SPECIAL MEETING OF JULY 29, 2003
JULY 28, 2003
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE
ACADIA PARISH POLICE JURY
PARISH OF ACADIA
STATE OF LOUISIANA
LADIES & GENTLEMEN:
Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting
of the Acadia Parish Police Jury will be held in the Police Jury
Meeting Room, Courthouse Building, Crowley, Louisiana, at 5:30 P.M.,
on Tuesday, July 29, 2003, to discuss the following item:
AGENDA:
1. Consider the implementation of an interim mosquito control
program
including but not limited to the purchase of equipment and
amendments to the 2003 budget.
Dated at Crowley, Louisiana
this 28th day of July, 2003.
/s/ Claude J Courville
CLAUDE J COURVILLE, PRESIDENT
ACADIA PARISH POLICE JURY
We, the undersigned members of the Acadia Parish Police Jury, do
hereby accept such service of the foregoing notice, waiving any and
all irregularities in such service and such notice and consent and
agree that said Police Jury of Acadia shall meet at the time and
place named therein and for the purpose therein stated.
/s/ Alton Stevenson
/s/ Catherine LaCombe
/s/ John Humble Sr.
/s/ Cecelia Broussard
/s/ Jimmie Pellerin
/s/ Pat Daigle
/s/ Claude Courville
A motion was offered by Mr. John Humble, Sr., seconded by Mrs.
Catherine LaCombe, to appoint Mr. John Quebodeaux as interim head of
the Acadia Parish Mosquito Control Program until a permanent
position is created and filled. Motion carried.
A motion was offered by Mrs. Catherine LaCombe, seconded by Mr.
Alton Stevenson, to promote Mr. Joe Shreve to the position of
Supervisor for the Parish’s Mosquito Control Program effective
August 16, 2003, at a pay of $8.50 per hour and to authorize the
Interim Director to hire temporary employees to operate application
equipment and to approve Health Unit Fund budget amendments for 2003
in the amount of $75,731 to conduct mosquito abatement activities.
Motion carried.
A motion was offered by Mrs. Cecelia Broussard, seconded by Mr. Pat
Daigle, to authorize the advertising for the position of Herbicide
Applicator to fill the vacancy resulting from Mr. Shreve’s promotion
and consider Landfill Equipment Operator applicants to fill an
operator’s position with the Parish Road Maintenance Crew. Motion
carried.
A motion was offered by Mr. John Humble, Sr., seconded by Mr. Pat
Daigle, to authorize advertising for the purchase of three new
ultra low volume aerosol generators for mosquito abatement.
Motion carried.
A motion was offered by Mr. John Humble, Sr., seconded by Mr. Pat
Daigle, to authorize the Interim Director of the Acadia Parish
Mosquito Control Program to outfit three used Parish vehicles for
the purpose of spraying for mosquito control. Motion carried.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE MEETING,
THE MOTION WAS OFFERED AND DULY SECONDED, THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN
UNTIL THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF AUGUST 5, 2003, AT THE
HOUR OF 6:30 P.M.