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Port Allen, Louisiana

August 20, 2014

The Board of Directors of the Educational Facilities Improvement District of the Parish of West Baton Rouge, Louisiana, met in regular session, at 5:30 p.m., on August 20, 2014, at the office of the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board, 3761 Rosedale Road, Port Allen, Louisiana, with the following membership of the Board of Directors:

Jason P. Manola, Chairman, Craig Sarradet, Toby Sarradet, Dr. Atley D. Walker,Sr., Ronald P. LeBlanc, Leon N. Goudeau, Thelma L. Pattan, G. Alden Chustz,Jr., Michael A. Maranto, Teri Bergeron

The meeting was called to order by Jason P. Manola, Chairman, at 5:30 p.m., and the roll was called with the above result.

Mr. Manola, Chairman, presented the official notice and agenda of the meeting which he advised had been duly given and posted in a manner required by the Louisiana Public Meetings Law and on motion of Mr. Chustz and seconded by Mr. Toby Sarradet, without objection, the Board of Directors resolved that the notice of the meeting and agenda be approved.

The Chairman then announced that the board would now take up for consideration the following item:

Item #1:            Receive and approve a financial report for the EFID Board’s sales tax (as hereinafter defined) moneys received and expended for the fiscal year July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014.

The Chairman then invited public comment at this time with respect to Agenda Item #1.

No one appeared to comment.

The Board then received and reviewed the attached Financial Report, inviting public comment, and after a full discussion, on motion of Mr. Chustz and seconded by Dr. Walker, without objection, the Board resolved that the Financial Report be unanimously accepted and adopted as presented.

The Chairman then announced that the board would take up for consideration the following item:

Item #2: Receive a report with respect to the sales tax moneys appropriated and expended by the School Board in compliance with the 45%/55% dedication approved by the voters in the election of May 1, 1999.

The Chairman then invited public comment at this time with respect to agenda item #2.

No one appeared to comment.

Whereupon, after a full discussion, on motion of Mr. Toby Sarradet and seconded by Mrs.  Bergeron, without objection, the Board resolved that the report with respect to the sales tax moneys, appropriated and expended by the School Board in compliance with the 45%/55% dedication approved by the voters in the election of May 1, 1999, be unanimously adopted as presented.

The Chairman then announced that the Board would take up for consideration the following item:

Item #3 Adopt an annual budget for the EFID with respect to sales tax moneys estimated to be received by the EFID Board in the fiscal year July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, to be appropriated by the EFID Board to the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board for the purposes approved by the voters.

The Chairman invited public comment at this time with respect to this agenda item.  No one appeared to comment.

After a full discussion, a motion was made by Mr. LeBlanc and seconded by Dr. Walker, that the following resolution be adopted.  The resolution was submitted to a vote, and the resolution was unanimously adopted.

                                                            RESOLUTION

                        A resolution adopting annual budget of income and expenditures,

                        authorizing the appropriation of expenditure of such moneys in

                        accordance with the budget, and confirming that the EFID Board

                        is in compliance with the 45%/55% dedication approved by the

                        Voters in the election of May 1, 1999.

SECTION 1:      The budget of the EFID Board for the fiscal year July 1, 2014, through

            `           June 30, 2015, as attached, be and the same is hereby adopted and

                        approved.

SECTION 2:      Moneys of the EFID Board, in the amount provided for in the budget,

                        are appropriated and authorized to be expended for the purposes and

                        in the amounts as provided for in the budget, which budget demonstrates

                        that the authorized appropriation of moneys of the District for such fiscal

                        year is in compliance with the 45%/55% dedication approved by the voters

                        in the election of May 1, 1999.

SECTION 3:      This resolution was declared effective and adopted this date.

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                        Jason P. Manola, Chairman

The Chairman then announced that the board would take up for consideration the following item:

Item #4:            Adopt a resolution appropriated for the Sales Tax moneys to the West Baton

                        Rouge Parish School Board, to be applied for the purposes approved by the

                        Voters in the proposition approved in the election of May 1, 1999 (“the EFID

                        Moneys”) which are:

a)     45% dedicated to a salary fund to provide teachers a $3,000 pay raise and

benefits associated with the pay raise, a 7% raise for support personnel

and benefits related to this pay raise, future raises or salary adjustments,

supplemental pay, and benefits related to those increases for teachers and

support personnel: and

b)   55% dedicated to eliminate operating deficits by providing additional

moneys to pay the cost of operation and maintenance of the public

elementary and secondary school system of West Baton Rouge Parish.

The Chairman invited public comment at this time with respect to this agenda item.  No one appeared to comment.

Whereupon, after a full discussion, on motion of Mr. Toby Sarradet, and seconded by Mrs. Bergeron, without objection, the Board unanimously adopted the following resolution:

That the sales tax moneys appropriated to the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board, be applied for the purposes approved by the voters in the proposition approved in the election of May 1, 1999 (“the EFID Moneys”) which are:

a)              45% dedicated to a salary fund to provide teachers a $3,000 pay raise and

benefits associated with the pay raise, a 7% raise for support personnel and

benefits related to this pay raise, future raises or salary adjustments,

supplemental pay, and benefits related to those increases for teachers and

support personnel; and

b)              55% dedicated to eliminate operating deficits by providing additional

moneys to pay the cost of operation and maintenance of the public

elementary and secondary school system of West Baton Rouge Parish.

The Chairman declared the floor open for public comment.

Whereupon, Mr. Manola announced that 11-12 year old students from the Brusly area and Port Allen area were invited to play football at the half time of the Saints game in the Superdome.  Mr. Randall “Blue” Gay was responsible for arranging for the students to play at the half time of the Saints game.

Whereupon, on motion of Dr. Walker and seconded by Mrs. Bergeron, the following resolution was unanimously adopted:

Be It Resolved, That the board does hereby express its appreciation to Mr. Randall “Blue” Gay for arranging for the area student athletes to play at half-time of the Saints ball game in the Superdome.

There being no further business to come before the Educational Facilities Improvement District of the Parish of West Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the following resolution was offered by  Mrs. Pattan and seconded by Mr. Chustz, and unanimously adopted:

Be It Resolved, That the meeting be adjourned.

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Wes Watts

Secretary-Treasurer

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Jason P. Manola

President