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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, December 4, 2007, at 4:45 p.m. The meeting was called to order by Bryan LaRocque, President. The prayer was led by James Karr, Sr. and Jimmy Pitre led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
The roll was called and the following members were present: Joe Andrepont, Annette Ballard, Dale Bernard, Billy Breaux, Randy Burleigh, Mack Dellafosse, Clara Duhon, Chad Guidry, Fred Hardy, Bill Jongbloed, James Karr, Sr., Bryan LaRocque, Jimmy Pitre, Elray Victorian, and R.L. Webb.
MINUTES APPROVED
On a motion by Joe Andrepont, seconded by R.L. Webb and unanimously carried, the minutes of the regular meeting of November 13, 2007 were approved as presented.
SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
On a motion by Mack Dellafosse and seconded by James Karr, the Supplemental Agenda was included as part of the regular agenda.
PRESENTATIONS
Teacher of the Year
Pinelle Spain presented the following Teacher of the Year Runner-up winners:
Elementary School
First Runner-up: Angela Ardoin, Dolby Elementary; Pam Quebodeaux, Principal Second Runner-up: Karen Batchelor, Nelson Elementary; Jackie Smith, Principal
Middle School
First Runner-up: Carmen Williams, F.K. White Middle; Chris Fontenot, Principal Second Runner-up: Theda Ambrose, Reynaud Middle; Carolyn Thomas, Principal
High School
First Runner-up: Paula Self Michalko, Barbe High; Beth Fraser, Principal Second Runner-up: Ashley Martin, LaGrange High; Bobby Jack Thompson, Principal
Elementary winner: Rhona Wiley-Williams, Brentwood Elementary; Brent Washington, Principal. Assistant Principal Pam Bell presented in lieu of Mr. Washington and accepted for Mrs. Williams.
Middle School winner: Janice Biondini, W.W. Lewis Middle; Tony Dougherty, Principal
High School winner: Lori Benoit, Sulphur High School; Keith Bonin, Principal
Principal of the Year
Donna Mancuso presented the following Principal of the Year winners:
Delores Hicks, Elementary Administrative Director, presented John Spikes from Barbe Elementary School as the Calcasieu Parish Elementary Principal of the Year.
Charlotte Gallemore, Middle School Administrative Director, presented Steve Hardy from Vinton Middle School as the Calcasieu Parish Middle School Principal of the Year.
David Buller, High School Administrative Director, presented Keith Bonin from Sulphur High School as the Calcasieu Parish High School Principal of the Year and Regional High School Principal of the Year.
State Health Award Winner
Donna Mancuso presented Karen Williams, Principal of Kaufman Elementary School, and Coach Sharon Floyd. Kaufman Elementary was awarded the State Health Award in Baton Rouge on October 18, 2007, recognizing activities that promote healthful eating and physical activity.
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION
(On request of Mr. Andrepont and with no opposition, this agenda item was moved ahead of the Personnel Packet/Executive Session item.)
Resolution for Proces Verbal/Promulgation of Election/District 23
SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Lake Charles, Louisiana December 4, 2007
The Parish School Board of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, governing authority of School District No. 23 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, met in regular public session at 4:45 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, December 4, 2007, 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, BRYAN LaRocque called the meeting to order and on roll call, the following members were present: All were present ABSENT: None
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. 23 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (the “District”) on November 17, 2007, on the question of incurring debt and issuing bonds in an amount not exceeding $35,000,000, 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: 14 NAYS: None President LaRocque did not vote.
PROCES VERBAL
BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED that on this 4th day of December, 2007, at 4:45 o’clock p.m., in accordance with a resolution of the Calcasieu Parish School Board (the “Board”), governing authority of School District No. 23 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, adopted on August 7, 2007, 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. 23 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana on November 17, 2007, 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 SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 23 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, TO ISSUE NOT EXCEEDING $35,000,000 OF UP TO 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. 23 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, incur debt and issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $35,000,000 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 said School 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 School District No. 23 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:
PRECINCT IN FAVOR AGAINST 405 187 123 440 153 53 441 116 51 462 26 15 463 162 75 464 125 72 408 (Part) 67 33 461 (Part) 24 11 467 (Part) 3 0 Absentees 64 32 TOTALS 927 465
We therefore ascertained that the majority of qualified electors of School District No. 23 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 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 in favor of said proposition.
Therefore, we declare that the result of said election is in favor of 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 School District No. 23.
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 and , competent witnesses and qualified voters of Calcasieu Parish on this 4th day of December, 2007, 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: R.L. Webb, Fred Hardy, Clara Duhon, Annette Ballard, Dale Bernard, Bill Jongbloed, Jimmy Pitre, Bryan LaRocque, Jim Karr, Mack Dellafosse, Randy Burleigh, Chad Guidry, Joe Andrepont, Billy Breaux, Elray Victorian
The following resolution was thereupon introduced, and pursuant to a motion made by Mr. Breaux and seconded by Mr. Burleigh, was adopted by the following vote:
YEAS: 14 NAYS: None President LaRocque did not vote. RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION PROMULGATING THE RESULTS OF A SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 23 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA ON NOVEMBER 17, 2007.
WHEREAS, on November 17, 2007, an election was held in School District No. 23 of 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 in favor of proposition;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Calcasieu Parish School Board, the governing authority of School District No. 23 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, as follows:
SECTION 1. An election was held in School District No. 23 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, on November 17, 2007, to determine the proposition hereinafter set out; that said election was duly and properly called by the Board by a resolution adopted on August 7, 2007 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 Lake Charles American Press, a newspaper published in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and of general circulation in School District No. 23, on September 7, September 14, September 21, and September 28, 2007, 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 August 7, 2007, 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 18:572; that on November 20, 2007, 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 approved by a majority of the electors qualified to vote and voting in said election in School District No. 23 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana:
BOND PROPOSITION
SUMMARY: AUTHORITY FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 23 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, TO ISSUE NOT EXCEEDING $35,000,000 OF UP TO 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. 23 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, incur debt and issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $35,000,000 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 said School 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 School District No. 23 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 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the official journal of the Board and of general circulation in School District No. 23. ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 4th day of December, 2007. /s/ Bryan LaRocque BRYAN LaRocque, President Calcasieu Parish School Board ATTEST:
/s/ Wayne R. Savoy WAYNE R. SAVOY, Secretary Calcasieu Parish School Board
STATE OF LOUISIANA PARISH OF CALCASIEU I, WAYNE R. SAVOY, certify that I am the duly qualified and acting Superintendent of Public Schools for the Parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana, and as such, Ex-Officio Secretary of the Calcasieu Parish School Board, governing authority of School District No. 23 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. I further certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of an excerpt from the minutes of a public meeting of the Calcasieu Parish School Board held on December 4, 2007, and of a resolution adopted at said meeting, as said minutes and resolution appear officially of record in my possession. IN FAITH WHEREOF, witness my official signature and the impress of the official seal of the Calcasieu Parish School Board on this 4th day of December, 2007.
WAYNE R. SAVOY, Secretary
Resolution for Proces Verbal/Promulgation of Election/District 30 SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Lake Charles, Louisiana December 4, 2007
The Parish School Board of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, governing authority of School District No. 30 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, met in regular public session at 4:45 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, December 4, 2007, 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, Bryan LaRocque, called the meeting to order and on roll call, the following members were present: All were present ABSENT: None
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. 30 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (the “District”) on November 17, 2007, on the question of incurring debt and issuing bonds in an amount not exceeding $37,500,000, 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: 14 NAYS: None President LaRocque did not vote.
PROCES VERBAL
BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED that on this 4th day of December, 2007, at 4:45 o’clock p.m., in accordance with a resolution of the Calcasieu Parish School Board (the “Board”), governing authority of School District No. 30 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, adopted on August 7, 2007, 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. 30 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana on November 17, 2007, 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 SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 30 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, TO ISSUE NOT EXCEEDING $37,500,000 OF UP TO 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. 30 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, incur debt and issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $37,500,000 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 said School 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 School District No. 30 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:
PRECINCT IN FAVOR AGAINST 400 94 65 401 73 30 402 65 31 403 127 61 404 175 95 406 119 49 407 118 65 408 (Part) 37 13 460E 34 21 460W (Part) 46 53 461 (Part) 51 24 465 42 28 466E 111 57 466W 208 92 467 (Part) 55 34 468 141 70 469 (Part) 100 53 562 (Part) 2 2 762 (Part) 28 8 Absentees 284 130 TOTALS 1,910 981
We therefore ascertained that the majority of qualified electors of School District No. 30 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 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 in favor of said proposition.
Therefore, we declare that the result of said election is in favor of 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 School District No. 30.
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 and , competent witnesses and qualified voters of Calcasieu Parish on this 4th day of December, 2007, at a 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: R.L. Webb, Fred Hardy, Clara Duhon, Annette Ballard, Dale Bernard, Bill Jongbloed, Jimmy Pitre, Bryan LaRocque, Jim Karr, Mack Dellafosse, Randy Burleigh, Chad Guidry, Joe Andrepont, Billy Breaux, Elray Victorian
The following resolution was thereupon introduced, and pursuant to a motion made by Mr. Andrepont and seconded by Mr. Guidry, was adopted by the following vote:
YEAS: 14 NAYS: None President LaRocque did not vote.
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION PROMULGATING THE RESULTS OF A SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 30 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA ON NOVEMBER 17, 2007.
WHEREAS, on November 17, 2007, an election was held in School District No. 30 of 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 in favor of proposition;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Calcasieu Parish School Board, the governing authority of School District No. 30 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, as follows:
SECTION 1. An election was held in School District No. 30 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, on November 17, 2007, to determine the proposition hereinafter set out; that said election was duly and properly called by the Board by a resolution adopted on August 7, 2007 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 Lake Charles American Press, a newspaper published in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and of general circulation in School District No. 30, on September 7, September 14, September 21, and September 28, 2007, 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 August 7, 2007, 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 18:571; that on November 20, 2007, 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 approved by a majority of the electors qualified to vote and voting in said election in School District No. 30 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana:
BOND PROPOSITION
SUMMARY: AUTHORITY FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 30 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, TO ISSUE NOT EXCEEDING $37,500,000 OF UP TO 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. 30 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, incur debt and issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $37,500,000 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 said School 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 School District No. 30 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 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the official journal of the Board and of general circulation in School District No. 30. ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 4th day of December, 2007.
/s/ Bryan LaRocque BRYAN LaRocque, President Calcasieu Parish School Board
ATTEST:
/s/ Wayne R. Savoy WAYNE R. SAVOY, Secretary Calcasieu Parish School Board
(Other business not pertinent to the present excerpt may be found of record in the official minute book.) Upon motion duly made and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned.
/s/ Bryan LaRocque BRYAN LaRocque, President Calcasieu Parish School Board
ATTEST:
/s/ Wayne R. Savoy WAYNE R. SAVOY, Secretary Calcasieu Parish School Board
STATE OF LOUISIANA PARISH OF CALCASIEU I, WAYNE R. SAVOY, certify that I am the duly qualified and acting Superintendent of Public Schools for the Parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana, and as such, Ex-Officio Secretary of the Calcasieu Parish School Board, governing authority of School District No. 30 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
I further certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of an excerpt from the minutes of a public meeting of the Calcasieu Parish School Board held on December 4, 2007, and of a resolution adopted at said meeting, as said minutes and resolution appear officially of record in my possession.
IN FAITH WHEREOF, witness my official signature and the impress of the official seal of the Calcasieu Parish School Board on this 4th day of December, 2007.
_________________________________ WAYNE R. SAVOY, Secretary
Authorization Advertisement for Sale/District 23/ Approval POS/District 23
SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Lake Charles, Louisiana December 4, 2007
The Parish School Board of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, met in regular public session at 4:45 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, December 4, 2007, at the regular meeting place of said Board in the Calcasieu Parish School Board Office Building, 1732 Kirkman Street, 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, BRYAN LaRocque called the meeting to order and on roll call, the following members were present: All were present ABSENT: None
The meeting was called to order and the roll called with the above result. The following resolution was thereupon introduced, and pursuant to motion made by Mr. Breaux and seconded by Mr. Burleigh, was adopted by the following vote:
YEAS: 14 NAYS: None ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: President LaRocque
RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ADVERTISEMENT FOR SALE OF $15,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION PUBLIC SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BONDS OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 23 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, 2008 SERIES.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Parish School Board of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, the governing authority of School District No. 23 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana as follows:
SECTION 1. $15,000,000 General Obligation Public School Improvement Bonds of School District No. 23 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, 2008 Series (the “Bonds”), authorized by an election held in School District No. 23 on November 17, 2007, shall be sold as herein directed. |