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Port Allen, Louisiana
August 18, 2021
The Board of Directors of the Educational Facilities Improvement District of the Parish of West Baton Rouge, Louisiana, met in regular session, at 5:40 p.m., on August 18, 2021, at the Port Allen High School Theater, 3553 Rosedale Road, Port Allen, Louisiana, with the following membership of the Board of Directors:
Present: Jason P. Manola, Chairman, Craig Sarradet, Toby Sarradet, Dr. Atley D. Walker, Sr., Leon Goudeau, Sr., Ronald P. LeBlanc, Chareeka Grace, G. Alden Chustz, Jr., Michael A. Maranto
Absent: Teri Bergeron
The meeting was called to order by Jason P. Manola, Chairman, at 5:40 p.m., 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 or motion of Mr. LeBlanc and seconded by Dr. Walker, without objection, the Board of Directors resolved that the notice of the meeting and agenda be approved.
The Chairman the 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) monies received and expended for the fiscal year July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021.
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 full discussion, the following resolution was offered by Mr. Chustz and seconded by Mr. Maranto:
Be it Resolved, That, without objection, the Board resolved that the Financial Report be accepted and adopted as presented.
The above resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Aye: Mr. Craig Sarradet, Mr. Toby Sarradet, Dr. Walker, Mr. Goudeau, Mr. LeBlanc, Mrs. Grace, Mr. Chustz, Mr. Maranto, Mr. Manola
Nay: None
Absent: Mrs. Bergeron
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 monies 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 the public comment at this time with respect to agenda item #2.
No one appeared to comment.
Whereupon, after a full discussion, the following resolution was offered by Mr. Chustz and seconded by Mr. LeBlanc:
Be It Resolved, that without objection, The Board resolved that the report with respect to the sales tax moneys, appropriate 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 adopted as presented.
The above resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Aye: Mr. Craig Sarradet, Mr. Toby Sarradet, Dr. Walker, Mr. Goudeau, Mr. LeBlanc, Mrs. Grace, Mr. Chustz, Mr. Maranto, Mr. Manola
Nay: None
Absent: Mrs. Bergeron
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, 2021 through June 30, 2022, 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, the following resolution was offered by Mr. Chustz and seconded by Dr. Walker:
Be it Resolved, that without objection, the Board resolved that the report with respect to adopting 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, 2021 through June 20, 2022, to be appropriated by the EFID Board to the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board for the purposes approved by the voters.
Section 1: The budget of the EFID Board for the fiscal year July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, 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 pro\vided for in the budget, which budget demonstration\rated 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 on this date.
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Jason P. Manola, President
The above resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Aye: Mr. Craig Sarradet, Mr. Toby Sarradet, Dr. Walker, Mr. Goudeau, Mr. LeBlanc, Mrs. Grace, Mr. Chustz, Mr. Maranto, Mr. Manola
Nay: None
Absent: Mrs. Bergeron
The Chairman then announce that the board would take up for consideration the following items:
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 eliminating 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 the following resolution was offered by Mr. Goudeau and seconded by Mr. LeBlanc:
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 related to the this 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 above resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Aye: Mr. Craig Sarradet, Mr. Toby Sarradet, Dr. Walker, Mr. Goudeau, Mr. LeBlanc, Mrs. Grace, Mr. Chustz, Mr. Maranto, Mr. Manola
Nay: None
Absent: Mrs. Bergeron
The Chairman declared the floor open for public comment.
There being no further business to come before the Educational Facilities Improvement District (EFID) of the Parish of West Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the following resolution was offered by Mrs. Grace and seconded by Mr. Chustz:
Be it Resolved, That the meeting be adjourned
The above resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Aye: Mr. Craig Sarradet, Mr. Toby Sarradet, Dr. Walker, Mr. Goudeau, Mr. LeBlanc, Mrs. Grace, Mr. Chustz, Mr. Maranto, Mr. Manola
Nay: None
Absent: Mrs. Bergeron
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Wesley Watts Jason P. Manola
Secretary-Treasurer President