District 7 Council Member· January 2024 – December 2027 (month-level start: January 2024 current term, first on the January 11 2024 agenda roll call per municode meetings portal and March 2024 and 2026 minutes, earlier first-office date for returning members unsourced; month-level end: December 2027 per stpgov.org 2026 Appointment Book, Planning and Zoning terms concurrent with Parish Council terms expire December 31 2027)
Joseph Impastato
St. Tammany Parish
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Top issues during term (9)(Public Safety)
NAMI and the Safe Haven campus funding crisis
NAMI provides about $1.9 million a year in services for free; the disputed rent is $165,000, under 1% of the $22 million deficit.
Courts and District Attorney face 60% cuts
Court request of $3.4 million funded at $1.8 million; DA and jail cuts of roughly 60% each.
Parish jail conditions and funding shortfall
Roughly $14.5–15 million from the sheriff's general fund next year, plus mounting repair costs and $5 million in federal inmate revenue at risk.
Coroner's DNA laboratory closure
Funded by reserves lasting until mid-2027 after the millage failed to renew.
New Acadian Ambulance services contract
No subsidy — the parish pays Acadian nothing to provide the service.
Law enforcement millage renewal on June ballot
4.31 mills, roughly $8 a month for a $300,000 home, locked in below the current 4.66 max.
Community blood donation for America's 250th
Abolishing obsolete building code boards
Could eliminate administrative overhead of boards that no longer have regulatory function.
Mosquito Abatement millage renewal
Saves taxpayers about $4 million a year versus the old max rate.
Decisions during term (0)
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Voting record (0)(Public Safety)
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