 of 2023 adding automated traffic enforcement to the city code (recorded 6-0 in the ordinance, May 2023).

Opelousas City Council minutes, May 9, 2023 · May 9, 2023Link

Federal pandemic relief funds

May 9, 2023

Table the resolution on spending the second American Rescue Plan Act disbursement and send it to the Budget Committee

Result as recorded: passed 5-1, May 2023

  • YesCharles W. CummingsVoted yes to table the resolution on spending the second American Rescue Plan Act disbursement and send it to the Budget Committee (passed 5-1, May 2023).
  • YesChasity DavisVoted yes to table the resolution on spending the second American Rescue Plan Act disbursement and send it to the Budget Committee (passed 5-1, May 2023).
  • YesDelita Rubin BroussardVoted yes to table the resolution on spending the second American Rescue Plan Act disbursement and send it to the Budget Committee (passed 5-1, May 2023).
  • YesMarvin Tyrone RichardVoted yes to table the resolution on spending the second American Rescue Plan Act disbursement and send it to the Budget Committee (passed 5-1, May 2023).
  • YesSherell RobertsVoted yes to table the resolution on spending the second American Rescue Plan Act disbursement and send it to the Budget Committee (passed 5-1, May 2023).

Opelousas City Council minutes, May 9, 2023 · May 9, 2023Link

Mayor's appointments

Apr 11, 2023

Confirming the mayor's recommended fire chief appointment

Result as recorded: failed 2-3, one absent, April 2023

  • YesCharles W. CummingsVoted yes on confirming the mayor's recommended fire chief appointment (failed 2-3, one absent, April 2023).
  • NoChasity DavisVoted no on confirming the mayor's recommended fire chief appointment (failed 2-3, one absent, April 2023).
  • NoDelita Rubin BroussardVoted no on confirming the mayor's recommended fire chief appointment (failed 2-3, one absent, April 2023).
  • NoMarvin Tyrone RichardVoted no on confirming the mayor's recommended fire chief appointment (failed 2-3, one absent, April 2023).

Opelousas City Council minutes, April 11, 2023 · Apr 11, 2023Link

Water and sewer rates

May 9, 2023

Ordinance No. 04 of 2023, which raises water and sewer rates in steps

Result as recorded: passed 5-1, May 2023

  • YesCharles W. CummingsVoted yes on Ordinance No. 04 of 2023, which raises water and sewer rates in steps (passed 5-1, May 2023).
  • YesChasity DavisVoted yes on Ordinance No. 04 of 2023, which raises water and sewer rates in steps (passed 5-1, May 2023).
  • YesMarvin Tyrone RichardVoted yes on Ordinance No. 04 of 2023, which raises water and sewer rates in steps (passed 5-1, May 2023).
  • YesSherell RobertsVoted yes on Ordinance No. 04 of 2023, which raises water and sewer rates in steps (passed 5-1, May 2023).
  • NoDelita Rubin BroussardVoted no on Ordinance No. 04 of 2023, which raises water and sewer rates in steps (passed 5-1, May 2023).

Opelousas City Council minutes, May 9, 2023 · May 9, 2023Link

A “—” means the line records something other than a plain yes or no (a motion, an abstention, or two votes in one line); read the line itself. How this guide works