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07-23-2002 |
DATE, TIME, PLACE OF MEETING
The Calcasieu Parish School Board met in the Conference Room of the Calcasieu Parish School Board located at 1732 Kirkman Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana, on Tuesday July 23, 2002, at 5:00 p.m. The meeting was called to order by John M. Falgout, President. The prayer was led by Clara Duhon; Mr. Fontenot led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
The roll was called and the following members were present: Joe A. Andrepont, Ricky Blackwell, Wilridge P. Doucet, Clara F. Duhon, Jay L. Duhon, Carla C. Duplechin, John M. Falgout, L. J. "Berk" Fontenot, James W. Karr, Sr., Sheral A. LaVergne, James W. Pitre, Philip Tarver and Elray T. Victorian.
Gregory P. Robert entered the meeting after it convened.
Randall C. Armentor was absent.
MINUTES APPROVED
On motion by Mr. Andrepont, seconded by Mr. Duhon and unanimously carried, the minutes of the regular meeting of June 18, 2002, were approved as presented.
On motion by Mrs. Duhon, seconded by Mr. Andrepont and unanimously carried, the minutes of the special session of June 25, 2002, were approved as presented.
Supplemental AgendaBy general consent the Supplemental Agenda was included as part of the regular agenda.
PRESENTATIONS
Lyondell Chemical Company Educational Fellowship RecipientThe recipient will be recognized at the August 6th meeting.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Goals and Objectives
The report will be presented upon Mr. Robert’s arrival.
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION
Renewal of the Student Athlete/Extended Day Care Insurance
Mr. Ron Hayes, Risk Manager, was recognized and presented the proposed 2002-2003 renewal contract for student athlete/extended day care insurance coverage, which was submitted by Ray A. Todd, McElveen Insurance Agency. Mr. Hayes reported the total renewal premium would be $273,633.00.
Mr. Victorian made a motion, seconded by Mr. Doucet to approve the insurance contract renewal as presented.
After discussion relative to the premium increase, the Chairman asked for a vote on the motion. The motion carried unanimously. LCMH Sports Medicine Athletic Trainer Services Contract
Mr. Hayes also presented the athletic trainer services contract submitted by Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Sports Medicine for the period of August 1, 2002, through July 31, 2003. Mr. Hayes reported that the service is provided by Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Sports Medicine and with no cost to the Board. On motion by Mr. Andrepont, seconded by Mr. Robert and unanimously carried, the athletic training services contract was approved for renewal.
Mr. Robert entered the meeting.
Resolution to Adopt 2002 Millage Rates
On motion by Mr. Blackwell, seconded by Mr. Duhon and carried, the following resolution to adopt 2002 millage rates was approved:
CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOL BOARD RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED, that the following millage(s) are hereby levied on the 2002 tax roll on all property subject to taxation by the Calcasieu Parish School Board.
General Fund (Parishwide)
Constitutional Tax (Maximum Authorized - 5.82 Mills) 5.82 Mills Special School Maintenance & Operations Taxes - MT #1 (Maximum Authorized - 9.95 Mills) 13.74 Mills MT #2 (Maximum Authorized - 3.79 Mills)
Bond Sinking Funds
School District No. 21 16.2 Mills School District No. 22 13.5 Mills School District No. 23 12.6 Mills School District No. 24 20.0 Mills School District No. 25 55.5 Mills School District No. 26 56.0 Mills School District No. 27 0 Mills School District No. 28 25.0 Mills School District No. 30 35.7 Mills School District No. 31 39.5 Mills School District No. 33 10.0 Mills School District No. 34 8.2 Mills
Renewable Taxes
School District No. 28 10.0 Mills
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the proper administrative officials of the Parish of Calcasieu, State of Louisiana, be and they are hereby empowered, authorized, and directed to spread said taxes, as hereinabove set forth, upon the assessment roll of said Parish for the year 2002, and to make the collection of taxes imposed for and on behalf of the District, according to law, and that the tax herein levied shall become a permanent lien and privilege on all the property subject to taxation as herein set forth, and the collection thereof shall be enforceable in the manner provided by law.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the foregoing resolution was read in full, the roll as called on the adoption thereof, and the resolution was adopted by the following votes:
YEAS: Joe A. Andrepont, Ricky Blackwell, Wilridge P. Doucet, Clara F. Duhon, Jay L. Duhon, Carla C. Duplechin, John M. Falgout, L. J. "Berk" Fontenot, James W. Karr, Sr., Sheral A. LaVergne, James W. Pitre, Gregory P. Robert, Philip Tarver and Elray T. Victorian.
NAYS: None ABSTAINED: None ABSENT: Randall Armentor ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CERTIFICATE I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and exact copy of a resolution adopted at a regular board meeting held on July 23, 2002, at which time a quorum was present and voting. Lake Charles, Louisiana, this 23rd day of July , 2002. /s/Jude W. Theriot Jude W. Theriot, Secretary Calcasieu Parish School Board
Adoption of 2002-2003 Budgets for General Fund, Special Revenue Funds and Debt Service Funds
On motion by Ms. LaVergne, seconded by Mrs. Duplechin and carried, the following resolution adopting the 2002-2003 General Fund, Debt Service Fund and Special Revenue Fund budgets was approved:
RESOLUTION
A resolution adopting the 2002-2003 General Fund, Debt Service Fund and Special Revenue Fund budgets.
WHEREAS, the proposed General Fund, Debt Service Fund and Special Revenue Fund budgets for fiscal year 2002-2003 are the same budgets previously submitted to the Budget/Fiscal Management Committee and reviewed at the public hearing held prior to the Board meeting, and
WHEREAS, the proposed budget provides necessary funding to continue an adequate level of services for public elementary and secondary schools in Calcasieu Parish, and
WHEREAS, the authority to revise the budget is set forth in File: DCI of the Calcasieu Parish School Board Policy Manual which provides in part that:
"Line items in the budget may be changed, with Board approval, at any time during the fiscal year, provided such change is consistent with existing laws and regulations of the State of Louisiana. Any request for modification of a budgetary line item shall be approved by appropriate supervisory personnel and submitted to the Superintendent for consideration. The Superintendent may submit requests for budgetary line item changes to the Board as deemed appropriate. The Superintendent may approve transfers from one budget line item to another for amounts less than $10,000. Any such changes shall be ratified by the Board. Amounts of $10,000 or more shall be submitted to the Board for approval."
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the following budgets for fiscal year 2002-2003 be adopted:
GENERAL FUND
Revenues and Other Sources:
Local Revenues $ 81,063,072 State Revenues 92,326,236 Federal Revenues 36,000 Other Sources 1,225,000 Total General Fund Revenues & Other Sources $ 174,650,308
Expenditures:
Instructional $124,717,406 Support Services 49,932,902 Total Expenditures & other Uses $174,650,308
SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
Revenues & Other Sources:
Local $ 2,149,541 State 382,848 Federal 24,741,000 Transfers from General Fund 2,242,480 Transfer from Fund Balance Deficit 779,881 Total Revenues & Other Sources $30,295,750
Expenditures & Other Uses:
Instructional $16,779,050 Support Services 13,516,700 Total Expenditures & Other Uses $30,295,750
DEBT SERVICE FUNDS
Revenues and Other Sources:
Local Revenues $19,978,247 Transfer to Fund Balance (Surplus) (1,835,536) Total Revenues & Other Sources $18,142,711
Expenditures:
Bond Principal, Interest and Fees $18,142,711 Total Expenditures & Other Sources $18,142,711
Proces Verbal for Bond Election Held in School District 34
Lake Charles, Louisiana July 23, 2002
The Parish School Board of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, governing authority of School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, met in regular public session at 5:00 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, July 23, 2002, at the regular meeting place of said Board in the Calcasieu Parish School Board Office, Lake Charles, Louisiana, pursuant to the provisions of written notice given to each and every member thereof and duly posted in the manner required by law.
President, John M. Falgout, called the meeting to order and on roll call, the following members were present:
Joe A. Andrepont, Ricky Blackwell, Wilridge Doucet, Clara F. Duhon, J. L. “Jay” Duhon, Carla C. Duplechin, John M. Falgout, L. J. “Berk” Fontenot, James W. Karr, Sr., Sheral LaVergne, James W. Pitre, Greg Robert, Philip E. Tarver, and Elray T. Victorian
ABSENT: Randy Armentor
The meeting was called to order and the roll called with the above results.
The President of the Board stated that one purpose of the meeting was for canvassing and tabulating the returns of an election held in School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (the “District”) on July 20, 2002, on the question of incurring debt and issuing bonds in an amount not exceeding $34,000,000, and of incurring additional debt and issuing bonds in an amount not exceeding $1,750,000, which bonds are to be retired with, paid from and secured by ad valorem taxes on all taxable property within the District, and thereupon presented the following proces verbal, which was adopted by the following vote:
YEAS: Mr. Andrepont, Mr. Blackwell, Mr. Doucet, Mrs. Duhon, Mr. Duhon, Ms. Duplechin, Mr. Falgout, Mr. Fontenot, Mr. Karr, Ms. LaVergne, Mr. Pitre, Mr. Robert, Mr. Tarver, and Mr. Victorian
NAYS: None
PROCES VERBAL
BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED that on this 23rd day of July, 2002, at 5:00 o’clock p.m., in accordance with a resolution of the Calcasieu Parish School Board (the “Board”), governing authority of School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, adopted on May 7, 2002, and recorded in the records of said Board, notice of which meeting was issued and published according to law, the undersigned members of the Board, being a quorum thereof, met at the regular meeting place of the Board, and according to law examined the tabulation blanks, certificates and statements which were received from the Commissioners and Commissioners-in-Charge of the election held in School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana on July 20, 2002, in accordance with said resolution, together with the transcription of the totals made by the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Parish Custodian of Voting Machines in and for Calcasieu Parish to determine the following propositions:
BOND PROPOSITION NO. 1
SUMMARY: AUTHORITY FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 34 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, TO ISSUE NOT EXCEEDING $34,000,000 OF 20-YEAR PUBLIC SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BONDS FOR ACQUIRING AND/OR IMPROVING SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND OTHER SCHOOL RELATED FACILITIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT, SAID BONDS TO BE PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM TAXES.
Shall School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (the “District”) incur debt and issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $34,000,000 for a period not to exceed twenty (20) years from the date thereof, with interest at a rate not exceeding Nine (9%) percent per annum, for the purpose of acquiring and/or improving lands for building sites and playgrounds, purchasing, erecting, enlarging and/or improving school buildings and other school related facilities within and for the District, and acquiring the necessary equipment and furnishings therefor, title to which shall be in the public, which said bonds shall be retired with, paid from and secured by ad valorem taxes on all taxable property within the limits of the District sufficient in rate and amount to pay said bonds in principal and interest?
BOND PROPOSITION NO. 2
SUMMARY: AUTHORITY FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 34 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, TO ISSUE NOT EXCEEDING $1,750,000 OF 20-YEAR PUBLIC SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BONDS FOR RENOVATING AND IMPROVING THE FOOTBALL STADIUM AND RELATED ATHLETIC FACILITIES AT ALFRED M. BARBE HIGH SCHOOL WITHIN THE DISTRICT, SAID BONDS TO BE PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM TAXES.
Shall School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (the “District”) incur debt and issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $1,750,000 for a period not to exceed twenty (20) years from the date thereof, with interest at a rate not exceeding Nine (9%) percent per annum, said bonds authorized for the specific purpose of renovating and improving the football stadium and related athletic facilities at Alfred M. Barbe High School within the District, and acquiring the necessary equipment and furnishings therefor, title to which shall be in the public, which said bonds shall be retired with, paid from and secured by ad valorem taxes on all taxable property within the limits of the District sufficient in rate and amount to pay said bonds in principal and interest?
The results of said election on Bond Proposition No. 1 proved to be as follows:
NUMBER OF VOTES IN NUMBER OF VOTES PRECINCT FAVOR OF PROPOSITION AGAINST PROPOSITION 302 (Part) 0 0 306 (Part) 20 37 316 50 25 317 50 11 325 175 86 326 133 57 331 91 42 333 214 118 334 81 57 335 78 56 336 157 59 337 128 81 338 (Part) 28 20 339 (Part) 210 119 362 147 102 363 210 151 365 (Part) 66 41 366 58 28 367 372 119 368 185 91 369 (Part) 65 35 371 (Part) 4 3 Absentee 168 59 TOTALS 2,690 1,397
We therefore ascertained that the majority of qualified electors of School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana qualified to vote under the Constitution and laws of the State of Louisiana voting in said election in the District voted in favor of Bond Proposition No. 1.
The results of said election on Bond Proposition No. 2 proved to be as follows:
NUMBER OF VOTES IN NUMBER OF VOTES PRECINCT FAVOR OF PROPOSITION AGAINST PROPOSITION 302 (Part) 0 0 306 (Part) 8 48 316 38 38 317 42 19 325 118 141 326 101 92 331 71 60 333 152 176 334 67 71 335 52 81 336 118 95 337 91 118 338 (Part) 26 22 339 (Part) 161 163 362 117 132 363 159 201 365 (Part) 56 51 366 47 39 367 286 204 368 147 130 369 (Part) 57 43 371 (Part) 4 3 Absentees 140 88 TOTALS 2058 2015
We therefore ascertained that the majority of qualified electors of School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana qualified to vote under the Constitution and laws of the State of Louisiana voting in said election in the District voted in favor of Bond Proposition No. 2.
At the same time and place, we did examine and canvass the returns as evidenced by said tabulation blanks, certificates, and statements received from the election Commissioners and Commissioners-in-Charge, the correctness of which were sworn to by the election Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners according to law, and our finding was that the returns indicated a majority voted in favor of Bond Proposition No. 1 and Bond Proposition No. 2.
Therefore, we declare that the result of said election is in favor of the Bond Proposition No. 1 and Bond Proposition No. 2 as stated above.
In accordance with law, a resolution promulgating the aforesaid results was adopted, and the Secretary of the Board was ordered to have a copy of said resolution signed by the President and published in one issue of the Southwest Daily News, a newspaper published in Calcasieu Parish and of general circulation in said School District No. 34. We did, likewise, order that one copy of this proces verbal be sent to the Secretary of State to be recorded in the archives of the State of Louisiana, and that one copy be sent to the Clerk of the District Court of Calcasieu Parish to be recorded in the mortgage records of said Parish and that one copy be filed in the archives of this Board.
THUS DONE AND SIGNED in the presence of Karl Bruchhaus and Sharon Allured , competent witnesses and qualified voters of Calcasieu Parish on this 23rd day of July, 2002, at a special meeting of the Board in Lake Charles, Louisiana, by the undersigned members of said Board present and participating in the canvass of said election.
WITNESSES: /s/ Karl Bruchhaus /s/JohnFalgout, President
/s/ Sharon Allured , V. President
/s/PhilipE. Tarver , Member
/s/ James W. Karr, Sr. , Member
/s/ L. J. Berk Fontenot , Member
/s/ Carla S. C. Duplechin , Member
/s/ Wilridge P. Doucet , Member
/s/ James W. Pitre , Member
/s/ Sheral A. LaVergne , Member
/s/ Clara F. Duhon , Member
/s/ Gregory P. Robert , Member
/s/ Elray Victorian , Member
/s/ Joe Andrepont , Member
/s/ J,. L. Duhon , Member
/s/ James R. Blackwell , Member
The following resolution was thereupon introduced, and pursuant to a motion made by Mr. Tarver and seconded by Mr. Pitre, was adopted by the following vote:
YEAS: Mr. Andrepont, Mr. Blackwell, Mr. Doucet, Mrs. Duhon, Mr. Duhon, Ms. Duplechin, Mr. Falgout, Mr. Fontenot, Mr. Karr, Ms. LaVergne, Mr. Pitre, Mr. Robert, Mr. Tarver, and Mr. Victorian
NAYS: None
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION PROMULGATING THE RESULTS OF A SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 34 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA ON JULY 20, 2002.
WHEREAS, on July 20, 2002, an election was held in School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, to determine the propositions hereinafter set out;
WHEREAS, the returns of said election were canvassed by the Board according to law and notice duly given as provided by law, and the result of said election was declared to be in favor of Bond Proposition No. 1 and Bond Proposition No. 2;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Calcasieu Parish School Board, the governing authority of School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, as follows: SECTION 1. An election was held in School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, on July 20, 2002, to determine the proposition hereinafter set out; that said election was duly and properly called by the Board by a resolution adopted on May 7, 2002, and recorded in the records of said Board, that notice of said election embracing all matters required by law to be contained therein was given by publication in the Southwest Daily News, a newspaper published in Sulphur, Louisiana, and of general circulation in School District No. 34, on May 28, June 4, June 11, and June 18, 2002, the first of said publications being not less than 45 days nor more than 90 days prior to the date set for said election; that this Board did in said resolution designate the polling places for said election and did provide for the use of voting machines in the conduct of said election; that election officials were duly selected; that each election official received the certificate of instruction of the use of the voting machines and his duties in connection there |