DECEMBER 3, 2009
THE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD OF VERNON PARISH LOUISIANA CONVENED IN REGULAR SESSION ON DECEMBER 3, 2009, 10:00 A.M., 201 BELVIEW ROAD, LEESVILLE, LOUISIANA. PRESIDENT WOODS CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AND ON ROLL CALL THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT:
STEVE WOODS, PRESIDENT
MICHAEL PERKINS, VICE-PRESIDENT
RANDI GLEASON
MEL HARRIS
ROBERT PYNES JR.
MARK SMITH
BERYL FORD
RANDY MARTIN
GAYE MCKEE
COL. FRANCIS B. BURNS
ABSENT: VERNON TRAVIS - BUSINESS OBLIGATION
GENE HAYMON - BUSINESS OBLIGATION
RICKY REESE - BUSINESS OBLIGATION
There was also present Mr. Jackie D. Self, Secretary of the Board.
The meeting was opened in prayer by Brother Gary Bankson.
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Gaye McKee.
On motion of Mel Harris, seconded by Gaye McKee, the Board voted to approve the minutes of the November 10, 2009 regular meeting and dispense with the reading of the minutes.
On motion of Beryl Ford, seconded by Randi Gleason, the Board voted to name Michael Perkins as President of the Vernon Parish School Board for 2010. On motion of Steve Woods, seconded by Gaye McKee, the Board voted to name Vernon Travis as Vice-President of the Vernon Parish School Board for 2010.
On motion of Randi Gleason, seconded by Robert Pynes, the Board voted to receive bids for a delivery truck for the central office. Bids were received as follows:
Timmons Truck Center $68,684.31
Timmons Truck Center 64,997.95
Hixson AutoPlex 59,925.00
On motion of Mark Smith, seconded by Randi Gleason, the Board voted to take these bids under advisement.
On motion of Beryl Ford, seconded by Mark Smith, the Board voted to adopt the Ward Three Wildlife Management Area Bond Millage.
VERNON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
BE IT RESOLVED by the VERNON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD District of the Parish of Vernon, Louisiana, in a public meeting held on December 3, 2009, and conducted in accordance with the open meeting law, the District voted to levy millage rates on all taxable property shown on the official assessment roll for the year 2009, in addition to the millage rates that were adopted on September 3, 2009 and, when collected, the revenues from said taxes shall be used for the specific purposes for which said taxes have been levied; said millage rate(s) are as follows:
Ward 3 Sinking Fund-Wildlife Management Area 9.25 mills
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Assessor of the Parish of Vernon shall extend upon the assessment roll for the year 2009 the taxes herein levied, and the tax collector of said parish shall collect and remit the same to said District in accordance with law.
The foregoing resolution was read in full, the roll was called on the adoption thereof, and the resolution was adopted by no less than a two-thirds majority of the total membership of the taxing authority in favor as required by Paragraph (B) of Section 23 of Article VII of the 1974 Louisiana Constitution, and Paragraph (B) of Section 1705 of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, the vote being as follows:
YEAS: 9
NAYS: 0
ABSTAINED: 0
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and exact copy of a resolution adopted at a regular board meeting held on December 3, 2009 at which time a quorum was present and voting.
Leesville, Louisiana, this 3rd day of December 2009
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(Superintendent)
Mr. James Williams, Transportation/Food Service Director, gave an update on fuel cards.
Superintendent Self discussed the H1N1 vaccine available for students and on motion of Mel Harris, seconded by Mike Perkins, the Board voted to approve the H1N1 vaccine to be administered at each school. Parental consent forms will be sent home with students this month.
Mark Smith reported that the Salary/Personnel Committee had met and reviewed the personnel changes for December and would make its recommendation to the full Board on Tuesday, December 8, 2009.
In other business, President Woods reminded the Board members of the 5:00PM Board meeting on Tuesday, December 8th and of the Finance Committee meeting at 4:00PM.
Memorial resolutions: Vernie Midkiff Ira Craft Waymol Boswell Ruby Legg Douglas Poe James Walker Mickey Hodges
There being no further business, and on motion of Gaye McKee, seconded by the Board, the meeting was adjourned.
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STEVE WOODS, PRESIDENT
ATTEST
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JACKIE D. SELF, SUPERINTENDENT