SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
DRAFT
THE VERNON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD CONVENED IN REGULAR SESSION AT 10:00 A.M., 201 BELVIEW ROAD, LEESVILLE, LOUISIANA. PRESIDENT PERKINS CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AND ON ROLL CALL THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT:
MICHAEL PERKINS, PRESIDENT
RANDI GLEASON
MEL HARRIS
ROBERT PYNES JR.
MARK SMITH
RICKY REESE
BERYL FORD
RANDY MARTIN
STEVE WOODS
GAYE MCKEE
KAY WILBANKS
COL. FRANCIS B. BURNS
ABSENT: VERNON TRAVIS - BUSINESS OBLIGATION
There was also present Mr. Jackie D. Self, Secretary of the Board.
The meeting was opened in prayer by Jared Prewitt.
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Randi Gleason.
On motion of Mel Harris, seconded by Beryl Ford, the Board voted to approve the minutes of the August 10, 2010 regular meeting and dispense with the reading of the minutes.
On motion of Kay Wilbanks, seconded by Mel Harris, the Board voted to approve the minutes of the August 17, 2010 special called meeting and dispense with the reading of the minutes.
Mrs. Ulita Watson, Assistant Principal at Evans High School, was recognized as Employee of the Month. Mrs. Watson was presented a plaque and gift card by Taylor and Sons and was congratulated by the Board for her dedication and hard work.
Superintendent Self and the Board congratulated the following principals as Regional Winners for Principal of The Year for the State of Louisiana: Mrs. Joan Simmons, West Leesville Elementary, Mrs. Barbara Stainback, Leesville Jr. High, and Mr. David Lewis, Simpson High School. These principals were presented plaques and congratulated for their achievement. For the first time, Vernon Parish had winners in each category for this award.
Mr. James Williams recognized Mrs. Norma Bush as PCAL 2010 Vernon Parish Bus Driver of the Year. Mrs. Bush was presented a certificate and jacket for her dedication to the students in Vernon Parish. Mrs. Nancy Pratt, Risk Services of Louisiana, surprised Mrs. Bush when she announced that she was also chosen as the State of Louisiana Bus Driver of The Year. Mrs. Pratt presented Mrs. Bush with a plaque and a monetary gift and she was congratulated by the Board for this accomplishment.
Mr. Paul Poe, Principal at the Gates Program, updated the Board on the Gates Program.
On motion of Ricky Reese, seconded by Gaye McKee, the Board voted to receive bids for 500 Dell desktop computers. Bids were as follows:
Partstock $199.00 each
School Tech Supply 250.00 each
CDI Computer Dealers 236.50 each
On motion of Mel Harris, seconded by Gaye McKee, the Board voted to accept the low bid from Partstock if specifications are met.
On motion of Steve Woods, seconded by Gaye McKee, the Board voted to adopt the Millage Rates for 2010.
AFFIDAVIT
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF VERNON
BEFORE ME, the undersigned notary public, duly commissioned and qualified within and for the aforesaid parish and state, personally came and appeared:
JACKIE SELF
who, after first being duly sworn, did depose and say:
That he/she is the duly authorized Superintendent/Treasurer of the Vernon Parish School Board.
That a public meeting was held in accordance with the Open Meetings Law at R.S. 42:1, et seq. to adopt the millage rate(s) for the 2010 tax year. That public written notice of the agenda, date, time, and place of the meeting was posted on the building where the meetings of this taxing authority are usually held at least 24 hours before the meeting.
That a quorum or simple majority of the total membership of the taxing authority was physically present and voting at the public meeting, which was held on the 2nd day of September, 2010, at 10:00 A.M., at the Vernon Parish School Board Office at 201 Belview Road, Leesville, Louisiana 71446.
The meeting was conducted in accord with the prior noticed agenda. Matters not included on the agenda were not discussed without the unanimous approval of the members present after complying with all provisions of R.S. 42:7(A)(1)(b)(ii).
Roll Forward Occurred: Yes ( ) No (X )
If Roll Forward Occurred:
That the additional publishing requirements of Article 7, Section 23(C) of the Louisiana Constitution and R.S. 47:1705(B) regarding increases in the millage rate(s) have been complied with. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following:
Public notice of the date, time, place, and subject matter of the public hearing was published on two separate days no less than thirty days before the public hearing in the official journal of the taxing authority;
And, if applicable, in another newspaper with a larger circulation within the taxing authority than the official journal;
Publications were published by July 15;
The assessor was provided notice of the date, time and place of the pending hearing;
A press release was issued to newspapers with substantial distribution within the jurisdiction of the taxing district; and
To area broadcast media;
Two separate ordinances or resolutions; and
Two-thirds of the total membership of the taxing authority voting in favor of the second ordinance or resolution.
That copies of all required notices and agenda are attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
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Jackie Self, Superintendent_____________________
SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED Before Me, this 2nd day of September, 2010, at Leesville, Louisiana.
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Printed or Typed Name (as commissioned): Linda Cryer
Notary ID or Bar Roll No.: 046855
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 September 2, 2010, 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 2010, 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:
Parish Wide School Regular 4.18 mills
Parish Wide School Special 8.12 mills
Ward 1 Maintenance Regular 13.03 mills
Ward 2 Hornbeck Maintenance Regular 13.32 mills
School District 143 Hornbeck Construction & Maintenance 10.00 mills
Ward 2 Orange Maintenance Regular 13.24 mills
Ward 3 Maintenance Regular 18.77 mills
Ward 4 Maintenance Regular 14.14 mills
Ward 5 Maintenance Regular 18.65 mills
Ward 6 Maintenance Regular 12.60 mills
Ward 7 Maintenance Regular 17.42 mills
Ward 8 Maintenance Regular 13.73 mills
Leesville Sinking Fund 27.81 mills
Orange Sinking Fund 40.94 mills
Hornbeck Sinking Fund 19.26 mills
Ward 3 Sinking Fund 28.98 mills
Ward 3 Sinking Fund-Wildlife Management Area 10.66 mills
Pickering Sinking Fund 18.35 mills
Ward 5 Sinking Fund 18.72 mills
Ward 6 Sinking Fund 43.19 mills
Ward 7 Sinking Fund 27.28 mills
Ward 8 Sinking Fund 40.60 mills
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Assessor of the Parish of Vernon shall extend upon the assessment roll for the year 2010 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: 11
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 September 2, 2010 at which time a quorum was present and voting.
Leesville, Louisiana, this 2nd day of September 2010
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(Superintendent)
Mark Smith reported that the Salary/Personnel Committee had met and reviewed the personnel changes for September and would make its recommendation to the Board on Tuesday, September 7, 2010. Mr. Smith also reported that personnel changes for Headstart are in compliance with Headstart regulations.
In other business, Superintendent Self discussed ACT scores and student enrollment. Colonel Francis Burns gave an update on Fort Polk.
On motion of Gaye McKee, seconded by the Board, the Board adopted the following memorial resolution:
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, the Vernon Parish School Board records with grief and sadness the recent death of Cathy Ambler; and
WHEREAS, Cathy was a retired teacher from North Polk Elementary School;
WHEREAS, Cathy was a longtime resident of Rosepine and she will be greatly missed by her family and friends; now
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the Vernon Parish School Board requests a copy of this memorial resolution be sent to her family at this time of sadness.
On motion of Mark Smith, seconded by the Board, the Board adopted the following memorial resolution:
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, the Vernon Parish School Board takes this means to express their sympathy to the family of Lois Perkins who recently passed away; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Perkins was a former employee of the Vernon Parish School Board and was the grandmother of Becca McAllister, paraprofessional at East Leesville Elementary, and Jared Prewitt, former teacher at West Leesville Elementary; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Perkins was a lifelong resident of Leesville and she will be greatly missed by her family and friends; now
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the Vernon Parish School Board requests a copy of this memorial resolution be sent to her family at this time of sadness.
On motion of Randy Martin, seconded by the Board, the Board adopted the following memorial resolution:
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, the members of the Vernon Parish School Board wish to express their sympathy to the family of Travis Johnson who recently passed away; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson was a former bus driver and was the husband of the late Elsie Johnson, the father of James Johnson and Sherry Jeter, and the father-in-law of Connie Johnson; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson was a resident of Pitkin and he will be dearly missed by his friends and family; now
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the Vernon Parish School Board requests a copy of this memorial resolution be sent to his family at this time of sadness.
There being no further business, and on motion of Gaye McKee, seconded by the Board, the meeting was adjourned.
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MICHAEL PERKINS, PRESIDENT
ATTEST:
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JACKIE D. SELF, SUPERINTENDENT