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Parish of Cameron
September 8, 2014
The Cameron Parish School Board met at its regular meeting on this date, members in attendance are: Marsha Trahan, Tracy Carter, Karen Nunez, James Boudreaux, R. Scott Nunez, Dwayne Sanner and Dorothy Theriot.
The prayer and the pledge were led by Mr. Nunez and Mr. Boudreaux.
On the motion of Mrs. Theriot, seconded by Mr. Boudreaux, the Board approved the agenda.
On the motion of Mr. Nunez, seconded by Mrs. Nunez, the Board approved the minutes of the August 11, 2014 Regular and the August 25, 2014, Special Cameron Parish School Board meetings, as prepared by the Superintendent.
The Board voted to enter into executive session for the purpose of discussion of character and professional competence of finalists for Superintendent, as presented by President Marsha Trahan.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
YEAHS: Mr. Nunez, Mr. Boudreaux, Mrs. Nunez, Mrs. Trahan, Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Theriot, Mr. Sanner
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
The Board voted to enter into regular session, as presented by President Marsha Trahan:
ROLL CALL VOTE:
YEAHS: Mr. Nunez, Mr. Boudreaux, Mrs. Nunez, Mrs. Trahan, Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Theriot, Mr. Sanner
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
On the motion of Mr. Boudreaux, seconded by Mrs. Nunez, the Board discussed procedure to be used in voting for Superintendent and procedure to be used in negotiating contract with Superintendent-elect, as presented by President Marsha Trahan.
The Board members marked one choice on alphabetical order ballots prepared by Mr. Bob Hammonds, Hammonds, Sills, Akins & Guice, LLP. President Marsha Trahan read each member’s ballot aloud and asked each member to confirm their choice as follows:
Mr. Scott Nunez- Charles Adkins
Mr. James Boudreaux- Charles Adkins
Mrs. Karen Nunez- Charles Adkins
Mrs. Marsha Trahan- Glenn Duhon
Mrs. Tracy Carter- Charles Adkins
Mrs. Dorothy Theriot- Charles Adkins
Mr. Dwayne Sanner- Charles Adkins
Mrs. Trahan then tallied the ballots and announced results as follows:
Charles Adkins- 6
Glenn Duhon- 1
On the motion of Mrs. Carter, seconded by Mr. Nunez, the Board unanimously approved Mr. Charles Adkins as Cameron Parish Superintendent of Schools, subject to successful contract negotiations, and appointed a negotiation team of Mrs. Trahan, Mrs. Nunez and Mrs. Theriot, to draft a contract, negotiate with Mr. Adkins, and present a draft contract to the Board for ratification at a later date.
On the motion of Mr. Sanner, seconded by Mr. Nunez, the Board approved entering a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the school districts of Cameron and Jefferson Davis Parish for the purpose of transferring three (3) movable pods from the Johnson Bayou High School temporary facility following move-in to new school, as presented by Assistant District Attorney Tom Barrett, and following comments by Superintendent Brian Lejeune, Jefferson Davis Parish School Board.
On the motion of Mr. Boudreaux, seconded by Mr. Nunez, the Board approved renewal of the casualty package with Berkley Insurance Company with premium remaining flat at $57,338.00 for the third year in a row and declined crime coverage, as presented by Andrew Edwards, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., Public Entity Division. Nays: Dorothy Theriot, Karen Nunez and Marsha Trahan
On the motion of Mrs. Theriot, seconded by Mrs. Nunez, the Board approved to reject Uninsured / Underinsured Motorist Bodily Injury Coverage from the automobile policy and further move to authorize the Superintendent to sign on behalf of the Cameron Parish School Board to reject Uninsured/ Underinsured Motorist Bodily Injury coverage from the automobile policy, as presented by Andrew Edwards, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., Public Entity Division.
The Board voted to enter into executive session pursuant to the provisions of La. R.S. 42:17(A) (2) to receive report from Hammonds & Sills on potential settlement of Cameron Parish School Board claims against Randall D. Broussard - Architect, LLC and Charles Ladner & Associates, Inc. relating to Revised Change Order No. 6 on the Johnson Bayou High School Project, as presented by Mr. Charles Hardie, Hammond, Sills, Adkins & Guice, LLP.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
YEAHS: Mr. Nunez, Mr. Boudreaux, Mrs. Nunez, Mrs. Trahan, Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Theriot, Mr. Sanner
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
The Board voted to enter into regular session, as presented by President Marsha Trahan:
ROLL CALL VOTE:
YEAHS: Mr. Nunez, Mr. Boudreaux, Mrs. Nunez, Mrs. Trahan, Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Theriot, Mr. Sanner
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
On the motion of Mrs. Theriot, seconded by Mrs. Carter, the Board approved proposed settlement agreement with Randall D. Broussard - Architect, LLC and Charles Ladner & Associates, Inc. relating to Revised Change Order No. 6 on the Johnson Bayou High School Project, as prepared by Mr. Charles Hardie, Hammond, Sills, Adkins & Guice, LLP.
On the motion of Mr. Boudreaux, seconded by Mr. Nunez, the Board approved Revised Change Order No. 6 on the Johnson Bayou High School Project, as presented by Mr. Charles Hardie, Hammond, Sills, Adkins & Guice, LLP.
On the motion of Mr. Nunez, seconded by Mr. Boudreaux, the Board received the monthly report on property income, as prepared by Mr. Lee Bloch, Bloch, Briggs and Associates.
On the motion of Mrs. Theriot, seconded by Mr. Nunez, the Board approved adoption of the 2014-2015 Cameron Parish School Board Budget, as prepared and presented by Mrs. Michelle Trahan.
On the motion of Mr. Boudreaux, seconded by Mrs. Theriot, the Board approved the Louisiana Compliance Questionnaire, requested annually by Kolder, Champagne, Slaven and Co., LLC, as presented by Mrs. Michelle Trahan.
On the motion of Mr. Nunez, seconded by Mrs. Theriot, the Board approved the following financial issues as received in the finance committee meeting and presented by Mrs. Michelle Trahan:
· Authorization of payment of the bills
· Report of Finance Committee
· Receipt of Financial Statement and Reports of Current Investments
· Receipt of Eagle Asset Management July Report
On the motion of Mrs. Theriot, seconded by Mr. Nunez, the Board approved report on FEMA Project Worksheets, as presented by James Hoffpauir, Project Management.
On the motion of Mrs. Nunez, seconded by Mrs. Theriot, the Board approved current construction bid activities, as presented by James Hoffpauir, Project Management:
A. Projects to be bid-
South Cameron High School Parking Lot- Rita/Ike-Out for bid December 4, 2014- bids to be received January 12, 2015
B. Projects out for bid-
None at this time.
C. Quote out for response-
None at this time.
D. Approval of bid and quote awards-
None at this time.
On the motion of Mrs. Nunez, seconded by Mrs. Theriot, the Board approved authorizing the Superintendent to advertise for new bids and accept low bids on currently advertised projects due to requisite number of advertising days and a need to move forward on projects, as presented by the Superintendent.
On the motion of Mrs. Nunez, seconded by Mrs. Theriot, the Board approved updates on current FEMA, CDBG and General Fund Construction, Repairs, and Renovations to permanent and temporary sites' projects from Hoffpauir Architects, LLC, Cameron Parish School Board's Project Management Firm, as presented by James Hoffpauir, Mr. David Brossett, Brossett Architects, LLC and Mr. Randy Broussard, Randall Broussard Architects.
On the motion Mr. Boudreaux, seconded by Mrs. Carter, the Board tabled providing and determining amount of annual 13th check to be paid by November 1, 2014, as presented by Mrs. Michelle Trahan, Business Manager, Mr. Brady Wainwright, Payroll Accountant. Nays: Dorothy Theriot
On the motion of Mrs. Theriot, seconded by Mr. Nunez, the Board received Community Network Cohort Pilot Year One Review, as presented by Mrs. Nancy Boudreaux, Supervisor of Curriculum and Instructor.
On the motion of Mr. Sanner, seconded by Mr. Nunez, the Board received from State of Louisiana, Division of Administration, approved audits with no findings of Community Development Funds provided through the Louisiana Office of Community Development/ Disaster Recovery Unit, as presented by the Superintendent.
On the motion of Mr. Sanner, seconded by Mrs. Carter, the Board received the Louisiana Department of Education annual evaluation of the Special Education Programs/ Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Determinations as “Meets Requirements”, the highest designation that can be earned, as presented by the Superintendent.
On the motion of Mr. Sanner, seconded by Mrs. Theriot, the Board approved raising cost of extra milk to .50 and “at cost” guest meals to $3.60 for breakfast and $7.20 for lunch to align with requirement that “at cost” must reflect current pricing, as prepared by Ms. Cynthia Carpenter, Supervisor of Child Nutrition and presented by the Superintendent.
On the motion of Mr. Nunez, seconded by Mrs. Carter, the Board approved placing school administrators on a 12 month work schedule with salary to be considered at the October 13, 2014 School Board meeting, as presented by the Superintendent.
On the motion of Mrs. Theriot, seconded by Mr. Nunez, the Board approved placement of newly hired certified and experienced teachers with greater than five years of experience, but less than twenty five years of experience, on the Cameron Parish School Board current salary schedule at the salary step closest to their verifiable salary from state approved school systems with their base salary frozen at step 34, effective with the 2014-2015 school year, as presented by Mr. Brady Wainwright, Payroll Accountant.
On the motion of Mr. Nunez, seconded by Mrs. Theriot, the Board approved the Cameron Parish School Board iPad Acceptable Use Policy, as presented by the Superintendent.
On the motion of Mrs. Carter, seconded by Mrs. Theriot, the Board adjourned the regular school board meeting.
_____________________________ September 8, 2014
Marsha Trahan, President Date
APPROVED:
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Marsha Trahan, President
CAMERON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
Charles Adkins, Superintendent
CAMERON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD