CROWLEY, LOUISIANA
NOVEMBER 15, 2005
THE ACADIA PARISH POLICE JURY met on the above date at 6:30 p.m., in the Police Jury Meeting Room, Courthouse Building, Crowley, Louisiana, in regular session with the President, Cecelia Broussard, presiding. At the request of the President, a moment of silence was offered and the Pledge to the Flag was recited in unison. The roll was called and final attendance was recorded as follows:
A J BROUSSARD
ALTON STEVENSON
JOHN HUMBLE SR
CECELIA BROUSSARD
JIMMIE PELLERIN
A J CREDEUR
CADE BENOIT
FELTON MOREAU
Mrs. Jo Cart, Media Representative, requested that meeting notices be mailed out earlier, especially around holidays.
A motion was offered by Mr. John Humble, Sr., seconded by Mr. Jimmie Pellerin, to amend the agenda to consider a request for drainage projects 2005-11 & 12. Motion carried.
A motion was offered by Mr. Jimmie Pellerin, seconded by Mr. Alton Stevenson, to approve the Minutes of the October 18, 2005, Regular Police Jury Meeting. Motion carried.
APPOINTMENTS
RESOLUTION
BY MESSRS: JOHN HUMBLE SR AND JIMMIE PELLERIN
BE IT RESOLVED: by the Acadia Parish Police Jury in regular session duly convened this 15th day of November, 2005, does hereby re-appoint to the Acadia Parish Library Board of Control MS. JANIS COIGNARD and MR. WINSTON BOUDREAUX for a five year term effective November, 2005.
ADOPTED: NOVEMBER 15, 2005
ATTEST:
/s/ Katry Martin /s/ Cecelia S. Broussard
KATRY MARTIN CECELIA S. BROUSSARD
SECRETARY-TREASURER PRESIDENT
RESOLUTION
BY MESSRS: JIMMIE PELLERIN AND JOHN HUMBLE SR
BE IT RESOLVED: by the Acadia Parish Police Jury in regular session duly convened this 15th day of November, 2005, does hereby re-appoint MRS. SARA MECHE to the Acadia Parish Tourist Commission for a three year term effective November, 2005.
ADOPTED: NOVEMBER 15, 2005
ATTEST:
/s/ Katry Martin /s/ Cecelia S. Broussard
KATRY MARTIN CECELIA S. BROUSSARD
SECRETARY-TREASURER PRESIDENT
A motion was offered by Mr. Cade Benoit, seconded by Mr. Alton Stevenson, to appoint Mr. Katry Martin as Acadia Parish Administrator, Ex-Officio, Secretary-Treasurer with the job description as presented and hereby attached under contract for a period of two years at a starting salary of $75,000.00 per year. The following roll call vote was cast: Yeas: Alton Stevenson, A. J. Credeur, Cade Benoit and Felton Moreau. Nays: A. J. Broussard, John Humble, Sr., Cecelia Broussard and Jimmie Pellerin. Motion failed.
President Broussard read from a prepared statement indicating the reason for her decision “As President of the Acadia Parish Police Jury and as a duly elected representative of District 4, I cannot in good conscience vote for any person as Parish Administrator/Manager at this time. The recommendations regarding this position came to this Jury from basically two Jurors. That does not bring consensus regarding the qualifications for this position, nor does it bring consensus regarding the process of application or selection. As I read Revised Statutes 33:1236.1, I believe that this process should be done by the entire Jury and not by a Committee with only two votes needed for passage.
In closing, it is my desire that we work together to lead Acadia Parish in a positive direction. To do this we need coordination, cooperation, and communications. I will do my part to help this become a reality.
With this statement, I must respectfully vote in the negative towards any action to appoint a Parish Administrator/Manager at this time.”
Juror Jimmie Pellerin advised that he wished to advertise one additional time for applications prior to casting a final vote on the matter.
FINANCE
RESOLUTION
BY MESSRS: JIMMIE PELLERIN AND JOHN HUMBLE SR
BE IT RESOLVED: by the Acadia Parish Police Jury in regular session duly convened this 15th day of November, 2005, does hereby authorize the President to execute the contract for Nutritionist Services at the Rayne Community Clinic with Tammy Lamartiniere providing for charges in the amount of $45.00 per hour.
ADOPTED: NOVEMBER 15, 2005
ATTEST:
/s/ Katry Martin /s/ Cecelia S. Broussard
KATRY MARTIN CECELIA S. BROUSSARD
SECRETARY-TREASURER PRESIDENT
A motion was offered by Mr. John Humble, Sr., seconded by Mr. Alton Stevenson, to convert Joni Kernan’s employment status with Mosquito Control to full-time at an hourly pay of $10.00 per hour beginning December 1, 2005. The following roll call vote was cast: Yeas: Alton Stevenson, A. J. Broussard, John Humble, Sr., Cecelia Broussard and Jimmie Pellerin. Nays: A. J. Credeur, Cade Benoit and Felton Moreau. Motion carried.
A motion was offered by Mr. Jimmie Pellerin, seconded by Mr. A. J. Credeur, to set pay for Veteran’s Clerical part-time staff at $7.00 per hour beginning January 1, 2006. Motion carried.
A motion was offered by Mr. A. J. Credeur, seconded by Mr. Jimmie Pellerin, to authorize the hiring of Mrs. Carolyn Viator as a recycling material handler at entry level pay of $7.00 per hour beginning January 1, 2006, provided all hiring requirements are met. Motion carried.
A motion was offered by Mr. John Humble, Sr., seconded by Mr. Jimmie Pellerin, to grant all probationary employees a 5% probationary increase effective January 1, 2006. Motion carried.
A motion was offered by Mr. Jimmie Pellerin, seconded by Mr. John Humble, Sr., to authorize the increase of $148.00 per month in contract amount for Industrial Park maintenance beginning January 1, 2006. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION
BY MESSRS: A J CREDEUR AND JIMMIE PELLERIN
BE IT RESOLVED: by the Acadia Parish Police Jury in regular session duly convened this 15th day of November, 2005, does hereby authorize the calling of a public hearing for December 6, 2005, at 6:00 P.M., Police Jury Meeting Room, to receive comments on the proposed 2006 Budget.
ADOPTED: NOVEMBER 15, 2005
ATTEST:
/s/ Katry Martin /s/ Cecelia S. Broussard
KATRY MARTIN CECELIA S. BROUSSARD
SECRETARY-TREASURER PRESIDENT
A motion was offered by Mr. Jimmie Pellerin, seconded by Mr. John Humble, Sr., to authorize the payment of bills for the month of October, 2005. Motion carried.
PERSONNEL
A motion was offered by Mr. Cade Benoit, seconded by Mr. Felton Moreau, to authorize the hiring of Messrs. Benjamin M. Bihm, Allen T. Lee and Francis Reed as Truck Drivers and/or Equipment Operators at a starting pay of $7.50 per hour for truck drivers and $7.00 per hour for equipment operators effective December 1, 2005, provided all hiring requirements are met. Motion carried.
PUBLIC FACILITIES/BUILDING & GROUNDS
RESOLUTION
BY MESSRS: ALTON STEVENSON AND JOHN HUMBLE SR
BE IT RESOLVED: by the Acadia Parish Police Jury in regular session duly convened this 15th day of November, 2005, does hereby empower, authorize and direct the President to execute, on behalf of the Parish, an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Acadia Parish Sheriff, the City of Crowley and the City of Rayne to house both Department of Correction Inmates and City Prisoners in the Parish Jail.
ADOPTED: NOVEMBER 15, 2005
ATTEST:
/s/ Katry Martin /s/ Cecelia S. Broussard
KATRY MARTIN CECELIA S. BROUSSARD
SECRETARY-TREASURER PRESIDENT
A motion was offered by Mr. A. J. Broussard, seconded by Mr. John Humble, Sr., to deny the request to execute right-of-entry to property adjacent to the Rice Arena to establish evacuee housing. Motion carried. Abstaining were A. J. Credeur, Cecelia Broussard and Felton Moreau with a descending vote cast by Alton Stevenson.
PUBLIC SAFETY
RESOLUTION
BY MESSRS: JOHN HUMBLE SR AND JIMMIE PELLERIN
BE IT RESOLVED: by the Acadia Parish Police Jury in regular session duly convened this 15th day of November, 2005, does hereby empower, authorize and direct the President to execute a written consent to assign authority under an agreement for services from Aegis Innovative Solutions, LLC (“Aegis”) to Higher Ground Flood Protection Services, LLC (“Higher Ground”) in accordance with Article X of the original agreement.
ADOPTED: NOVEMBER 15, 2005
ATTEST:
/s/ Katry Martin /s/ Cecelia S. Broussard
KATRY MARTIN CECELIA S. BROUSSARD
SECRETARY-TREASURER PRESIDENT
PUBLIC WORKS/ROAD & BRIDGE
A motion was offered by Mr. A. J. Credeur, seconded by Mr. Alton Stevenson, to authorize improvements to the Crowley Center Ditch was withdrawn.
Engineer Tim Mader with Mader Engineering advised that additional information was needed to develop more formal plans for said improvements.
A motion was offered by Mr. Felton Moreau, seconded by Mr. A. J. Credeur, to approve the Emergency Work Report for the month of September, 2005. Said expenditures to be in the amount of $64,910.78. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION
ANNUAL CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE
WITH STATE OF LOUISIANA
OFF SYSTEM BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Code of Federal regulations as enacted by the United States Congress mandates that all structures defined as bridges located on all public roads shall be inspected, rated for safe load capacity and posted in accordance with the National Bridge Inspection Standards and that an inventory of these bridges be maintained by each State; and
WHEREAS, the responsibility to inspect, rate and load post those bridges under the authority of Acadia Parish in accordance with those Standards is delegated by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development to Acadia Parish.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the governing authority of Acadia Parish (herein referred to as the Parish) that the Parish in regular meeting assembled does hereby certify to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (herein referred to as the DOTD) that for the period 1 October, 2004 through 30 September, 2005:
1. The Parish has performed all interim inspections on all Parish owned or maintained bridges in accordance with the National Bridge Inspection Standards.
2. All bridges owned or maintained by the Parish have been structurally analyzed and rated by the Parish as to the safe load capacity in accordance with AASHTO Manual for Maintenance Inspection of Bridges. The load posting information that has been determined by the LA DOTD for all bridges where the maximum legal load under Louisiana State Law exceeds the load permitted under the operating rating as determined above has been critically reviewed by the Parish. Load posting information has been updated by the Parish to reflect all structural changes, and obsolete structural ratings or any missing structural ratings.
3. All Parish owned or maintained bridges which require load posting or closing are load posted or closed in accordance with the table in the DOTD Engineering Directives and Standards Manual Directive No. 1.1.1.8. All DOTD supplied load posting information concerning a bridge has been critically reviewed by the Parish Engineer prior to load posting.
4. All bridges owned or maintained by the Parish are shown on the attached list in the format specified by the DOTD. Corrections to data supplied to the Parish by the LA DOTD are noted.
These stipulations are prerequisites to participation by the Parish in the Off-System Replacement Program.
This resolution was considered section by section and as a whole and upon motion of Mr. John Humble, Sr., being seconded by Mr. Cade Benoit, was adopted by the following vote on this the 15th day of November, 2005:
YEAS: Alton Stevenson, A. J. Broussard, John Humble, Sr., Cecelia
Broussard, Jimmie Pellerin, A. J. Credeur, Cade Benoit and Felton
Moreau.
NAYS: None.
ABSENT: None.
ADOPTED: NOVEMBER 15, 2005
ATTEST:
/s/ Katry Martin /s/ Cecelia S. Broussard
KATRY MARTIN CECELIA S. BROUSSARD
SECRETARY-TREASURER PRESIDENT
RESOLUTION
BY MESSRS: JIMMIE PELLERIN AND FELTON MOREAU
BE IT RESOLVED: by the Acadia Parish Police Jury in regular session duly convened this 15th day of November, 2005, does hereby empower, authorize & direct the President to execute Change Order No. 2 for the 2005 Parish Wide Patching at an estimated cost of One Hundred Thirty-two Thousand Four Hundred Fifty and 00/100 ($132,450.00) Dollars with E. B. Feucht & Sons, Inc., for an adjusted contract price of Five Hundred Thirteen Thousand Three Hundred Ten and 00/100 ($513,310.00) Dollars.
YEAS: Alton Stevenson, A. J. Broussard, John Humble, Sr., Cecelia
Broussard, Jimmie Pellerin, A. J. Credeur, Cade Benoit and Felton
Moreau.
NAYS: None.
ABSENT: None.
ADOPTED: NOVEMBER 15, 2005
ATTEST:
/s/ Katry Martin /s/ Cecelia S. Broussard
KATRY MARTIN CECELIA S. BROUSSARD
SECRETARY-TREASURER PRESIDENT
A motion was offered by Mr. Felton Moreau, seconded by Mr. Jimmie Pellerin, to approve Drainage Projects 2005-11 & 12 in the amount of $634.00. Motion carried.
The Sales Tax Report was presented for the month of September, 2005. The report indicated a gross receipt of $447,253.72 a decrease of $28,345.32 from September, 2004.
The President announced that an Attorney General’s Opinion was received regarding the matter of dual office holding and Librarian Lyle Johnson.
Legal Counsel Doug Wimberly advised that there was no violation of the code in regard to the holding of an elected position on the School Board and serving as Acadia Parish Librarian.
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
Former Independent Citizen’s Committee Roland Faulk reminder the body that recommendations from the Committee were given in good faith and encouraged more cooperation between members of the Police Jury in moving forward to implement the recommendations of the Committee. Mr. Faulk also indicated that there was entirely too much dissension among members of the Police Jury.
Juror A. J. Credeur read a partial transcript from the Personnel Committee Meeting held November 14, 2005, “and I can tell you now it’s nothing against Mr. Martin, it’s nothing against any of you all. It’s my personal feelings. I’ve been to this man many times with issues, he’s helped me many times. I didn’t agree with him quite a few times as I did with every one of ya’ll. I sat with ya’ll, we’ve agreed on a lot and disagreed on a lot. But I respect each one of ya’ll. And what we’re asking the public to see which is public perception this whole damn thing. Is it my fault? Is it ya’ll fault? No it’s the jobs we gotta do and the jobs we gotta fill. Public perception is not good out there and it’s gonna bite us in the butt.
I didn’t invent this system I work in it. I have a right to vote. I offer any of you to take this seat and not vote. I’d give it up tomorrow morning. If anybody wants to sit here and not vote, they can have this seat, I don’t want this job.
I do it because I do it for the people of this Parish. I don’t do it because of one guy or one business that wants to run this Parish or what newspaper that wants to run this Parish. I am not a politician I’m a public servant and you can look at all them letters of recommendation and know who wants to run this Parish, same people who wanted to fun it before we started this.” (Cecelia Broussard, President).
Juror Cade Benoit noted that 60 days past since the Independent Citizen’s Study Committee’s report was presented to the Jury.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE MEETING, THE MOTION WAS OFFERED DULY SECONDED, THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN UNTIL THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF DECEMBER 6, 2005, AT THE HOUR OF 6:30 P.M.
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