Acadia Parish School Board Regular Session – Monday June 6, 2022
Generated by Sharron LeDoux on Tuesday June 7, 2022
Members present
Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
Meeting called to order at 5:00 PM
1.OPENING ITEMS
Procedural: 1.1 Call To Order
Procedural: 1.2 Roll Call
Procedural: 1.3 Prayer
Procedural: 1.4 Pledge of Allegiance
President Delo Hebert took a moment of presidentail privilege to introduce Walter Andrus, Acadia Parish Police Juror District 1
2. ACTION ITEMS
Action: 2.1 Consider adoption of a Student Appreciation Resolution for the 2021-2022 School Year
Motion to adopt a Student Appreciation Resolution for the 2021-2022 school year.
Motion by Steve Jones, second by Ike Richard.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
Information: 2.2 Recognize Board members' mandated training hours for calendar year 2021
Each board member should earn a minimum of 6 training hours in a calendar year. Acadia School Board members have received the following hours in 2021: Becky Atkinson 22, Delo Hebert 27, James Higginbotham 23, Steve Jones 18, Douglas LaCombe 23, James Proctor 26.5, Ike Richard 18.5, and Milton Simar 25.
Action, Minutes: 2.3 Approve minutes of the May 2, 2022 Regular Session meeting, and the minutes of the Budget & Finance Committee, and Personnel, Insurance & Curriculum Committee meetings dated May 16, 2022
Motion to approve minutes of the Regular Session meeting dated May 2, 2022, and the minutes of the Budget & Finance Committee, and Personnel, Insurance & Curriculum Committee meetings dated May 16, 2022
Motion by Douglas LaCombe, second by James Higginbotham.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
Action: 2.4 Consider approval of bids received for 2022-2023 Official Journal
Motion to approve bids for 2022-2023 Official Journal
Motion by Douglas LaCombe, second by Steve Jones.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
Action: 2.5 Consider approval of audit firm for the year ending June 30, 2022
Motion to approve Thibodeaux Accounting as audit firm for the year ending June 30, 2022
Motion by Steve Jones, second by Becky Atkinson.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
Action: 2.6 Consider approval of AMIKids Acadiana agreement for 2022-2023
Motion to approve 2022-2023 agreement between APSB and AMIKids
Motion by James Higginbotham, second by Milton Simar.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
Action: 2.7 Consider approval of Cyber Liability Insurance
Motion to approve Cyber Liability Insurance
Motion by James Higginbotham, second by Ike Richard.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
Action: 2.8 Conduct a Public Hearing regarding Reapportionment Plan 2-A for the Acadia Parish School Board
Motion to conduct a Public Hearing regarding Reapportionment Plan 2-A for the Acadia Parish School Board
Motion by James Higginbotham, second by Ike Richard.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
Motion to exit Public Hearing
Motion by Douglas LaComne, second by James Higginbotham
Yea: Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
Action: 2.9 Final adoption of APSB Resolution 002 - Reapportionment Plan 2-A for the Acadia Parish School Board based on the 2020 Census
Motion to adopt the final Resolution for the Reapportionment Plan 2-A for the Acadia Parish School Board
Motion by Douglas LaCombe, second by James Higginbotham.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
3. ROUTINE ITEMS
Action: 3.1 Consider the recommendation of the Budget & Finance committee regarding approval of the Acadia Parish Head Start Program's Request for Supplemental Funding-COLA in the amount of $68,409
Motion to approve the Acadia Parish Head Start Program's Request for Supplemental Funding-COLA in the amount of $68,409
Motion by Douglas LaCombe, second by James Higginbotham.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
Action: 3.2 Consider the recommendation of the Budget & Finance committee regarding approval of the Acadia Parish Head Start Program's Request for Quality Improvement Funding in the amount of $20,141
Motion to approve the Acadia Parish Head Start Program's Request for Quality Improvement Funding in the amount of $20,141
Motion by Douglas LaCombe, second by James Higginbotham.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
Action: 3.3 Consider the recommendation of the Budget & Finance committee regarding approval of Child Nutrition Program's bids received for Large Cafeteria Equipment, Small Cafeteria Equipment, Paper & Cleaning Supplies, Refrigerated Truck and Walk Behind Fork Lift Truck
Motion to approve Child Nutrition Program's bids received for Large Cafeteria Equipment, Small Cafeteria Equipment, Paper & Cleaning Supplies, Refrigerated Truck and Walk Behind Fork Lift Truck
Motion by Douglas LaCombe, second by Steve Jones.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
Action: 3.4 Consider the recommendation of the Budget & Finance committee regarding Expenditures for the 2022-2023 Budget
Motion to approve expenditures for the 2022-2023 budget
Motion by Douglas LaCombe, second by Steve Jones.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
Action: 3.5 Consider the recommendation of the Budget & Finance committee regarding approval of Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Salary Book
Motion to approve fiscal year 2022-2023 salary book
Motion by Douglas LaCombe, second by James Higginbotham.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
Action: 3.6 Consider the recommendation of the Budget & Finance committee regarding approval to authorize the Superintendent to update the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Salary Book by any legislative action taken from the legislative session ending in June 2022
Motion to authorize the Superintendent to update the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Salary Book by any legislative action taken from the legislative session ending in June 2022
Motion by Douglas LaCombe, second by James Higginbotham.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
Action: 3.7 Consider the recommendation of the Personnel, Insurance & Curriculum committee regarding the renewal of employee and retiree health insurance with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana for the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year
Motion to approve the renewal of employee and retiree health insurance with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana for the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year
Motion by Douglas LaCombe, second by Milton Simar.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
Action: 3.8 Consider the recommendation of the Personnel, Insurance & Curriculum committee regarding revisions to the Health Insurance Vesting Schedule
Motion to approve revising the Health Insurance Vesting Schedule
Motion by Douglas LaCombe, second by Milton Simar.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
4. CONSENT ITEMS
Procedural: 4.1 Receive assignments and changes of personnel
Procedural: 4.2 Receive Sales Tax report
5. CLOSING
Action, Procedural: 5.1 Adjourn meeting
Motion to adjourn meeting
Motion by Steve Jones, second by Ike Richard.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
Meeting adjourned at 5:31 PM
ATTEST
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Delo Hebert, President
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Scott M. Richard, Superintendent