2015-01-08

THE VERNON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD CONVENED IN REGULAR SESSION AT 10:00 A.M., 201 BELVIEW ROAD, LEESVILLE, LOUISIANA. PRESIDENT BRANDON CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AND ON ROLL CALL THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT:

On motion of Vernon Travis, seconded by Steve Woods, the Board voted to approve the minutes of the December 9, 2014 regular meeting and dispense with the reading of the minutes.

On motion of Gerald Cooley, seconded by Randi Gleason, the Board voted to authorize Superintendent Williams to request and sign all Federal Funding, P.L. 81-874 for the Vernon Parish School Board.

On motion of David Detz, seconded by Angie Davis, the Board voted to name the The Leesville Daily Leader as the official journal of the Vernon Parish School System for 2015.

The following resolution was offered by Randi Gleason and seconded by Jim Seaman:

A resolution giving preliminary approval to the issuance of not exceeding Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) of General Obligation School Refunding Bonds, Series 2015, of Ward Three Wardwide School District No. 160 of Vernon Parish, Louisiana; making application to the State Bond Commission for approval of said Bonds; and providing for other matters in connection therewith.

WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of the Louisiana of 1974, Sub-Part A, Part III, Chapter 4, of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, and an election held on February 9, 2008, Ward Three Wardwide School District No. 160 of Vernon Parish, Louisiana (the "Issuer"), has heretofore issued its $650,000 General Obligation School Bond, Series 2011 (the “Refunded Bond”); and

WHEREAS, in order to provide debt service savings to the taxpayers of the Issuer, this Parish School Board desires to prepay the Refunded Bond pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 14-A of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority (the "Act"), through the issuance of refunding bonds of the Issuer; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Act, and subject to the approval of the State Bond Commission, the Issuer desires to accomplish the refunding by authorizing the issuance of not exceeding Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) of General Obligation School Refunding Bonds, Series 2015, of the Issuer (the "Bonds"), to be payable from unlimited ad valorem taxes; and

WHEREAS, the Issuer desires to make application to the State Bond Commission for approval of the issuance of the Bonds:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Parish School Board of the Parish of Vernon, State of Louisiana (the “Governing Authority”), acting as the governing authority of Ward Three Wardwide School District No. 160 of Vernon Parish, Louisiana (the “Issuer”), that:

SECTION 1. Preliminary Approval of the Bonds. Preliminary approval is given to the issuance of not exceeding Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) of General Obligation School Refunding Bonds, Series 2015 (the "Bonds"), of the Issuer for the purpose of refunding the Issuer’s outstanding General Obligation School Bond, Series 2011, and paying the costs of issuance of the Bonds, the Bonds to be payable from and secured by unlimited ad valorem taxes now being levied and collected annually in excess of all other taxes on all the property subject to taxation within the territorial limits of the Issuer. The Bonds shall bear interest at a rate or rates not to exceed five percent (5%) per annum, to be determined by subsequent resolution of this Governing Authority at the time of the sale of the Bonds, and shall mature no later than August 26, 2041, and the maturities shall be arranged such that there will be savings in each calendar year. The Bonds shall be issued in fully registered form, shall be sold to the purchasers thereof at a price of not less than par, plus accrued interest, if any, and shall have such additional terms and provisions as may be determined by this Governing Authority.

SECTION 2. State Bond Commission. Application is hereby made to the State Bond Commission, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for approval of the issuance and sale of the Bonds and for consent and authority to proceed with the issuance and sale of the Bonds as provided above, and Bond Counsel is directed to make application to the State Bond Commission in accordance with the foregoing on behalf of the Governing Authority.

By virtue of applicant/issuer’s application for, acceptance and utilization of the benefits of the Louisiana State Bond Commission’s approval(s) resolved and set forth herein, it resolves that it understands and agrees that such approval(s) are expressly conditioned upon, and it further resolves that it understands, agrees and binds itself, its successors and assigns to, full and continuing compliance with the “State Bond Commission Policy on Approval of Proposed Use of Swaps, or other forms of Derivative Products Hedges, Etc.”, adopted by the Commission on July 20, 2006, as to the borrowing(s) and other matter(s) subject to the approval(s), including subsequent application and approval under said Policy of the implementation or use of any swap(s) or other product(s) or enhancement(s) covered thereby.

SECTION 3. Employment. This Governing Authority finds and determines that a real necessity exists for the employment of special bond counsel in connection with the issuance of the Bonds, and accordingly, Foley & Judell, L.L.P., is hereby employed to do and perform work of a traditional legal nature as bond counsel with respect to the issuance and sale of the Bonds. Said Bond Counsel shall prepare and submit to this Governing Authority for adoption all of the proceedings incidental to the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of such Bonds, shall counsel and advise this Governing Authority as to the issuance and sale thereof and shall furnish its opinion covering the legality of the issuance of the Bonds. The fee of special bond counsel in connection with the issuance of the Bonds is hereby fixed at a sum not to exceed that allowed by the Attorney General's fee guidelines for comprehensive legal and coordinate professional services in the issuance of general obligation bonds, based on the amount of the Bonds actually issued, sold, delivered and paid for, plus "out-of-pocket" expenses, said fees to be contingent upon the issuance, sale and delivery of the Bonds. A certified copy of this resolution shall be submitted to the Attorney General of the State of Louisiana for his written approval of said employment and of the fees herein designated.

SECTION 4. Appointment of Municipal Advisor. The Issuer hereby retains Trinity Capital Resources, LLC, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Registered Municipal Advisors, to act as its Municipal Advisor (“MA”) pursuant to the provisions of the Act and the Final Rule adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 20, 2013 and the adopted final release (the “Release”). The Issuer hereby acknowledges that it is represented by the MA and will rely upon the advice of the MA with respect to the Bonds. The fee to be paid the MA shall be payable solely from the proceeds of the Bonds when and if issued, and the amount thereof shall be subject to the approval of the State Bond Commission.

The foregoing resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:

Member	Yea	Nay	Absent	Abstaining
Randi Gleason	x
Jim Seaman	x
Robert Pynes, Jr.	x
Angie Davis	x
Steve Woods	x
Doug Brandon	x
David Detz	x
Randy Martin			x
Michael Perkins	x
Vernon Travis	x
John Blankenbaker			x
Gerald Cooley	x

And the resolution was declared adopted, on this, the 8^th day of January, 2015.

I, the undersigned Secretary of the Parish School Board of the Parish of Vernon, State of Louisiana, do hereby certify that the foregoing four (4) pages constitute a true and correct copy of a resolution adopted by said Parish School Board on January 8, 2015, giving preliminary approval to the issuance of not exceeding Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) of General Obligation School Refunding Bonds, Series 2015, of Ward Three Wardwide School District No. 160 of Vernon Parish, Louisiana; making application to the State Bond Commission for approval of said Bonds; and providing for other matters in connection therewith.

IN FAITH WHEREOF, witness my official signature and the impress of the official seal of said Parish School Board on this, the 8^th day of January, 2015.

On motion of Steve Woods, seconded by Vernon Travis, the following resolution was offered:

A resolution retaining an Independent Registered Municipal Advisor pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and providing for other matters in connection therewith.

WHEREAS, Ward Seven Wardwide School District of Vernon Parish, Louisiana (the “Issuer”), from time to time undertakes the issuance of bonds and/or other debt obligations (collectively “Bonds”); and

WHEREAS, The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Investor Protection Act (the “Act”) provides that certain professionals giving certain advice relative to the issuance of such Bonds must be registered as an Independent Registered Municipal Advisor; and

WHEREAS, the Issuer finds it necessary and beneficial to retain the services of an Independent Registered Municipal Advisor in conjunction with the issuance of Bonds and in accordance with the provisions of the Act;

Section 1. The Issuer hereby retains Trinity Capital Resources, LLC, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Registered Municipal Advisors, to act as its Independent Registered Municipal Advisor (“IRMA”) pursuant to the provisions of the Act and the Final Rule adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commissioners on September 20, 2013 and the adopted final release (the “Release”). The Issuer hereby acknowledges that it is represented by Trinity Capital Resources, LLC, and that said Trinity Capital Resources, LLC, is an IRMA and shall offer advice on structure, timing, terms and other matters relation to the Bonds, upon which the Issuer may rely. The fee for such services shall, whenever possible, be payable from the proceeds of the Bonds and the amount thereof shall be subject to approval by the Issuer and subject to the approval of the State Bond Commission.

Section 2. The Issuer or the Municipal Advisor may terminate this retention at any time upon written notification to the other party.

The foregoing resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:

Member	Yea	Nay	Absent	Abstaining
Randi Gleason	x
Jim Seaman	x
Robert Pynes, Jr.	x
Angie Davis	x
Steve Woods	x
Doug Brandon	x
David Detz	x
Randy Martin			x
Michael Perkins	x
Vernon Travis	x
John Blankenbaker			x
Gerald Cooley	x

And the resolution was declared adopted, on this, the 8^th day of January, 2015.

I, the undersigned Secretary of the Parish School Board of the Parish of Vernon, State of Louisiana (the “Issuer”) do hereby certify that the foregoing two (2) pages constitute a true and correct copy of a resolution adopted by the Parish School Board of the Parish of Vernon, State of Louisiana of the Issuer on January 8, 2015, retaining Trinity Capital Resources, LLC, to act as the Issuer’s financial advisor in connection with the issue of General Obligation School Bonds of Ward Seven Wardwide School District of Vernon Parish, Louisiana.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have subscribed my official signature as Secretary of the Parish School Board on this, the 8^th day of January, 2015.

The following resolution was offered by Gerald Cooley and seconded by David Detz:

A resolution providing for canvassing the returns and declaring the result of the special election held in Hornbeck School District No. 143 of the Parish of Vernon, Louisiana, on Saturday, December 6, 2014, to authorize the levy of a special tax therein.

BE IT RESOLVED by the Parish School Board of the Parish of Vernon, State of Louisiana (the "Governing Authority"), acting as the governing authority of Hornbeck School District No. 143 of the Parish of Vernon, Louisiana, that:

SECTION 1. Canvass. This Governing Authority does now proceed in open and public session to examine the official tabulations of votes cast at the special election held in Hornbeck School District No. 143 of the Parish of Vernon, Louisiana, on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2014, to authorize the levy of a special tax therein, and said Governing Authority does further proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the special election.

SECTION 2. Procès Verbal. A Procès Verbal of the canvass of the returns of said election shall be made and a certified copy thereof shall be forwarded to the Secretary of State, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who shall record the same in his office; another certified copy thereof shall be forwarded to the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Recorder of Mortgages in and for the Parish of Vernon, who shall record the same in the Mortgage Records of said Parish; and another copy thereof shall be retained in the archives of this Governing Authority.

SECTION 3. Promulgation of Election Result. The result of said election shall be promulgated by publication in the manner provided by law.

This resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:

PROCÈS VERBAL AND PROCLAMATION OF THE CANVASS OF THE VOTES CAST AT THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN HORNBECK SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 143 OF THE PARISH OF VERNON, LOUISIANA, ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2014.

BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED that on Thursday, January 8, 2015, at ten o'clock (10:00) a.m., at its regular meeting place, the Parish School Board Office, 201 Belview Road, Leesville, Louisiana, the Parish School Board of the Parish of Vernon, State of Louisiana (the "Governing Authority"), acting as the governing authority of Hornbeck School District No. 143 of the Parish of Vernon, Louisiana (the "District"), and being the authority ordering the special election held therein on Saturday, December 6, 2014, with the following members present:

Randi Gleason, Jim Seaman, Robert Pynes, Jr., Angie Davis, Steve Woods, Doug Brandon, David Detz, Michael Perkins, Vernon L. Travis, Jr., and Gerald Cooley;

did, in open and public session, examine the official certified tabulations of votes cast at the said election, and did examine and canvass the returns of the said election, there having been submitted at said election the following proposition, to wit:

Shall Hornbeck School District No. 143 of the Parish of Vernon, Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a ten and thirty-nine hundredths (10.39) mills tax on all of the property subject to taxation in said District (an estimated $31,170 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2016 and ending with the year 2025, with the proceeds of said tax to be dedicated and used for the purpose of maintaining the gymnasium and other K through 12 school buildings at Hornbeck High School, said millage to represent a thirty-nine hundredths of a mill (.39) increase over the 10 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2015 pursuant to an election held on November 12, 2005?

There was found by said count and canvass that the following votes had been cast at the said special election IN FAVOR OF and AGAINST, respectively, the proposition as hereinabove set forth at the following polling places, to-wit:

HORNBECK SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 143 POLLING PLACES			VOTE TABULATION
Ward	Precinct	Location	FOR	AGAINST
2	1	(IN PART) Anacoco City Hall, 6973 Main Street, Anacoco	88	84
2	1A	(IN PART) Anacoco City Hall, 6973 Main Street, Anacoco	12	20
2	2A	(IN PART) Sandy Creek Voting Building, 10385 Hwy. 111, Sandy Creek Community	23	13
2	3	Hornbeck Town Hall, 939 Hammond Street, Hornbeck	191	76
2	3A	Hornbeck Town Hall, 939 Hammond Street, Hornbeck	60	22
ABSENTEE			94	62
TOTALS			468	277
MAJORITY FOR			191

The polling places above specified being the only polling places designated at which to hold the said election, it was therefore shown that there was a total of 468 votes cast IN FAVOR OF the Proposition and a total of 277 votes cast AGAINST the Proposition, as hereinabove set forth, and that there was a majority of 191 votes cast IN FAVOR OF the Proposition as hereinabove set forth.

Therefore, the Governing Authority did declare and proclaim and does hereby declare and proclaim in open and public session that the Proposition as hereinabove set forth was duly CARRIED by a majority of the votes cast by the qualified electors voting at the said special election held in the District on Saturday, December 6, 2014.

Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part of this Procès Verbal is a copy of the Notice of Special Election and proof of publication thereof.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Leesville, Louisiana, on this, the 8^th day of January, 2015.

Pursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted by the Parish School Board of the Parish of Vernon, State of Louisiana (the "Governing Authority"), acting as the governing authority of Hornbeck School District No. 143 of the Parish of Vernon, Louisiana (the "District"), on August 12, 2014, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held within the District on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2014, and that at the said election there will be submitted to all registered voters in the District qualified and entitled to vote at the said election under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States, the following proposition, to-wit:

The said special election will be held at the following polling places situated within the District, which polls will open at seven o'clock (7:00) a.m., and close at eight o'clock (8:00) p.m., in accordance with the provisions of La. R.S. 18:541, to-wit:

The polling places set forth above are hereby designated as the polling places at which to hold the said election, and the Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners, respectively, shall be those persons designated according to law.

Notice is further given that a portion of the monies collected from the tax described in the Proposition shall be remitted to certain state and statewide retirement systems in the manner required by law.

The said special election will be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 5 and Chapter 6-A of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, and the officers appointed to hold the said election, as provided in this Notice of Special Election, or such substitutes therefor as may be selected and designated in accordance with La. R.S. 18:1287, will make due returns thereof to said Governing Authority, and NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Governing Authority will meet at its regular meeting place, the Parish School Board Office, 201 Belview Road, Leesville, Louisiana, on THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2015, at TEN O'CLOCK (10:00) A.M., and shall then and there in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the said special election. All registered voters of the District are entitled to vote at said special election and voting machines will be used.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Leesville, Louisiana, on this, the 12^th day of August, 2014.

I, the undersigned President of the Parish School Board of the Parish of Vernon, State of Louisiana, the governing authority of Hornbeck School District No. 143 of the Parish of Vernon, Louisiana (the "District"), do hereby declare, proclaim and announce that the proposition submitted at the special election held in the District on Saturday, December 6, 2014, was CARRIED by a majority of the votes cast at the said special election, all as described and set out in the above Procès Verbal.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Leesville, Louisiana, on this, the 8^th day of January, 2015.

I, the undersigned Secretary of the Parish School Board of the Parish of Vernon, State of Louisiana (the "Governing Authority"), the governing authority of Hornbeck School District No. 143 of the Parish of Vernon, Louisiana (the "District"), do hereby certify that the foregoing pages constitute a true and correct copy of the proceedings and Procès Verbal made by said Governing Authority on Thursday, January 8, 2015, providing for canvassing the returns and declaring the result of the special election held in the District on Saturday, December 6, 2014, to authorize the levy of a special tax therein.

IN FAITH WHEREOF, witness my official signature at Leesville, Louisiana, on this, the 8^th day of January, 2015.

Curtis Clay presented the Headstart Monthly Report. The following policies will be on the January 13^th Agenda for approval:

Vernon Travis reported that the Salary/Personnel Committee had met and reviewed the personnel changes for January. There was discussion regarding continued reduction of staff through attrition – no action was taken.

Superintendent Williams stated that plans were being made to take a Board photograph on Tuesday, January 13^th. Superintendent Williams also noted that 2014 Training Hours for all Board Members had been submitted to LSBA for recording.

Colonel Moore added that ten Military Family Life Counselors were hired through a renewed Army Contract with Magellan Health. Colonel Moore also commented on the continued success of the Education Initiative and stated that this was a team effort and Fort Polk is proud to be a team member.

On motion of Vernon Travis, seconded by the Board, the Board adopted the following memorial resolution:

WHEREAS, the members of the Vernon Parish School Board wish to express their sympathy to the family of Manual Ford who recently passed away; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Ford was a retired custodian at Leesville High School with many years of dedicated service; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Ford was a resident of Leesville and he will be greatly missed by his family and friends; 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.

On motion of Steve Woods, seconded by the Board, the Board adopted the following memorial resolution:

WHEREAS, the Vernon Parish School Board wishes to express their sympathy to the family of Nelda Bonnette who recently passed away; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Bonnette was a retired paraprofessional with many years of dedicated service; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Bonnette was a resident of Leesville and she will be sadly 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 Michael Perkins, seconded by the Board, the Board adopted the following memorial resolution:

WHEREAS, the members of the Vernon Parish School Board take this means to express their heartfelt sympathy to the family of Maggie Lea Davis who recently passed away; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Davis was a long time cook at Pitkin High School and was the mother-in-law of Riley McCullough, teacher at Pitkin High School; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Davis was a resident of Pitkin 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 Angie Davis, seconded by the Board, the Board adopted the following resolution:

WHEREAS, the Vernon Parish School Board wishes to express their sympathy to the family of Louise Strickland who recently passed away; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Strickland was the mother-in-law of Carolyn Strickland, paraprofessional at Anacoco Elementary School; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Strickland was a resident of Anacoco 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.

There being no further business, and on motion of Randi Gleason, seconded by the Board, the meeting was adjourned.