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Port Allen, Louisiana

April 27, 2022

A Special Meeting of the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board was held this date with the following membership:

Present:

                  G. Alden Chustz Jr., President, Dr. Atley D. Walker, Sr., Vice President, Craig Sarradet, Toby Sarradet, Ronald LeBlanc, Leon Goudeau  Chareeka Grace, Jason Manola, Michael Maranto, Teri Bergeron

Absent:

                  None

Dr. Walker gave the Invocation.

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mr. Watts

Superintendent Report: None

Consent Agenda Items: None

The next item was presentation of the End Consent Agenda:

#7 Consideration of reading a resolution ordering and calling a special election to be held in Parishwide School District No.3 of West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana on November 8, 2022.  To continue levy of a ten year 15 mill property tax for the purpose of providing additional support to the public elementary and secondary schools in said district. (Tommy Hessburg, WBR School Board Bond Counsel, representing the law firm of Butler Snow, LLP.)

Mr. Jared Gibbs read the following resolution on behalf of Mr. Hessburg & Mr. Chustz:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Parish School Board of the Parish of West Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, acting as the governing authority of Parishwide School District No. 3 of the Parish of West Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana (the “District”), will meet on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at 5:00 p.m., at its regular meeting place, the West Baton Rouge School Board Office, 3761 Rosedale Road, Port Allen, Louisiana, at which time there will be consideration of action regarding the calling of an election to authorize the renewal of the levy and collection of an existing ad valorem tax for the purpose of giving additional support to the public elementary and secondary schools within the District.

The Chairman declared the floor open for public comment

Whereupon, the following resolution was offered by Dr. Walker and seconded by Ms. Grace:

Be it resolved that the board does hereby approve and adopt the Above End of Consent Agenda item #7

The above resolution was adopted by the following vote:

Aye:     Mr. Craig Sarradet, Mr. Toby Sarradet, Dr. Walker, Mr. LeBlanc, Mr. Goudeau, Ms. Grace, Mr. Manola, Mr. Maranto, Ms. Bergeron, Mr. Chustz

Nay:     None

Absent:            None

There being no further business to come before the board, the following resolution was offered by Mr. Manola and seconded by Ms. Bergeron:

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. LeBlanc, Mr. Goudeau, Ms. Grace, Mr. Manola, Mr. Maranto, Ms. Bergeron, Mr. Chustz

Nay:     None

Absent:            None

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Wesley Watts                                                                       G. Alden Chustz Jr.

Secretary-Treasurer                                                                President