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08-16-2005 |
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, August 16, 2005, 4:45 p.m. The meeting was called to order by Joe Andrepont, President. The prayer was led by Mr. Duhon; Mr. Pitre led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
The roll was called and the following members were present: Joe A. Andrepont, Dale B. Bernard, Billy Breaux, Jay L. Duhon, John M. Falgout, Rev. J.L. Franklin, James W. Karr, Sr., Bryan LaRocque, Sheral A. LaVergne, James W. Pitre, Gregory P. Robert, Dr. Edward Stephens, and R.L. Webb.
Philip Tarver was absent.
Clara Duhon entered after the meeting convened.
MINUTES APPROVED
On motion by Mr. Duhon, seconded by Mr. Karr and carried, the minutes of the regular meeting of July 5, 2005, were approved with the following correction:
Correction to Minutes, Superintendent Selection Interview Guidelines, Page 3887
After discussion, Mr. Webb made a motion, seconded by Mr. Bernard, to adopt the guidelines as presented with the inclusion of: The applicants for superintendent will NOT be allowed to sit in on or otherwise observe any interview of the other candidates.
Supplemental Agenda
By general consent the Supplemental Agenda was included as part of the regular agenda.
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION
By general consent Items VII A, B, and C, were placed prior to presentations.
Proces Verbal and Resolution Promulgating Election for the Purpose ofConstructing a School of Excellence for Grades Six Through Twelve
SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 Lake Charles, Louisiana August 16, 2005
The Parish School Board of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana met in regular public session at 4:45 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, August 16, 2005, 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, Joe A. Andrepont, called the meeting to order and on roll call, the following members were present:
Joe A. Andrepont, Dale B. Bernard, Billy Breaux, Jay L. Duhon, John M. Falgout, Rev. J. L. Franklin, James W. Karr, Sr., Bryan LaRocque, Sheral A. LaVergne, James W. Pitre, Gregory P. Robert, Dr. Edward Stephens, and R. L.. Webb
ABSENT: Clara F. Duhon, Phillip Tarver
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 Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana on July 16, 2005, on the question of incurring debt and issuing bonds in an amount not exceeding $29,500,000, which bonds are to be retired with, paid from and secured by ad valorem taxes on all taxable property within the Parish, and thereupon presented the following proces verbal, which was adopted by the following vote:
YEAS: Mr. Andrepont, Mr. Bernard, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Duhon, Mr. Falgout, Rev. Franklin, Mr. Karr, Mr. LaRocque, Ms. LaVergne, Mr. Pitre, Mr. Robert, Dr. Stephens, and Mr. Webb
NAYS: None
PROCES VERBAL
BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED that on this 16th day of August, 2005, at 4:45 o’clock p.m., in accordance with a resolution of the Calcasieu Parish School Board (the “Board”), adopted on April 12, 2005, 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 Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana on July 16, 2005, 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 proposition:
BOND PROPOSITION
SUMMARY: AUTHORITY FOR CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, TO ISSUE NOT EXCEEDING $29,500,000 OF 20-YEAR PUBLIC SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BONDS FOR CONSTRUCTING A SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE FOR GRADES SIX THROUGH TWELVE IN CALCASIEU PARISH, SAID BONDS TO BE PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM TAXES.
Shall the Calcasieu Parish School Board, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana incur debt and issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $29,500,000 for a period not to exceed twenty (20) years from the date thereof, with interest at a rate not exceeding eight (8%) percent per annum, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing and erecting a School of Excellence for grades six through twelve located within Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, 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 Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, sufficient in rate and amount to pay said bonds in principal and interest?
The results of said election proved to be as follows:
NUMBER OF VOTES IN NUMBER OF VOTES AGAINST PRECINCT FAVOR OF PROPOSITION PROPOSITION 160E 5 76 160W 4 36 161 9 59 162 2 286 163 23 144 164 3 44 165 17 174 166 11 230 167 14 158 260 34 43 261 8 50 262 15 58 300 27 77 301 9 57 302 32 22 303 13 60 304 14 56 305 11 58 306 84 105 307 9 19 308 22 48 309E 4 7 309W 10 36 310 37 44 311 8 18 312 27 90 313E 0 0 313W 11 19 314 47 44 315E 16 38 315W 43 42 316E 9 23 316W 10 18 317 21 34 318 14 34 319 16 27 320 20 55 321 26 52 322 33 60 323 20 54 324 14 49 325 65 135 326 55 114 327 11 28 328 34 89 329 5 68 330 25 34 331 40 86 332N 18 29 332S 25 45 333 76 151 334 24 73 335 27 89 336 14 75 337 36 120 338 68 113 339 55 167 360 11 45 361 2 23 362 28 145 363 75 224 364 34 76 365 13 59 366 5 58 367N 53 168 367S 22 41 368 31 151 369 27 72 370 28 96 371N 14 29 371S 55 96 400 8 94 401 2 63 402 3 67 403 21 149 404 29 198 405 34 200 406 12 130 407 16 138 408 26 115 440 20 68 441 22 69 460E 5 31 460W 6 67 461 5 63 462 8 8 463 17 87 464 15 93 465 4 23 466E 9 70 466W 23 127 467 10 61 468 13 102 469 3 60 560 0 49 561 1 36 562 1 26 600 10 98 601 4 21 602 3 83 603 8 30 660 7 146 661 7 62 662 7 47 663 4 25 664 6 55 700 6 20 701 8 15 702 9 69 703 1 34 760 6 31 761 5 39 762 0 15 800 15 26 801 17 63 860 30 123 861E 11 44 861W 6 21 Absentees 115 186 TOTALS 2,347 8,780
We therefore ascertained that the majority of qualified electors of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana qualified to vote under the Constitution and laws of the State of Louisiana voting in said election voted against the Bond Proposition.
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 against said proposition.
Therefore, we declare that the result of said election is against the Bond Proposition 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 Lake Charles American Press, a newspaper published in Calcasieu Parish and of general circulation in said Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
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 Sharon Allured and Charlene Chiasson , competent witnesses and qualified voters of Calcasieu Parish on this 16th day of August, 2005, at a regular 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/ Sharon Allured /s/ Joe Andrepont , President
/S/ Charlene Chiasson /s/ Edward Stephens , V. President
/s/ James W. Pitre , Member
/s/ John Falgout , Member
/s/ James W. Karr, Sr. , Member
/s/ J. L. Duhon , Member
/s/ Rev. J. L. Franklin , Member
/s/ Bryan LaRocque , Member
/s/ Dale Bernard , Member
/s/ Gregory P. Robert , Member
/s/ Sheral A. LaVergne , Member
/s/ Billy Breaux , Member
/s/ R. L. Webb, Jr. , Member
The following resolution was thereupon introduced, and pursuant to a motion made by Mr. Bernard and seconded by Dr. Stephens, was adopted by the following vote:
YEAS: Mr. Andrepont, Mr. Bernard, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Duhon, Mr. Falgout, Rev. Franklin, Mr. Karr, Mr. LaRocque, Ms. LaVergne, Mr. Pitre, Mr. Robert, Dr. Stephens, and Mr. Webb
NAYS: None
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION PROMULGATING THE RESULTS OF A SPECIAL BOND ELECTION HELD IN CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA ON JULY 16, 2005.
WHEREAS, on July 16, 2005, an election was held in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, to determine the proposition 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 against proposition;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Parish School Board of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, as follows:
SECTION 1. An election was held in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, on July 16, 2005, to determine the proposition hereinafter set out; that said election was duly and properly called by the Board by a resolution adopted on April 12, 2005, 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 Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, on May 12, May 19, May 26, and June 2, 2005, 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 therewith as required by law; that the State Custodian of Voting Machines and the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Parish Custodian of Voting Machines of Calcasieu Parish made available on the day of the election at the polling places designated for the conduct of said election the necessary voting machines and all necessary equipment and paraphernalia required by law in connection with the use of voting machines at elections; that the Registrar of Voters and the Clerk of Court of Calcasieu Parish furnished to the election Commissioners and Commissioners-in-Charge copies of the precinct registers for each precinct or ward entitled to vote at such polling places; that the Louisiana Secretary of State prepared and certified the ballot used in the voting machines as required by law; that the proposition voted on in said election and as it appeared in said voting machine was in due form provided by law and the resolution adopted by this Board on April 12, 2005, calling said special election; that the results of said election were written on a large sheet of paper at said polling places, which sheet of paper was signed by each of the election officials designated to conduct such election at said polling places and which sheet was thereupon posted in public view at the polling places in accordance with law; that only qualified electors under the Constitution and laws of the State of Louisiana voted at said election; that the officials who served at said election were duly and properly appointed; that the places of all absent election officials were properly filled in accordance with law; that before opening the polls all election officials were properly sworn in accordance with law; that the polls at the voting places were opened at 6:00 a.m. and remained open and until not later than 8:00 p.m.; that after the closing of the polls the votes for and against the proposition were properly counted and tallied and the necessary tabulation blanks, certificates and statements were made by the election officials in accordance with law and the voting machines delivered to the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Custodian of Voting Machines in and for Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, and a copy of the results of said election delivered to the Clerk of the District Court of Calcasieu Parish as required by Louisiana Revised Statutes 18:1190 E; that on July 19, 2005, that being the third day after said election the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Custodian of Voting Machines, after breaking the seals and opening the voting machines used in said election did transcript the totals for the proposition voted upon at said election; and that all things whatsoever required by law to be done in connection with the holding of said election were properly and duly performed in manner and form as required by Chapter 4 of Subtitle II of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and the general election laws of the State of Louisiana.
SECTION 2. In said election the following proposition was defeated by a majority of the electors qualified to vote and voting in said election in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana:
BOND PROPOSITION
SUMMARY: AUTHORITY FOR CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, TO ISSUE NOT EXCEEDING $29,500,000 OF 20-YEAR PUBLIC SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BONDS FOR CONSTRUCTING A SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE FOR GRADES SIX THROUGH TWELVE IN CALCASIEU PARISH, SAID BONDS TO BE PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM TAXES.
Shall the Calcasieu Parish School Board, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana incur debt and issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $29,500,000 for a period not to exceed twenty (20) years from the date thereof, with interest at a rate not exceeding eight (8%) percent per annum, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing and erecting a School of Excellence for grades six through twelve located within Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, 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 Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, sufficient in rate and amount to pay said bonds in principal and interest?
SECTION 3. The results of said election shall be promulgated by publication of this resolution of promulgation one time in the Lake Charles American Press, a newspaper published daily in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the official journal of the Board and of general circulation in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 16th day of August, 2005. /s/ Joe A. Andrepont |